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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1238. | Evelyn (evelynbryn) | 121.77 | 98% | 2016-02-28 |
1239. | Taro (yada) | 121.76 | 99% | 2017-07-19 |
1240. | Juju (jujux) | 121.76 | 77% | 2013-04-20 |
1241. | Nathan (ed839) | 121.76 | 97% | 2012-01-29 |
1242. | (punished ked) (kedinik) | 121.75 | 99% | 2013-02-12 |
1243. | Alex (xanfan01) | 121.74 | 99% | 2018-09-28 |
1244. | Trabota (trabota) | 121.71 | 99% | 2024-03-07 |
1245. | RIP, Byron, (ns_kc) | 121.71 | 99% | 2014-02-18 |
1246. | Rishi (roemo) | 121.71 | 96% | 2012-02-27 |
1247. | diya (mixxanber) | 121.71 | 97% | 2021-03-08 |
1248. | acvcuracy is the key (supre... | 121.70 | 99% | 2022-06-16 |
1249. | Alexis (1018995) | 121.69 | 95% | 2017-04-19 |
1250. | Mizune (mizune) | 121.68 | 98% | 2015-11-08 |
1251. | + (entwined) | 121.67 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
1252. | slow (arining42) | 121.63 | 99% | 2020-11-04 |
1253. | ★ (filco) | 121.63 | 98% | 2016-07-29 |
1254. | Accurate? (iwinyoulose4315) | 121.62 | 99% | 2020-03-08 |
1255. | Kevin (kevxu) | 121.62 | 98% | 2021-08-19 |
1256. | DUFOUR (dufour) | 121.62 | 97% | 2023-04-09 |
1257. | Gary (gleung6164) | 121.62 | 98% | 2016-12-11 |
1258. | 3ymsdet (3ymsdet) | 121.59 | 99% | 2022-01-09 |
1259. | Austin (chelytenens) | 121.56 | 98% | 2012-02-28 |
1260. | Derek (derekt5) | 121.54 | 99% | 2015-10-07 |
1261. | Jashe (jasherak) | 121.53 | 98% | 2021-04-05 |
1262. | kusa (kuuwu) | 121.52 | 98% | 2019-06-23 |
1263. | (sura5) | 121.52 | 97% | 2023-04-12 |
1264. | Lithox (lithoxsmurf) | 121.52 | 98% | 2017-09-14 |
1265. | Baron Nashor (baron_nashor) | 121.50 | 99% | 2016-11-02 |
1266. | Enoch (tangenoch) | 121.47 | 96% | 2012-02-23 |
1267. | Light (lightpuma) | 121.47 | 98% | 2016-05-04 |
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 |