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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12701. | Capivara (capivaradafarialima) | 81.24 | 99% | 2023-03-16 |
12702. | Đặng Minh (dangminhhaiitc) | 81.24 | 93% | 2014-03-15 |
12703. | nnat (nnatlus) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
12704. | thiccums (majorheadtop) | 81.23 | 98% | 2018-10-09 |
12705. | Ellie (mclennonson) | 81.23 | 94% | 2014-11-22 |
12706. | Machine Elf (kumi) | 81.23 | — | 2010-10-06 |
12707. | Hal (halwood) | 81.22 | 98% | 2020-10-13 |
12708. | Alejandro (foreversick) | 81.22 | 97% | 2021-01-22 |
12709. | Kyle (traplover) | 81.22 | 90% | 2017-04-21 |
12710. | ♫♪Luiz Santos♣ (vaninho) | 81.22 | 95% | 2014-08-14 |
12711. | l (laciezhou) | 81.21 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
12712. | kermit (kermit_thefrog) | 81.21 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
12713. | William (willrenson) | 81.21 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
12714. | AziziAziz (ziziaziz) | 81.21 | 98% | 2014-01-02 |
12715. | Praveen (praveenkaul) | 81.21 | 95% | 2012-10-25 |
12716. | garrett (garrettguy457) | 81.21 | 96% | 2015-03-28 |
12717. | Materminds (mastermindx98) | 81.20 | 96% | 2019-04-01 |
12718. | Sam (samoc9549) | 81.20 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
12719. | Abdulaziz (abdulaziz707) | 81.20 | 96% | 2024-01-15 |
12720. | Sannas (sannas) | 81.20 | 97% | 2021-04-22 |
12721. | dramorak (dramorak) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-29 |
12722. | Alex (arint) | 81.20 | 96% | 2021-01-10 |
12723. | Garrick (garricktlee) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-14 |
12724. | E (eelbert) | 81.20 | 93% | 2012-11-05 |
12725. | Hoontzey (hoontzey) | 81.19 | 96.6% | 2024-02-27 |
12726. | Typing (typinggodthesecond) | 81.19 | 98% | 2022-03-31 |
12727. | shravan (gammarays) | 81.19 | 98% | 2023-11-24 |
12728. | Michael (brunopluto) | 81.19 | 91% | 2016-05-07 |
12729. | k41tr14 (crispyseaweed429) | 81.19 | 89% | 2015-10-19 |
12730. | (raerae25) | 81.18 | 98% | 2023-11-25 |
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 |