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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14540. | rtaiyr (thebussytitan) | 78.11 | 95% | 2022-12-14 |
14541. | tay (peachitay) | 78.11 | 99% | 2023-11-14 |
14542. | Cam (ecobang) | 78.11 | 95% | 2016-05-19 |
14543. | arch (archdemonwolf8) | 78.11 | 96% | 2013-02-22 |
14544. | anna (yoitsbei) | 78.10 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
14545. | Felin (fayjee) | 78.10 | 97.5% | 2023-12-29 |
14546. | CatShark (dodobunny) | 78.10 | 96% | 2020-12-11 |
14547. | mike (godlykanadian) | 78.10 | 97% | 2022-07-16 |
14548. | Joe (joe_w) | 78.10 | 96% | 2021-09-21 |
14549. | Phillo (phillophillo) | 78.10 | 97% | 2022-04-26 |
14550. | Jarrod (jandojanderson) | 78.10 | 97% | 2019-12-26 |
14551. | AkQ (akkq) | 78.10 | 93% | 2012-12-19 |
14552. | Kirthivaasan (kirthip) | 78.10 | 99% | 2015-09-29 |
14553. | CaccMann (aloned) | 78.10 | 96% | 2018-11-07 |
14554. | Domas (seductivesloth) | 78.10 | 96% | 2014-08-11 |
14555. | Guest (fonzus) | 78.10 | 96% | 2019-05-20 |
14556. | sjld (wowoadf) | 78.09 | 98% | 2023-05-15 |
14557. | Keri (kjustpeachy) | 78.09 | 99% | 2024-03-10 |
14558. | Kinasho (kinasho) | 78.09 | 98% | 2021-05-14 |
14559. | Jacob (spacelamar) | 78.09 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
14560. | Mark (phoenixxix) | 78.09 | 96% | 2019-06-03 |
14561. | lmns (lmns) | 78.09 | 94% | 2014-09-11 |
14562. | Cell (cell) | 78.09 | 95% | 2016-07-17 |
14563. | David (daleto) | 78.08 | 96.6% | 2023-11-13 |
14564. | khalil laaboudi (khalil_big... | 78.08 | 97% | 2022-11-09 |
14565. | Hannah (hannahcorona) | 78.08 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
14566. | Lorenzo (roawrenzo) | 78.08 | 93% | 2013-07-04 |
14567. | Potato (ragingpotato711) | 78.08 | 97% | 2020-12-25 |
14568. | Chetan (comhacks) | 78.08 | 96% | 2013-07-28 |
14569. | Thayz (onmywatto100) | 78.08 | 90% | 2014-04-01 |
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 |