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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9067. | NeighborlyRaven (neighborly... | 88.75 | 99% | 2021-02-13 |
9068. | James (jamesshi) | 88.75 | 97% | 2012-06-30 |
9069. | cluwei (cluwei) | 88.74 | 96% | 2019-08-30 |
9070. | Paul Baeg (poinkwagner) | 88.74 | 94% | 2024-01-11 |
9071. | contaminate (4a454646) | 88.74 | 97% | 2019-03-10 |
9072. | Kai (kai77) | 88.74 | 95% | 2017-03-22 |
9073. | Jason (jasonfrazure) | 88.74 | 94% | 2016-01-29 |
9074. | Jana (toothpik) | 88.74 | 98% | 2012-12-29 |
9075. | SEGALE (segale) | 88.74 | 99% | 2013-11-28 |
9076. | Duck (ducktyperacer) | 88.74 | 99% | 2018-12-09 |
9077. | Gill (baezilisk) | 88.74 | 96% | 2013-09-23 |
9078. | H_24 (h_24) | 88.73 | 98% | 2022-04-06 |
9079. | Alex (syphon9) | 88.73 | 98% | 2011-09-26 |
9080. | Serena (serenawinchester) | 88.73 | — | 2010-06-29 |
9081. | Antonius (instanton) | 88.73 | 96% | 2014-02-17 |
9082. | Anthony (anthonyk) | 88.73 | 97% | 2020-12-16 |
9083. | Cary Grant (garycrant) | 88.72 | 98% | 2023-06-01 |
9084. | bbdnoir (bbd_noir) | 88.72 | 98.1% | 2023-11-18 |
9085. | Zettavolt (zettavolt) | 88.72 | 97.7% | 2023-11-02 |
9086. | James Harper (jamesharper566) | 88.72 | 97% | 2023-12-06 |
9087. | Tiger (xyxyxyx) | 88.72 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
9088. | Sarah (sarah_jane) | 88.72 | 94% | 2014-06-04 |
9089. | Camden (mypenguinbuddy) | 88.72 | 96% | 2018-04-11 |
9090. | Eugene (qnfauf) | 88.72 | 95% | 2011-10-27 |
9091. | 60 WPM (60_wpm) | 88.72 | 93% | 2013-09-21 |
9092. | Rodrigo (rylm) | 88.72 | 95% | 2014-06-06 |
9093. | amateur typist (icolor) | 88.72 | 95% | 2015-06-15 |
9094. | noodlebuckets (noodlebuckets) | 88.71 | 96% | 2015-03-23 |
9095. | Mehmed (gigaxel) | 88.71 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
9096. | Streyt (streyt) | 88.71 | 97% | 2011-06-21 |
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 |