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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9073. | Zettavolt (zettavolt) | 88.72 | 97.7% | 2023-11-02 |
9074. | James Harper (jamesharper566) | 88.72 | 97% | 2023-12-06 |
9075. | Tiger (xyxyxyx) | 88.72 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
9076. | Sarah (sarah_jane) | 88.72 | 94% | 2014-06-04 |
9077. | Camden (mypenguinbuddy) | 88.72 | 96% | 2018-04-11 |
9078. | Eugene (qnfauf) | 88.72 | 95% | 2011-10-27 |
9079. | 60 WPM (60_wpm) | 88.72 | 93% | 2013-09-21 |
9080. | Rodrigo (rylm) | 88.72 | 95% | 2014-06-06 |
9081. | amateur typist (icolor) | 88.72 | 95% | 2015-06-15 |
9082. | noodlebuckets (noodlebuckets) | 88.71 | 96% | 2015-03-23 |
9083. | Mehmed (gigaxel) | 88.71 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
9084. | Streyt (streyt) | 88.71 | 97% | 2011-06-21 |
9085. | Trent (trentono) | 88.71 | 99% | 2016-06-28 |
9086. | Sam (realsamxu) | 88.71 | 98% | 2019-01-11 |
9087. | Allan (ajdx88) | 88.70 | 96% | 2017-10-04 |
9088. | William (tea_chan) | 88.70 | 97% | 2022-05-06 |
9089. | Shrwd (shrwd) | 88.69 | 96% | 2019-01-04 |
9090. | Bryan (bmoney217) | 88.69 | 98% | 2023-07-22 |
9091. | Typey (typeytyper) | 88.69 | 95% | 2012-03-14 |
9092. | Minjae (minjaesong) | 88.69 | 97% | 2018-03-16 |
9093. | Andrew (xj04129) | 88.69 | 98% | 2021-11-06 |
9094. | Andrew (entranco) | 88.68 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
9095. | BigShow (mrkrakenthe1st) | 88.68 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
9096. | robbie (robbie1) | 88.68 | — | 2010-12-21 |
9097. | Lefu (l1298) | 88.68 | 96% | 2016-05-11 |
9098. | Erik (ish4) | 88.68 | 93% | 2015-02-22 |
9099. | Austin (galactiac) | 88.68 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
9100. | Jiaying (jiaying) | 88.67 | 96% | 2023-03-27 |
9101. | Sorin (tur7le0010) | 88.67 | 98% | 2021-01-13 |
9102. | dylan (dylannorng) | 88.67 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
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 |