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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5919. | Mack (mvpok) | 96.93 | 97% | 2023-11-06 |
5920. | KTH (kthmanish) | 96.93 | 99% | 2022-08-24 |
5921. | AKIMbO (_akimbo_) | 96.93 | 96% | 2013-05-07 |
5922. | functor (functor) | 96.92 | 98% | 2012-12-09 |
5923. | pi (kerosenee) | 96.92 | 95% | 2017-02-14 |
5924. | chefshatonyou (chefshatonyou) | 96.91 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
5925. | thomp (thompson139) | 96.91 | 96% | 2016-11-21 |
5926. | Joe (jrobins) | 96.91 | — | 2010-08-11 |
5927. | Ben (azraled) | 96.90 | 97% | 2023-05-02 |
5928. | Do (doquannnn) | 96.90 | 98% | 2020-03-14 |
5929. | D (soulwang) | 96.89 | 95% | 2013-03-19 |
5930. | ChurM8 (churm8) | 96.88 | 94% | 2016-06-03 |
5931. | Hand (hand_of_midas) | 96.88 | 94% | 2014-05-17 |
5932. | Estel (1estel1) | 96.88 | 97.8% | 2023-12-04 |
5933. | Alan (lunatorra) | 96.88 | 96% | 2014-08-17 |
5934. | Yogesh (yogesh86) | 96.88 | — | 2011-01-28 |
5935. | footstrepsils (footstrepsils) | 96.87 | 95.9% | 2023-11-09 |
5936. | yoyoyoyoyoyoyoy (yubint) | 96.87 | 98% | 2023-05-21 |
5937. | Sverker (sverker2004) | 96.87 | 97% | 2017-12-17 |
5938. | Kimberly (kimboslice16) | 96.87 | 98% | 2020-07-18 |
5939. | Kartavya (kartavyajain) | 96.87 | 97% | 2021-06-12 |
5940. | Ryan (nonfiction) | 96.87 | 97% | 2012-12-27 |
5941. | E dog (evan819) | 96.87 | 96% | 2013-10-10 |
5942. | Eliud (inggoodface) | 96.86 | 95% | 2021-10-21 |
5943. | Sardar Taha (dice111) | 96.86 | 97% | 2021-03-14 |
5944. | im vrey afst tbu my acuray ... | 96.84 | 96% | 2020-07-03 |
5945. | Matt (mattserblo) | 96.84 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
5946. | Nic (scylla1) | 96.84 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
5947. | Kristian (konpiv) | 96.84 | 97.3% | 2024-03-03 |
5948. | Alramech (alramech) | 96.84 | 98% | 2018-06-22 |
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 |