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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19935. | Chris (cripsballin) | 69.88 | 98.5% | 2024-02-08 |
19936. | Ian_P (hoodion2117) | 69.87 | 96% | 2024-05-20 |
19937. | ssopm777 (ssopm777) | 69.87 | 96% | 2021-05-05 |
19938. | Bao (xbaotha) | 69.87 | 98% | 2018-02-22 |
19939. | Saku (saque) | 69.87 | 92% | 2017-02-24 |
19940. | tuan.luu (chucphuc) | 69.87 | — | 2010-08-17 |
19941. | Ido Levy (idolevy103) | 69.86 | 94% | 2024-04-17 |
19942. | Boms (boms) | 69.86 | 96% | 2024-02-07 |
19943. | Playerstar252 (playerstar252) | 69.86 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
19944. | Boran (boranroni) | 69.86 | 95% | 2023-07-15 |
19945. | borhme (borhme) | 69.86 | 95% | 2016-06-02 |
19946. | Wouter (wouter_kuijk) | 69.86 | 97% | 2020-07-25 |
19947. | Kevin (sorgie19) | 69.86 | 92% | 2016-10-31 |
19948. | Reda (mreda) | 69.86 | 95% | 2014-04-18 |
19949. | Rajesh (rajeshbetty) | 69.86 | — | 2010-07-19 |
19950. | Mbenga (mbenga) | 69.86 | 98% | 2018-09-06 |
19951. | Brian (thepinkelephantcar) | 69.85 | 91% | 2016-07-09 |
19952. | Joshua Ruiz de Val (conkerc... | 69.85 | 97% | 2024-03-25 |
19953. | Viv (viv212) | 69.85 | 95% | 2023-05-07 |
19954. | SlowToType (sl0wtotype) | 69.85 | 96% | 2023-12-05 |
19955. | Cue (cuewitiwat) | 69.85 | 97% | 2023-07-27 |
19956. | zikk (zikk) | 69.85 | 99% | 2016-01-07 |
19957. | Lluis (lluisteixido) | 69.85 | 93% | 2015-07-17 |
19958. | silver (silver75810) | 69.84 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
19959. | Akira (8amb1) | 69.84 | 94% | 2023-11-18 |
19960. | negativecreep (negativecreep) | 69.84 | 93% | 2016-02-23 |
19961. | Christopher (cder3) | 69.84 | 90% | 2014-01-24 |
19962. | Iro (iroijdik) | 69.84 | 93% | 2015-02-25 |
19963. | Zhen Qing (lim0721lim) | 69.84 | 94% | 2021-04-15 |
19964. | Wojciech (wojtekhp) | 69.84 | 99% | 2013-01-04 |
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 |