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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13246. | Beddytear (beddytear) | 80.12 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
13247. | JJ (derwinternaht) | 80.12 | 94% | 2015-01-10 |
13248. | Pazinato (pazinato) | 80.11 | 96% | 2020-04-28 |
13249. | Sandakan Boyz (cnix) | 80.11 | 94% | 2013-02-02 |
13250. | KobesMom (vradeus) | 80.10 | 96.7% | 2023-10-10 |
13251. | uu.u.u (shruuuu) | 80.10 | 97.5% | 2021-02-13 |
13252. | LuksusPe (luksuspe) | 80.10 | 96% | 2012-11-19 |
13253. | Mr. Penguin (arcturusleng) | 80.10 | 95% | 2012-12-12 |
13254. | Reinaldo (reinaldotje) | 80.10 | 93% | 2016-03-20 |
13255. | Josiah (thejinjam) | 80.10 | 92% | 2017-02-25 |
13256. | tstats[jimmy125] (jimmy125) | 80.10 | 89% | 2016-12-23 |
13257. | YaNo Khmer (yano305) | 80.09 | 99% | 2024-03-14 |
13258. | ALED (elassyo) | 80.09 | 95% | 2022-02-04 |
13259. | andpav (andpav) | 80.09 | 97.1% | 2024-01-17 |
13260. | Im-a-loser (rowdy_burns) | 80.09 | 98% | 2023-11-11 |
13261. | Lakshya (lakshya7878) | 80.09 | 98% | 2022-05-28 |
13262. | Kyle J Thompson (misterkyyle) | 80.08 | 97% | 2024-01-01 |
13263. | boriswong (boriswong) | 80.08 | 96.3% | 2023-11-17 |
13264. | Invis (invis_lurker) | 80.08 | 96% | 2022-07-22 |
13265. | grace (koald) | 80.08 | 96% | 2021-01-19 |
13266. | -ItsMeFurZy (itsmefurzy) | 80.08 | 94% | 2016-03-01 |
13267. | Vojtěch (hudvoj) | 80.08 | 97% | 2016-06-22 |
13268. | Shreeram (sgnnb) | 80.08 | 98% | 2013-11-20 |
13269. | Stephen (palette) | 80.08 | 93% | 2016-02-11 |
13270. | ___ (bufoviridis) | 80.08 | 97% | 2017-10-09 |
13271. | Bailey (berk) | 80.08 | 98% | 2016-04-17 |
13272. | askksku (askksku) | 80.07 | 97% | 2023-12-10 |
13273. | medD (mistermask___) | 80.07 | 97.4% | 2021-02-16 |
13274. | Nathaniel (wetaketolong) | 80.07 | 95.1% | 2024-02-18 |
13275. | Alfred (d4m4s74) | 80.07 | — | 2010-10-12 |
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 |