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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12779. | Markus (markustelser) | 80.98 | 96% | 2022-11-04 |
12780. | Gabbie (gg13) | 80.98 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
12781. | Noctis (toolame) | 80.98 | 92% | 2011-05-18 |
12782. | Steady (steadytyper) | 80.98 | 94% | 2014-07-06 |
12783. | GK (thrylos000) | 80.98 | — | 2010-10-26 |
12784. | 🦥 (isitenough) | 80.97 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
12785. | clams (clamsfeel2) | 80.97 | 96% | 2022-10-24 |
12786. | Kang (kwang2009) | 80.97 | — | 2010-06-27 |
12787. | Khanh (bigbrain) | 80.97 | 98% | 2011-10-30 |
12788. | Ryan (arkephonic) | 80.96 | 98% | 2018-03-03 |
12789. | Solomun (bwsdarthwookie) | 80.96 | 96% | 2022-07-18 |
12790. | dragoflares (dragoflares) | 80.96 | 98% | 2022-05-07 |
12791. | Long (bachthime) | 80.96 | 98% | 2023-05-05 |
12792. | Lisa (mauid2015) | 80.96 | 98% | 2015-11-22 |
12793. | a (nhap96) | 80.96 | 97% | 2018-10-31 |
12794. | CHALLENGE ME IF YOU DARE!! ... | 80.96 | 41% | 2011-11-25 |
12795. | J (jepster007) | 80.95 | 96% | 2020-06-30 |
12796. | Alexander (anfauglit) | 80.95 | 98.6% | 2024-01-18 |
12797. | Renzo (renzo1o) | 80.95 | 96% | 2018-08-14 |
12798. | Sean (seansmk17) | 80.95 | 98% | 2020-11-10 |
12799. | Marshall (stackattack14) | 80.95 | 94% | 2015-01-05 |
12800. | Kevin (brendanfraser) | 80.95 | 95% | 2018-01-17 |
12801. | Drew (dr3w) | 80.94 | 95% | 2012-02-24 |
12802. | blooks (aprinter) | 80.94 | 96% | 2021-02-28 |
12803. | Bhad Bhobby (dillnutt) | 80.94 | 98% | 2020-09-23 |
12804. | Onur (okuru) | 80.94 | 96% | 2016-07-19 |
12805. | Sven (sfonxs) | 80.94 | 93% | 2016-10-10 |
12806. | ibrahizy (ibrahizy) | 80.93 | 95.1% | 2023-11-15 |
12807. | Jerry (jernjej) | 80.93 | 98% | 2019-08-05 |
12808. | Adin (nightmarexe) | 80.92 | 95.6% | 2021-02-16 |
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 |