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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12290. | daisy (daisypops) | 81.92 | 95% | 2014-11-05 |
12291. | Sun (timaeous) | 81.91 | 98% | 2024-03-16 |
12292. | Ivan (ichauster) | 81.91 | 94% | 2017-12-06 |
12293. | Felix (felixsantoso) | 81.91 | 97% | 2023-05-18 |
12294. | Daan (hylian) | 81.91 | 96% | 2014-08-05 |
12295. | Nicolas (nicolastran) | 81.91 | 95% | 2012-09-16 |
12296. | Nick (nickjanne) | 81.91 | 95% | 2018-10-01 |
12297. | Panda! at the Disco (chardb... | 81.90 | 98% | 2020-02-01 |
12298. | Waley (waleylin) | 81.90 | 94.7% | 2023-12-05 |
12299. | andy (rainmaker123) | 81.90 | 98.8% | 2023-11-30 |
12300. | DuckyFul (duckydatyper) | 81.90 | 95% | 2024-02-18 |
12301. | Corona Time (shamalamakiwi) | 81.90 | 97% | 2022-09-19 |
12302. | yasir (yasir1) | 81.89 | — | 2010-07-17 |
12303. | kei (potassiumchloride_) | 81.88 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
12304. | Jerome (lykzomg) | 81.88 | 98% | 2016-07-26 |
12305. | Phu (phulish) | 81.88 | 90% | 2013-10-31 |
12306. | totoro (noskip) | 81.87 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
12307. | Zachary (zminuk) | 81.87 | 94% | 2016-11-04 |
12308. | standwithisrael (shachar126) | 81.87 | 92% | 2024-01-19 |
12309. | Marcus (h_mph) | 81.87 | 96.7% | 2023-12-27 |
12310. | Murray (mrry) | 81.87 | 95% | 2021-06-04 |
12311. | Michelle (meechii) | 81.87 | 97% | 2019-11-25 |
12312. | Dawson (jycy) | 81.87 | 97% | 2018-09-29 |
12313. | Sarah (sarahla2) | 81.87 | 96% | 2019-10-07 |
12314. | 09deaconX (09deaconx) | 81.87 | — | 2010-12-23 |
12315. | Arthur, Ying Han (arthi98) | 81.86 | 91% | 2015-02-25 |
12316. | 雪 (bbgotme) | 81.86 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
12317. | thebes (thebes) | 81.86 | 96% | 2019-12-22 |
12318. | Alo (alosarv) | 81.86 | 95% | 2016-01-08 |
12319. | q (qmul) | 81.85 | 94% | 2024-01-04 |
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 |