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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8835. | Daniel (mizaar) | 89.03 | 98% | 2012-10-08 |
8836. | Alex (snowmen777) | 89.03 | 96% | 2014-06-25 |
8837. | Matthew (mcm0313) | 89.03 | 100% | 2023-02-23 |
8838. | Henry (hjg8) | 89.03 | 97% | 2014-10-21 |
8839. | Alan (superbad95) | 89.03 | 93% | 2015-04-19 |
8840. | Jessica (jessicafore) | 89.03 | 97% | 2011-09-10 |
8841. | Name1994 (username_12342) | 89.02 | 97.5% | 2023-12-30 |
8842. | Adrian (adrianvn789) | 89.02 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
8843. | michael (gumballpizza) | 89.02 | 94% | 2021-03-13 |
8844. | d (drchocopops) | 89.02 | 98% | 2018-02-27 |
8845. | rik (rikgnasty) | 89.02 | 98% | 2014-02-17 |
8846. | Nörfire (norfire) | 89.01 | 93% | 2014-07-02 |
8847. | sheep (theonesheep) | 89.01 | 95% | 2023-01-07 |
8848. | Mariel (_mrl_) | 89.01 | 98% | 2017-07-19 |
8849. | Tri (trichy26) | 89.01 | 99% | 2016-11-23 |
8850. | Da Boss (dustybroom) | 89.00 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
8851. | Par (nokashi) | 88.99 | 98.6% | 2023-12-15 |
8852. | Karandeep (justkarandeep) | 88.99 | 98% | 2023-08-21 |
8853. | shane (armoth23) | 88.99 | 96% | 2014-05-09 |
8854. | gustaf (guggeo) | 88.99 | 99% | 2012-09-28 |
8855. | Denis (carvedseven) | 88.98 | 98.1% | 2024-03-04 |
8856. | Noah (noahinfini) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-04-24 |
8857. | Guest (poopyfart) | 88.98 | 99% | 2022-08-19 |
8858. | Iffeffo20 (dobichie) | 88.98 | 96% | 2018-09-06 |
8859. | salah (salahf5) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-03-09 |
8860. | Spiren (spirenz) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-02-27 |
8861. | Egg (eggcustard) | 88.98 | 93% | 2016-08-07 |
8862. | Shazzy (shazzy_newtechnique... | 88.98 | 94% | 2015-02-13 |
8863. | akim (thaakimnas) | 88.97 | 96% | 2022-08-12 |
8864. | Hans (b3n1s) | 88.97 | 98% | 2023-01-25 |
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 |