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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26496. | Sebastian (sebwazza) | 58.41 | 88% | 2016-08-23 |
26497. | Gianluca (subbuglio) | 58.41 | 99% | 2017-06-14 |
26498. | Jorge (yortrosal) | 58.41 | 97% | 2017-03-09 |
26499. | Arijit (arijit_basu) | 58.41 | 98% | 2022-11-15 |
26500. | franks (fraenkers) | 58.40 | 95% | 2024-01-04 |
26501. | shady (szibrahi) | 58.40 | 99.3% | 2023-12-13 |
26502. | Carter (csquidy) | 58.40 | 95% | 2023-02-25 |
26503. | Nick (nspinner) | 58.40 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
26504. | Poy (poyfromraze_2) | 58.40 | 93% | 2016-01-07 |
26505. | Lisa (lisacabaluna) | 58.40 | 95% | 2013-01-15 |
26506. | Iris (i_miranda) | 58.39 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
26507. | Ravel (raveltan) | 58.39 | 93% | 2022-04-19 |
26508. | Shiro836 (shiro836) | 58.39 | 94.1% | 2023-12-09 |
26509. | Priyansh (mrpriyansh) | 58.39 | 96% | 2021-06-30 |
26510. | Gadha (electroboiii) | 58.39 | 98% | 2021-01-05 |
26511. | Bjklue (bjklue) | 58.39 | 95% | 2015-02-01 |
26512. | Brendan (croneybaloney) | 58.38 | 95% | 2023-12-17 |
26513. | Connecting... (toodey) | 58.38 | 95% | 2021-10-26 |
26514. | Bryan (bvesey77) | 58.38 | 92% | 2012-12-27 |
26515. | Dinesh kumar (dinesh_31) | 58.37 | 96% | 2024-03-16 |
26516. | hksgiroro (hksgiroro) | 58.37 | 96% | 2022-01-16 |
26517. | Ahmad (ahmadbhoraniya) | 58.37 | 95% | 2018-06-13 |
26518. | Islam ❤ (respectedfeeds) | 58.37 | 94% | 2019-03-25 |
26519. | Slow (yohasakura7410) | 58.37 | 84% | 2016-03-01 |
26520. | Hunter (vandal) | 58.37 | 92% | 2011-12-15 |
26521. | Haseeb (haseeb_ahmad) | 58.36 | 94% | 2023-12-27 |
26522. | phobia (mediaphobio) | 58.36 | 92% | 2012-07-27 |
26523. | Wroom! (wrom) | 58.36 | — | 2011-02-01 |
26524. | arvx (vinz24) | 58.36 | 95% | 2015-07-07 |
26525. | TehShrike (tehshrike_colemak) | 58.36 | 94% | 2011-08-29 |
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 |