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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17195. | Aakash (aakash2483) | 73.76 | 98.8% | 2023-11-29 |
17196. | Jake (pickofdestiny) | 73.76 | 90% | 2013-02-20 |
17197. | Hello (dubla345) | 73.76 | 96% | 2013-03-22 |
17198. | aka49 (aka49) | 73.76 | 93% | 2016-07-21 |
17199. | Joe (treeoflifeblood) | 73.75 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
17200. | Vadim (najke) | 73.75 | 98% | 2012-12-16 |
17201. | Skulkan (skulkan) | 73.75 | 92% | 2014-10-15 |
17202. | david (jrdupd) | 73.75 | 98% | 2016-02-08 |
17203. | J (jpero) | 73.75 | 96% | 2012-05-09 |
17204. | maltinyu (maltinyu) | 73.74 | 95.8% | 2023-12-15 |
17205. | Dickson (dxn126) | 73.74 | 97% | 2018-09-27 |
17206. | T (sds5432) | 73.74 | — | 2010-08-17 |
17207. | JeanValjean (johnvaljohn) | 73.74 | 97% | 2016-11-18 |
17208. | Joel (joeljohnstone) | 73.73 | 98% | 2022-06-17 |
17209. | edward (yeti509) | 73.73 | 96.4% | 2021-02-04 |
17210. | Brent (writerb) | 73.73 | 99% | 2013-02-01 |
17211. | No (therj) | 73.72 | 96.4% | 2023-11-19 |
17212. | mt (mtutunchi) | 73.72 | 95% | 2021-07-13 |
17213. | Roger (rogergnay) | 73.72 | 98% | 2020-12-14 |
17214. | Robert (sunasus) | 73.72 | 97% | 2020-01-30 |
17215. | T^T (asylumchess) | 73.72 | 97% | 2018-04-01 |
17216. | Blawizard (blaawizard) | 73.71 | 97% | 2024-01-06 |
17217. | Yazan (wa5rx3) | 73.71 | 98.3% | 2024-03-20 |
17218. | uwucat (uwucat) | 73.71 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
17219. | 99_typing (kalef21) | 73.71 | 97% | 2017-12-14 |
17220. | orl (orjin) | 73.71 | 94.6% | 2021-02-07 |
17221. | Clannad AS (onepieceanime) | 73.71 | 96% | 2013-12-22 |
17222. | Rod (rod13824) | 73.71 | — | 2010-08-19 |
17223. | Sillydizzylizzy (sillydizzy... | 73.70 | 98% | 2024-04-14 |
17224. | Van Philip (vppexis) | 73.70 | 96% | 2022-02-08 |
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 |