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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21515. | Shut (heisenberg) | 67.46 | 91% | 2013-06-05 |
21516. | Yann (yfourni1331) | 67.45 | 95% | 2024-03-19 |
21517. | michael ramos (javengh) | 67.45 | 96.5% | 2024-02-02 |
21518. | Errrnesto (errrnesto) | 67.45 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
21519. | Kafka (saka_kafka) | 67.45 | 98% | 2024-01-08 |
21520. | Honzik (jvacata) | 67.45 | 97% | 2024-01-01 |
21521. | Charbel (ckeyrouz) | 67.45 | 95% | 2014-12-20 |
21522. | George (hangyodon1) | 67.45 | 95% | 2021-05-15 |
21523. | Warren (hiimrensu) | 67.45 | 97% | 2017-05-29 |
21524. | A (ankita) | 67.45 | 93% | 2011-07-10 |
21525. | Ritchie (rcai) | 67.45 | 97% | 2011-06-16 |
21526. | pewpewdevildog (pewpewdevil... | 67.44 | 97% | 2021-03-25 |
21527. | Sprypenguin (sprypenguin) | 67.44 | 98% | 2021-07-04 |
21528. | Duy (finalluv) | 67.44 | 92% | 2013-08-20 |
21529. | dreamisdream (strongwind88) | 67.44 | 95% | 2012-12-22 |
21530. | mario (mcanda26) | 67.44 | 98% | 2014-04-29 |
21531. | drago (drag00me) | 67.43 | 96.8% | 2023-12-13 |
21532. | Robert (rock100010000) | 67.43 | 97% | 2014-12-09 |
21533. | Andre (grumpymonk2) | 67.43 | 96% | 2020-10-07 |
21534. | Alexander (jopler) | 67.43 | 97% | 2020-04-04 |
21535. | flamingo (wmariko) | 67.43 | — | 2011-01-13 |
21536. | Stefan (thisiskaz) | 67.43 | 97% | 2015-01-04 |
21537. | Huy (thejoker1995) | 67.43 | — | 2010-07-23 |
21538. | Blaze (blazeburner04) | 67.42 | 94% | 2023-12-15 |
21539. | Tyrone (wavyboi97) | 67.42 | 95% | 2022-08-09 |
21540. | Asa (hifreeo) | 67.42 | 96% | 2014-01-12 |
21541. | Argon (swdmn) | 67.42 | 94% | 2016-04-18 |
21542. | Rohit (rohitink) | 67.42 | 92% | 2012-10-25 |
21543. | ◭pokegeek◭ (pokegeek) | 67.42 | 85% | 2016-10-04 |
21544. | Chuck (kenchucky) | 67.41 | 97% | 2022-08-22 |
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 |