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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23165. | uxiator (uxiator) | 64.08 | 94.6% | 2021-02-04 |
23166. | FreePalestine (free_palestine) | 64.08 | 95% | 2020-12-22 |
23167. | Micha (achim) | 64.08 | 96% | 2022-10-17 |
23168. | Hai (8psman) | 64.08 | 92% | 2014-09-04 |
23169. | Jacqueline (jacqueliner) | 64.08 | 93% | 2012-01-30 |
23170. | Jake (wavegamble) | 64.08 | 95% | 2017-05-24 |
23171. | Pratheepa (theepa) | 64.08 | — | 2010-10-12 |
23172. | Marwane (delma_04) | 64.07 | 97% | 2024-03-11 |
23173. | overlord (overlllord) | 64.07 | 96% | 2023-05-10 |
23174. | sam_the_ham (sam_the_ham) | 64.07 | 97.7% | 2023-12-20 |
23175. | Oleksii (tdu819) | 64.07 | 99% | 2021-08-26 |
23176. | aha (channaha) | 64.07 | 93% | 2013-04-22 |
23177. | (tulasaeueng) | 64.07 | 97% | 2019-03-01 |
23178. | abhishek (akk2069) | 64.07 | 96% | 2017-06-11 |
23179. | Thunderer (thunderer) | 64.06 | 93% | 2012-09-07 |
23180. | David (czhdavid) | 64.06 | 96% | 2023-02-20 |
23181. | Gerald (blackbloodtyrant) | 64.05 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
23182. | Chase (noodlelou) | 64.05 | 94% | 2020-04-19 |
23183. | tominator (tominator_7) | 64.05 | 98% | 2022-07-07 |
23184. | Denis (me4ls_0n_whee1s) | 64.05 | 96% | 2021-10-03 |
23185. | DInokyd (dinokyd) | 64.05 | 96% | 2022-03-30 |
23186. | ok (banadagril) | 64.05 | 95% | 2020-06-19 |
23187. | Tristan (thavelick) | 64.05 | 98% | 2012-01-03 |
23188. | Jeff (jeprei) | 64.05 | 91% | 2014-07-03 |
23189. | beatrace (beatrace21) | 64.04 | 96% | 2022-04-03 |
23190. | boiax (boiax) | 64.04 | 95% | 2022-09-20 |
23191. | bee (aliceisjesus) | 64.04 | 93% | 2022-01-10 |
23192. | Shreyas (shreyaschavhan) | 64.04 | 97% | 2023-07-01 |
23193. | xReptoon (xreptoon) | 64.04 | 97% | 2018-01-04 |
23194. | PeterParker20 (piter11116) | 64.04 | 95% | 2021-02-08 |
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 |