It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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10653. | Ryan (nuigit) | 85.58 | 93% | 2013-09-08 |
10654. | JustAWallaby (justawallaby) | 85.57 | 97% | 2018-05-12 |
10655. | Andrew (lambster) | 85.57 | 97% | 2017-07-23 |
10656. | Dan (necrakolyte) | 85.57 | 95% | 2015-12-23 |
10657. | itsx01andt60 (itsx01andt60) | 85.56 | 97% | 2024-02-11 |
10658. | (ilikeponyz20) | 85.56 | 97.9% | 2024-02-15 |
10659. | Late (nikolaholmes) | 85.56 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
10660. | Harry (ghostofharry) | 85.56 | 98% | 2022-05-05 |
10661. | J (speedcamera) | 85.56 | 99% | 2021-03-08 |
10662. | Chloe (c_stvr) | 85.56 | 96% | 2022-07-22 |
10663. | Daniel (dmdque) | 85.55 | 96% | 2016-02-22 |
10664. | 响Clicky响 (alfredtan1021) | 85.55 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
10665. | aoeuidhtns (fifyfofum) | 85.55 | 99% | 2023-12-21 |
10666. | Max (max_edmonds07) | 85.55 | 98% | 2020-10-23 |
10667. | blendin (blendin11) | 85.55 | 98% | 2023-01-05 |
10668. | Math (faster_babe) | 85.55 | 98% | 2022-10-09 |
10669. | Geo (geoxchristopher) | 85.54 | 95% | 2017-10-30 |
10670. | Nemanja (conetheboss) | 85.54 | 96% | 2021-04-10 |
10671. | starper (starper) | 85.54 | 94% | 2012-03-19 |
10672. | Sara (koviii) | 85.54 | 98% | 2019-06-28 |
10673. | tstats[marcko042] (marcko042) | 85.54 | 97% | 2021-07-30 |
10674. | Taz (tazdevil) | 85.54 | 99% | 2020-09-01 |
10675. | Indiastopsww3 (vivekpjoshy) | 85.54 | 96% | 2014-04-04 |
10676. | Niki (swiftastic) | 85.54 | 91% | 2013-02-17 |
10677. | Storm (storm__) | 85.53 | 96% | 2018-10-10 |
10678. | Jane (chancel) | 85.53 | 98% | 2013-06-27 |
10679. | winber (winber1) | 85.52 | 95% | 2018-02-24 |
10680. | workman (minecraft_verteran) | 85.52 | 97% | 2021-04-16 |
10681. | Aya (dinodance) | 85.51 | 97% | 2024-03-26 |
10682. | Nixon (nixon_the_cat) | 85.51 | 99% | 2018-12-18 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |