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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12411. | SteveC (spyjai) | 82.08 | 96.5% | 2023-12-04 |
12412. | Alexeï (g4520u10) | 82.08 | 98.1% | 2024-02-20 |
12413. | JohnRS (tjohnr_sam) | 82.08 | 96% | 2024-01-23 |
12414. | Abhinav (abhinav92003) | 82.08 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
12415. | SalW3s (salw3s) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-04-09 |
12416. | Meferx (meferx) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-02-23 |
12417. | Luffy (oluffyyyy) | 82.07 | 98% | 2024-01-03 |
12418. | Vincent (mchail12345) | 82.07 | 97% | 2021-04-07 |
12419. | Rauan (testviking) | 82.06 | 99% | 2024-01-24 |
12420. | You (lord_of_letters) | 82.06 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
12421. | Kok Kun (kokkun92) | 82.06 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
12422. | Mr. Araujo (yvcs_mr_araujo) | 82.06 | 95% | 2015-03-26 |
12423. | Mihaela (mihaela6) | 82.06 | 95% | 2014-06-22 |
12424. | Howard (howardpeckerman) | 82.06 | 93% | 2013-09-13 |
12425. | Razor Red Rage (ayyaz_nemesis) | 82.05 | 98% | 2021-06-27 |
12426. | Marc (mreading) | 82.05 | 98% | 2016-08-15 |
12427. | yonezuosi (yonezuosi) | 82.04 | 97% | 2024-01-11 |
12428. | wasian (wasian_) | 82.04 | 97.2% | 2023-10-17 |
12429. | Juuuustin (jycauret) | 82.04 | 96% | 2022-09-26 |
12430. | wabdeali (wabdeali) | 82.04 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
12431. | AFS (justcruzin) | 82.04 | 93% | 2016-09-16 |
12432. | L33T (01l33t) | 82.03 | 98% | 2020-12-14 |
12433. | Saiya (zenger23) | 82.03 | 97% | 2021-03-25 |
12434. | RoundCustard (dragontunglam) | 82.03 | 98.3% | 2023-12-19 |
12435. | Nick (proskillz360) | 82.02 | 96% | 2024-04-15 |
12436. | hari (harisudewa) | 82.02 | 97% | 2021-08-19 |
12437. | EL (elbarto625) | 82.02 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
12438. | Vim (vimb0tch) | 82.02 | 92% | 2013-09-05 |
12439. | Settthawut (iaunracer) | 82.02 | 95% | 2015-02-23 |
12440. | Emmett (olea9691) | 82.02 | — | 2010-07-21 |
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 |