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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11900. | HealingTouch (healingtouch1... | 82.53 | 97% | 2023-10-17 |
11901. | Jon (jonlivestrong) | 82.53 | 94% | 2017-04-26 |
11902. | Radonik (stevenk01) | 82.53 | 98% | 2022-03-21 |
11903. | Bud (pimiento7) | 82.53 | 96% | 2014-04-04 |
11904. | ICHIGONE (kaweeweeboy) | 82.52 | 96% | 2018-01-10 |
11905. | Gabriel (gabrielbutu) | 82.52 | 97% | 2023-06-28 |
11906. | Mirek (mireknguyen) | 82.52 | 96% | 2022-04-29 |
11907. | oldaccforpracticing (xsdream) | 82.52 | 96% | 2021-09-22 |
11908. | Deric (heaven81) | 82.52 | — | 2010-08-18 |
11909. | OsbornGH (vinci_gh) | 82.51 | 96.4% | 2023-11-12 |
11910. | Chalotte (hojahs) | 82.51 | 97% | 2022-11-25 |
11911. | Joshua (joshuacresse) | 82.51 | 98% | 2023-04-15 |
11912. | Clayborn (clayborn) | 82.51 | 97% | 2022-11-28 |
11913. | Amateur-Hacker (st26042004) | 82.51 | 96.7% | 2024-02-08 |
11914. | N W (niwore) | 82.51 | 96% | 2022-03-27 |
11915. | Vic (vic61496) | 82.51 | 96% | 2015-02-04 |
11916. | MrSkatey (mrskatey) | 82.50 | 98% | 2024-03-22 |
11917. | ember (emberc) | 82.50 | 99.3% | 2023-11-15 |
11918. | 플로버 (the_noobiest_typer) | 82.50 | 97% | 2023-03-12 |
11919. | asfi (fasterthanudawg) | 82.50 | 98% | 2018-09-14 |
11920. | dina (speedina) | 82.50 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
11921. | zombie typer (zombietyper2k) | 82.50 | 98% | 2023-12-19 |
11922. | Kal-El (notsosuperman) | 82.50 | 98% | 2012-12-17 |
11923. | Shan (liushanen) | 82.50 | 97% | 2020-01-15 |
11924. | patzer (tip3) | 82.50 | 96% | 2018-12-11 |
11925. | Florin (フロリン) (lime) | 82.50 | 97% | 2012-10-08 |
11926. | :) (drewroen) | 82.50 | 95% | 2013-01-15 |
11927. | I am Smokin' on that Gas! (... | 82.50 | 89% | 2012-10-17 |
11928. | Abdur (johnnyindia) | 82.49 | 98% | 2016-03-02 |
11929. | Marcelo (idlebot) | 82.49 | 98% | 2015-10-13 |
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 |