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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8025. | Barry (archchoa) | 91.23 | 94% | 2014-09-04 |
8026. | Khan Ali (shahkhan) | 91.23 | 98% | 2020-01-26 |
8027. | jesse (catdog9000) | 91.22 | 96.1% | 2024-03-27 |
8028. | master (masterfocks) | 91.22 | 98% | 2023-12-26 |
8029. | Jacky (plentyblood) | 91.22 | 98% | 2021-08-21 |
8030. | buckles (buckles7809) | 91.22 | 98% | 2022-01-20 |
8031. | JOE (csj1) | 91.21 | 95% | 2020-10-05 |
8032. | MrButtersworth (flapjackstax) | 91.21 | 98% | 2020-08-24 |
8033. | Derek (sadrobot) | 91.21 | 94% | 2014-11-07 |
8034. | Lightening Crashes !! An ol... | 91.21 | 93% | 2013-01-19 |
8035. | Tintin, (madcaddy3) | 91.21 | 96% | 2013-05-24 |
8036. | red (redcrimson24) | 91.20 | 97% | 2022-05-04 |
8037. | Alex (koroglua15) | 91.20 | 95% | 2014-03-02 |
8038. | Commander (sirloinofbeef) | 91.20 | 97% | 2014-03-02 |
8039. | Andy (andyyaldoo) | 91.20 | 96% | 2017-05-19 |
8040. | Barack (poexpress) | 91.20 | 97% | 2018-08-20 |
8041. | James (squigglejoe) | 91.19 | 98% | 2012-03-04 |
8042. | Gero Ho (gero123) | 91.19 | 98% | 2024-01-03 |
8043. | Roman (roman555) | 91.19 | 98% | 2022-04-26 |
8044. | yj (yjsnpi) | 91.19 | 90% | 2015-09-24 |
8045. | Scan (scherzo) | 91.19 | 98% | 2013-08-27 |
8046. | alex (kamer) | 91.19 | 98% | 2015-04-04 |
8047. | Jerry (jerry_) | 91.19 | 98% | 2011-09-23 |
8048. | Tyler (pixel_ty) | 91.18 | 98% | 2016-06-17 |
8049. | Jia (jialak) | 91.18 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
8050. | (eikig) | 91.18 | 96% | 2014-02-17 |
8051. | Stephen (kungszehon) | 91.18 | 97% | 2017-11-06 |
8052. | prasmanan (prasmanan) | 91.17 | 99% | 2024-03-27 |
8053. | Maddie (mta001) | 91.17 | 95% | 2012-10-22 |
8054. | chipy (chipysmile) | 91.17 | 97% | 2017-05-12 |
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 |