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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19499. | Isaac (dolemitesundae) | 69.62 | 95% | 2016-08-16 |
19500. | Banlangk (iks_2403) | 69.61 | 96% | 2024-02-17 |
19501. | Suzy (blakmagjick) | 69.61 | 95% | 2014-08-28 |
19502. | a (pinkos) | 69.61 | 96% | 2018-03-28 |
19503. | Rizki (rizki_ananda) | 69.61 | 98% | 2018-04-29 |
19504. | Pratik (puffthemagicdragon) | 69.61 | 95% | 2012-07-18 |
19505. | Dominic (t4dominic) | 69.60 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
19506. | Jacob (jacobthetyper4) | 69.60 | 97% | 2023-12-17 |
19507. | Tom (polaricecaps) | 69.60 | 97% | 2022-03-02 |
19508. | Pineapple (pineapple_pie1) | 69.60 | 97% | 2021-06-01 |
19509. | zipline (hwiechers) | 69.60 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
19510. | Loser-typist (typist_1india) | 69.60 | 97% | 2015-05-31 |
19511. | Jayson (shenjuki) | 69.60 | 92% | 2012-08-23 |
19512. | マット (mat_rusty) | 69.59 | 95% | 2020-10-09 |
19513. | Tai (letientai299) | 69.59 | 96% | 2016-10-26 |
19514. | Anhi (anhitran) | 69.59 | 93% | 2011-07-29 |
19515. | Aster (astrozei) | 69.58 | 97% | 2024-04-06 |
19516. | Rodrigo (pacha2880) | 69.58 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
19517. | Yunik Gautam (yunik_gautam) | 69.58 | 96% | 2023-05-22 |
19518. | luqehr (luqehr) | 69.58 | 93% | 2022-07-12 |
19519. | Dennis (ocrayat16) | 69.58 | 97.5% | 2023-12-09 |
19520. | Yarnell (ytoei) | 69.58 | 95% | 2021-06-23 |
19521. | HooLee (vladimir_ps) | 69.58 | 97% | 2019-03-02 |
19522. | Isaac (im595126) | 69.58 | 96% | 2018-02-07 |
19523. | Bryan (bryangne) | 69.58 | 95% | 2014-12-09 |
19524. | Ely (mynchi372) | 69.57 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
19525. | Cliffhangers (cliffhangers) | 69.57 | 94% | 2012-02-20 |
19526. | seaweedOrca (h17unicorn) | 69.57 | 97% | 2021-11-12 |
19527. | Dade (daad) | 69.57 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
19528. | tin (tinronaldo) | 69.57 | 98% | 2011-06-15 |
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 |