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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13033. | naaner (naaner) | 80.74 | 98% | 2012-04-02 |
13034. | Xuong (xuongtrantrieu) | 80.74 | 99% | 2019-08-21 |
13035. | Jens (jenshjortdal) | 80.74 | 91% | 2016-09-16 |
13036. | 체리키 (typeracerkor) | 80.74 | — | 2011-02-06 |
13037. | Sam (lingbing) | 80.73 | 98% | 2020-01-28 |
13038. | Mauro (mohrro) | 80.73 | 97% | 2020-08-17 |
13039. | Ryo (falcon5525) | 80.73 | 96% | 2016-07-22 |
13040. | David (davidrules123) | 80.72 | 93% | 2013-09-18 |
13041. | grassy (sirgrassy) | 80.72 | 96% | 2020-10-19 |
13042. | Tai (leanhtaiit) | 80.72 | 99% | 2011-09-27 |
13043. | Teemu (torava) | 80.72 | — | 2010-07-28 |
13044. | Vinny (v3nn) | 80.72 | 96% | 2014-06-08 |
13045. | Tik (tiktk_15) | 80.71 | 97% | 2024-01-19 |
13046. | BunnyBraixen (bunnybraixen) | 80.71 | 96.2% | 2023-11-03 |
13047. | Sergio (ser5io) | 80.71 | 96.6% | 2023-12-18 |
13048. | David (reffi4) | 80.71 | — | 2010-11-07 |
13049. | Troy (3fishes) | 80.70 | 96% | 2021-03-09 |
13050. | Yoshi (justayoshi) | 80.70 | 98% | 2022-06-08 |
13051. | Kim (frozencoolwhip) | 80.70 | 97% | 2019-01-23 |
13052. | Ghodyst (ghodyst) | 80.70 | 95% | 2016-03-08 |
13053. | Leong (iamahleong) | 80.70 | 91% | 2016-11-01 |
13054. | Gary (potato2020) | 80.70 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
13055. | Autalgia (autalgia) | 80.70 | 98.1% | 2023-12-22 |
13056. | Icecuber (icecuber) | 80.70 | 97% | 2018-09-23 |
13057. | bau5 (duz108) | 80.70 | 97% | 2012-08-07 |
13058. | Jomblo (laplace_) | 80.70 | 96% | 2019-05-26 |
13059. | Kelvin (kelvgoh) | 80.70 | 92% | 2014-01-19 |
13060. | tobiah (darktilrisen) | 80.70 | 97% | 2017-06-11 |
13061. | Khoa (anhkhoa_lpt) | 80.70 | 96% | 2014-08-28 |
13062. | pmkr (painmaker) | 80.69 | 94% | 2016-08-23 |
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 |