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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16662. | Guest (stay8899) | 74.80 | 98% | 2014-10-30 |
16663. | Samuel (candiru) | 74.80 | 93% | 2013-01-26 |
16664. | Insight (insight) | 74.80 | 91% | 2013-02-27 |
16665. | hazamadra (hazamadra) | 74.79 | 94% | 2020-08-09 |
16666. | Shadow (shadow_monarch) | 74.79 | 96% | 2021-04-11 |
16667. | Karl (cineafx) | 74.79 | 94.8% | 2021-02-04 |
16668. | phong (phongcnttbk) | 74.79 | 98% | 2012-11-04 |
16669. | yo momma (nav203) | 74.78 | 95% | 2022-10-20 |
16670. | Zorashi (zorashi64) | 74.78 | 96% | 2024-01-23 |
16671. | Peaches (peaches_1425) | 74.78 | 97% | 2017-07-11 |
16672. | Mary (mborr) | 74.78 | 99% | 2017-11-29 |
16673. | salsa (spencer_salsa) | 74.78 | 95% | 2022-09-24 |
16674. | Dvimrak (bchadwick87) | 74.78 | 97% | 2024-01-24 |
16675. | Xenos (xenosx909) | 74.78 | 96% | 2024-01-02 |
16676. | TiBuRiN (tiburin) | 74.78 | 95% | 2012-09-24 |
16677. | Martin (martin_cantwell) | 74.78 | 93% | 2012-11-15 |
16678. | Robert (rjfs88) | 74.77 | 99% | 2018-11-28 |
16679. | Kingslayer (whybridv) | 74.77 | 97% | 2022-05-07 |
16680. | John (johnzeds) | 74.77 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
16681. | Daniel (neon95) | 74.77 | 98% | 2019-11-26 |
16682. | Ryan (rinselmann) | 74.77 | 97% | 2018-10-09 |
16683. | Xart (normzkee2) | 74.77 | 94% | 2014-12-06 |
16684. | Will (william_wang) | 74.76 | 98% | 2022-12-11 |
16685. | Brian (mcd2718) | 74.76 | 98% | 2019-04-07 |
16686. | AE86 (inertia_dorifto) | 74.76 | 96% | 2023-08-10 |
16687. | Mewn (mewn) | 74.76 | 95.6% | 2023-11-23 |
16688. | Himei (himei) | 74.76 | 97.3% | 2021-03-03 |
16689. | Ed (edhac) | 74.76 | 96% | 2018-10-29 |
16690. | Shane (shane_m) | 74.76 | 92% | 2013-05-08 |
16691. | Madjid (madjidtheking) | 74.76 | 96% | 2018-10-11 |
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 |