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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17788. | Joshua (jkm711) | 73.05 | 97% | 2021-10-15 |
17789. | eddy (yourmom22) | 73.05 | — | 2010-10-25 |
17790. | Kugan (kugan) | 73.05 | 93% | 2012-08-25 |
17791. | Jammy (jammyj0) | 73.05 | 92% | 2016-02-03 |
17792. | Dvorak (aeoryth1) | 73.05 | 93% | 2011-11-03 |
17793. | Dylan (dilly1) | 73.04 | 96.1% | 2023-12-08 |
17794. | Harry (xdkrak3n) | 73.04 | 95% | 2020-12-22 |
17795. | barmanrahul (nothisisrahul) | 73.02 | 97% | 2023-11-15 |
17796. | Garrett (gare_jordans) | 73.02 | 90% | 2015-09-12 |
17797. | David (gamer50519) | 73.02 | 95% | 2016-10-22 |
17798. | Khiem (kdt1802) | 73.02 | 96% | 2021-01-16 |
17799. | pizza (jsoccerdude@msn.com) | 73.02 | 94% | 2014-01-20 |
17800. | Robert (dondebonde) | 73.01 | 85% | 2011-09-12 |
17801. | jm (colaycoding) | 73.01 | 95% | 2016-02-09 |
17802. | Roshan (roshan_satare) | 73.01 | 99% | 2021-03-27 |
17803. | le vu (activelive) | 73.01 | 97% | 2012-03-21 |
17804. | n/a (iluvcocteautwins) | 73.00 | 95% | 2024-05-09 |
17805. | Bla (blablub) | 73.00 | 96% | 2015-09-24 |
17806. | Julio (julio7125) | 73.00 | 96% | 2022-12-01 |
17807. | Griffin (gdawg_10) | 73.00 | 97.7% | 2023-12-04 |
17808. | Senhelp (tunnapats) | 73.00 | 92% | 2021-07-17 |
17809. | Bella (bell519) | 73.00 | 95% | 2016-06-11 |
17810. | DeadEye03 (deadeye03) | 73.00 | 99% | 2013-10-23 |
17811. | Isaac (isaacsil) | 73.00 | 97% | 2019-01-14 |
17812. | Rae (liddyrae) | 72.99 | 94.1% | 2024-03-08 |
17813. | Sal-Kal (sal_kal) | 72.99 | 98% | 2021-12-02 |
17814. | efergodox (efergodox) | 72.99 | 91% | 2017-01-03 |
17815. | (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━... | 72.99 | 97% | 2016-07-20 |
17816. | Kenji (kensea) | 72.98 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
17817. | Frayz (frayz) | 72.98 | 87% | 2015-10-09 |
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 |