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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14234. | Duh-vorak (denys_147) | 78.65 | 99% | 2013-03-18 |
14235. | blermingtonduck (blermingto... | 78.64 | 97% | 2024-04-12 |
14236. | ventura (ventura127) | 78.64 | 97.7% | 2024-01-27 |
14237. | Dennis (gardpm) | 78.64 | 96.5% | 2021-02-13 |
14238. | Zeyad Elsayed (zetypist) | 78.64 | 96.4% | 2024-01-03 |
14239. | AA Batteries (aa_batteries) | 78.64 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
14240. | Shanavas Keral (shan_keral) | 78.64 | 94% | 2014-07-12 |
14241. | Joey (jbizzyjones) | 78.64 | 97% | 2011-08-19 |
14242. | fake (fasterthanc) | 78.64 | 96% | 2015-09-27 |
14243. | Beth (beth5507) | 78.64 | 96% | 2016-05-29 |
14244. | Henry (rustylimbs) | 78.63 | 96% | 2023-11-16 |
14245. | Serdulan (serludan) | 78.63 | 99% | 2024-04-14 |
14246. | Ryuzaki (ryuzakisultan) | 78.63 | 96% | 2016-05-19 |
14247. | Evan (notrabe) | 78.63 | 98% | 2022-10-18 |
14248. | أحمد (dr_ahmed) | 78.63 | 96% | 2015-04-27 |
14249. | Jack (jacknc) | 78.63 | 93% | 2016-02-11 |
14250. | yRduZ (yrduz) | 78.62 | 96% | 2023-12-01 |
14251. | Godrod (god_of_rods) | 78.62 | 98% | 2021-11-17 |
14252. | Rasintya (rasintya) | 78.62 | 97% | 2014-05-07 |
14253. | James (irishaggie) | 78.62 | 98% | 2016-06-03 |
14254. | DON (donnn) | 78.62 | 97% | 2018-06-20 |
14255. | Travis (7yl3r) | 78.62 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
14256. | Michael (yomama500) | 78.61 | 98.1% | 2024-01-30 |
14257. | Unknown (valo) | 78.61 | 94% | 2012-01-31 |
14258. | adish (adishlelnub) | 78.61 | 92% | 2015-05-08 |
14259. | Christopher (cmarcow10) | 78.60 | 95% | 2021-04-16 |
14260. | nate (yungnate) | 78.60 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
14261. | Al (integralphysics) | 78.60 | 99% | 2017-11-07 |
14262. | 1st (toomtam) | 78.60 | 100% | 2019-02-20 |
14263. | King (kingshantha) | 78.60 | 97% | 2015-04-07 |
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 |