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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13186. | Bring Them Home (aloni4u) | 80.45 | 96% | 2011-11-06 |
13187. | Sylvamas (sylvamas) | 80.45 | 96% | 2016-11-23 |
13188. | Dylan (dylanlikescake) | 80.44 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
13189. | Daniel (smartdevilno) | 80.43 | 98% | 2021-12-05 |
13190. | luckyjoy (luckyjoy) | 80.43 | 97% | 2022-08-21 |
13191. | aalam (alambek) | 80.43 | 98% | 2022-12-12 |
13192. | Matt (hoth17) | 80.43 | — | 2010-07-20 |
13193. | ryan (ryan10132) | 80.43 | 96% | 2012-12-05 |
13194. | Simone (simone79) | 80.43 | 99% | 2012-11-05 |
13195. | Asad (don_t) | 80.43 | 92% | 2015-01-01 |
13196. | DivineWz (divinewz) | 80.42 | 98% | 2024-01-30 |
13197. | Sebastian (4555) | 80.42 | 96% | 2022-09-10 |
13198. | Gmorcad (gmorcad) | 80.42 | 98.3% | 2021-02-13 |
13199. | Tranzor Z (ravinder) | 80.42 | 95% | 2013-02-02 |
13200. | Patrick (patrickb25) | 80.42 | 100% | 2018-02-15 |
13201. | Meh (liszt) | 80.42 | 97% | 2011-07-29 |
13202. | Ephemeral (kurumi_tokisakixx) | 80.41 | 98% | 2023-01-31 |
13203. | JD (snag1) | 80.41 | 96% | 2024-03-22 |
13204. | Alex (delvern) | 80.41 | 98% | 2022-06-01 |
13205. | Corbett (ck14136) | 80.41 | 93% | 2013-05-19 |
13206. | Crackersontheshelf (taejung... | 80.41 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
13207. | Victor (hueylouisnonews) | 80.41 | 98.3% | 2023-12-23 |
13208. | Cthulhu (cthulhu) | 80.41 | — | 2011-01-31 |
13209. | Zachcos (zachcos) | 80.40 | 98% | 2024-02-25 |
13210. | DiLiP (chiyya) | 80.40 | 93% | 2013-09-03 |
13211. | Drews (drwsmnlpg) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-10-29 |
13212. | HVZ (hvz07) | 80.39 | 98.6% | 2024-01-20 |
13213. | Pat (platts) | 80.39 | 98% | 2015-10-31 |
13214. | FromtonRouge (fromtonrouge) | 80.39 | 98% | 2018-01-28 |
13215. | Amelia (amelia03) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
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 |