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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9322. | qwe (azeem838) | 88.12 | 97.5% | 2023-11-27 |
9323. | Zoom Zoom (zoomzoomgelo) | 88.12 | 88% | 2014-03-21 |
9324. | Mitchell (mitchtay) | 88.12 | 95% | 2013-11-12 |
9325. | Quinn (kidgtx) | 88.11 | 99% | 2023-12-24 |
9326. | Susan (houstonsleepingbeauty) | 88.11 | 99% | 2013-09-19 |
9327. | Oberon (linguini) | 88.11 | 96% | 2017-03-21 |
9328. | Kate (dolovergirl) | 88.10 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
9329. | BOB (mroglan) | 88.10 | 97% | 2022-04-18 |
9330. | Stefan (zekan) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-01-04 |
9331. | Jimmy (motivatorman) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-03-20 |
9332. | Van (umbala_meo) | 88.10 | 97% | 2014-04-26 |
9333. | Sam (samuelnsh) | 88.10 | 97% | 2016-08-18 |
9334. | wreckbits (wreckbits) | 88.09 | 94% | 2013-11-26 |
9335. | Rasmus (sbares) | 88.09 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
9336. | Alexander (prepared) | 88.09 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
9337. | Dylan (cherrycoke33) | 88.09 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
9338. | korn (itthikorn777) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-01-23 |
9339. | Jean (orangedrum) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-02-17 |
9340. | Uhhhhhhh (shidlord) | 88.08 | 96% | 2023-01-28 |
9341. | Zlear (zleareht) | 88.08 | 93% | 2012-05-02 |
9342. | Arthur (alamofgod) | 88.08 | 95% | 2016-11-25 |
9343. | Vignesh (viggie) | 88.07 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
9344. | Seven (7even) | 88.07 | 96% | 2012-10-04 |
9345. | BÄrsä (borje) | 88.07 | 97.6% | 2024-04-01 |
9346. | Richard (jorimi) | 88.06 | 98.6% | 2024-04-25 |
9347. | Pablo (paularts) | 88.06 | 98% | 2024-01-16 |
9348. | RLPCYARN (rlpc_yarn) | 88.06 | 96% | 2023-12-08 |
9349. | Nicolas (nicolassteven) | 88.06 | 98% | 2019-10-09 |
9350. | (you) (anilo) | 88.06 | 99% | 2022-06-17 |
9351. | Israel is committing a geno... | 88.06 | 98.3% | 2023-12-09 |
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 |