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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1745. | John (johnl2) | 117.25 | 99% | 2014-03-29 |
1746. | Cj (phexxy) | 117.24 | 95% | 2015-12-14 |
1747. | Greg (limper) | 117.24 | — | 2011-02-11 |
1748. | Aleksa (huaweialeksa) | 117.23 | 94% | 2016-10-21 |
1749. | (_folder) | 117.22 | 98% | 2024-02-01 |
1750. | twitch.tv/darkmatterv4 (blo... | 117.22 | 98% | 2022-04-25 |
1751. | Scott (clownhc) | 117.22 | — | 2010-11-26 |
1752. | Jeff (saxkiddo) | 117.22 | 97% | 2012-12-08 |
1753. | bread (breadstyx) | 117.22 | 98% | 2015-03-06 |
1754. | @faschz (faschz) | 117.21 | 99% | 2016-01-08 |
1755. | jude (judepls) | 117.20 | 99% | 2021-06-26 |
1756. | Gorgonzola (stcircle) | 117.20 | 97% | 2014-02-13 |
1757. | Kenzie (henryn16) | 117.19 | 98% | 2018-06-28 |
1758. | Ji-eun (lynntabuchi) | 117.18 | 99% | 2019-04-13 |
1759. | dylan_9802 (dylan_9802) | 117.15 | 97% | 2022-12-28 |
1760. | LivewireHush (scarlet_static) | 117.15 | 98% | 2012-10-04 |
1761. | Charles (charles_franklin) | 117.14 | 98% | 2015-06-04 |
1762. | David (dcohen91) | 117.13 | 99% | 2017-06-12 |
1763. | (uber_pro) | 117.12 | 97% | 2016-05-25 |
1764. | Trent (pwnzusauce) | 117.09 | 99% | 2011-07-22 |
1765. | Hipz (kahipz) | 117.09 | 98% | 2012-06-11 |
1766. | HD (hdtouchtyping) | 117.06 | 100% | 2013-03-15 |
1767. | ✔️▄◘🚀!new_luca@y... | 117.05 | 100% | 2011-12-26 |
1768. | shae (shaeschornagel) | 117.03 | 98% | 2014-05-27 |
1769. | Cade (culturegoblin) | 117.03 | 99% | 2016-08-12 |
1770. | Bao (rogeratbao) | 117.01 | 95% | 2016-02-24 |
1771. | Miguel (quevangel) | 117.00 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
1772. | mayo (mayo_tp01) | 117.00 | 97% | 2015-06-21 |
1773. | ++ (xx_ed_xx) | 117.00 | 97% | 2014-07-13 |
1774. | Shahbaz (shahbazjawed) | 116.99 | 98% | 2013-03-08 |
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 |