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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7991. | Vitor (vrvitor) | 91.36 | 95% | 2012-04-27 |
7992. | jennyjenjen (jennyjenjen) | 91.36 | 98% | 2015-11-09 |
7993. | Mitch (chuckiecheez) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
7994. | Noam (tsnoam) | 91.36 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
7995. | ooo0ooo (carlfriedrichgauss) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-04-06 |
7996. | despaciko (despaciko) | 91.35 | 98% | 2024-04-10 |
7997. | Brian (dataslayer) | 91.35 | 95% | 2012-11-26 |
7998. | xalic23 (xalic23) | 91.35 | 96% | 2012-12-16 |
7999. | Batuhan (ftlight) | 91.34 | 90% | 2017-02-12 |
8000. | stalkers (stalkers0418) | 91.34 | 97.4% | 2024-02-19 |
8001. | Ravinder (ravinder_1977) | 91.34 | 99% | 2016-05-05 |
8002. | Tony (frictionp) | 91.33 | 98% | 2023-04-24 |
8003. | Andy (enlightenme) | 91.33 | 98% | 2020-06-26 |
8004. | kururu007 (kururu007) | 91.33 | 97% | 2023-09-29 |
8005. | Lokyin (lqkii) | 91.33 | 97% | 2021-11-01 |
8006. | connie (conxlee) | 91.33 | 97% | 2019-04-09 |
8007. | Ryan (xxhiny) | 91.32 | 97% | 2018-03-19 |
8008. | Cyla (cylaerfiest) | 91.32 | 98% | 2022-04-03 |
8009. | solariis (sol4riis) | 91.32 | 98% | 2024-02-28 |
8010. | ProbablyButter (probablybut... | 91.32 | 99% | 2016-05-02 |
8011. | 2 (2getter) | 91.32 | 94% | 2011-07-13 |
8012. | Albs (albuseinstein) | 91.30 | 98% | 2019-07-15 |
8013. | se (simops) | 91.30 | 97% | 2023-11-14 |
8014. | Henry (h___) | 91.30 | 96% | 2022-09-24 |
8015. | momo (momonoyoru) | 91.30 | 96% | 2012-05-10 |
8016. | Ian (petperson) | 91.30 | 98% | 2013-02-20 |
8017. | cycadz (cycadz03) | 91.29 | 98% | 2021-07-11 |
8018. | Adam (halfaznguy) | 91.29 | 96% | 2016-10-29 |
8019. | cw (perpendd) | 91.29 | 93% | 2012-12-27 |
8020. | Huyền (pehuyen2507) | 91.29 | 91% | 2013-03-28 |
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 |