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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28320. | Jimbo (jimboking) | 54.27 | 96% | 2012-09-15 |
28321. | Scenicals (scenicboulevard) | 54.26 | 93% | 2024-04-02 |
28322. | Osei (oseitutujr) | 54.26 | 100% | 2024-02-07 |
28323. | Sravan (sravanstg) | 54.26 | 96% | 2022-04-10 |
28324. | Bruce Lee (bruceleeblackhole) | 54.26 | 94% | 2016-09-23 |
28325. | Ethan (ethanxxxl) | 54.26 | 90% | 2016-10-01 |
28326. | Shady (shady_merchant) | 54.26 | 95% | 2018-04-11 |
28327. | Wu (jonlinwu) | 54.26 | 97% | 2012-05-09 |
28328. | Ricardo (rickyki) | 54.25 | 97% | 2024-02-28 |
28329. | Jason (moisten8286) | 54.24 | 96% | 2023-03-04 |
28330. | panuto2 (panuto2) | 54.24 | 89% | 2012-12-25 |
28331. | Karan (karanyadav153) | 54.24 | 97% | 2022-11-05 |
28332. | JD (jdlmao_) | 54.23 | 96% | 2024-04-24 |
28333. | enmum (enmum) | 54.23 | 95% | 2012-04-12 |
28334. | Sandeep (s_indian) | 54.23 | 94% | 2014-08-19 |
28335. | Gail (jade2) | 54.23 | — | 2010-12-20 |
28336. | Don (blop9) | 54.22 | 94.9% | 2024-01-12 |
28337. | Hudson (hudson_the_cat) | 54.22 | 94% | 2022-04-24 |
28338. | blitter (blitter56) | 54.22 | 94% | 2021-06-26 |
28339. | Taco (taco_mann) | 54.22 | 97% | 2012-09-16 |
28340. | Petter (noclue) | 54.22 | 93% | 2015-09-17 |
28341. | MArcel (marcel01) | 54.22 | 91% | 2013-12-18 |
28342. | Cayman (cayman) | 54.22 | 96% | 2013-04-17 |
28343. | Mark (maverick2455) | 54.21 | 97% | 2022-02-01 |
28344. | pickleddillo (viigavic) | 54.21 | 95% | 2020-12-02 |
28345. | Dan (chuen6011) | 54.21 | 84% | 2017-01-12 |
28346. | Ahmed (sudanix) | 54.21 | 90% | 2011-10-26 |
28347. | md. yeasin (shovan642) | 54.21 | 94% | 2015-11-20 |
28348. | Andrew (andruu) | 54.20 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
28349. | patrick (lucky_ninja3412) | 54.20 | 93% | 2021-08-13 |
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 |