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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8955. | Tri (trichy26) | 89.01 | 99% | 2016-11-23 |
8956. | Da Boss (dustybroom) | 89.00 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
8957. | Par (nokashi) | 88.99 | 98.6% | 2023-12-15 |
8958. | Karandeep (justkarandeep) | 88.99 | 98% | 2023-08-21 |
8959. | shane (armoth23) | 88.99 | 96% | 2014-05-09 |
8960. | gustaf (guggeo) | 88.99 | 99% | 2012-09-28 |
8961. | Noah (noahinfini) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-04-24 |
8962. | Guest (poopyfart) | 88.98 | 99% | 2022-08-19 |
8963. | Iffeffo20 (dobichie) | 88.98 | 96% | 2018-09-06 |
8964. | salah (salahf5) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-03-09 |
8965. | Spiren (spirenz) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-02-27 |
8966. | Denis (carvedseven) | 88.98 | 98.1% | 2024-03-04 |
8967. | Egg (eggcustard) | 88.98 | 93% | 2016-08-07 |
8968. | Shazzy (shazzy_newtechnique... | 88.98 | 94% | 2015-02-13 |
8969. | akim (thaakimnas) | 88.97 | 96% | 2022-08-12 |
8970. | Hans (b3n1s) | 88.97 | 98% | 2023-01-25 |
8971. | potato (potato42069) | 88.96 | 96% | 2021-11-17 |
8972. | chris (chhreess) | 88.96 | 96% | 2022-08-10 |
8973. | Caleb (yam909) | 88.96 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
8974. | Jerome (babayaga36) | 88.96 | 99% | 2020-03-13 |
8975. | 🚀 (wildreamz) | 88.96 | 99% | 2021-08-06 |
8976. | Matthew (vokori) | 88.96 | 95% | 2014-10-01 |
8977. | Joshua (greenweasel11) | 88.96 | 93% | 2016-09-11 |
8978. | William (bnuldun) | 88.96 | 96% | 2016-03-19 |
8979. | Maksim (jonnybones) | 88.95 | 98% | 2020-02-07 |
8980. | Molly (mtm09386) | 88.95 | 98% | 2011-06-03 |
8981. | Buye (astrc) | 88.94 | 95.9% | 2023-11-11 |
8982. | Abdulwahab (abdulwahabksa) | 88.94 | 95% | 2022-12-25 |
8983. | James (wnston) | 88.94 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
8984. | brian (brian6466) | 88.93 | 97.8% | 2021-02-13 |
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 |