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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16052. | Reverb (reverb_ac) | 75.57 | 96% | 2021-09-28 |
16053. | chabasakina (chabasakinatr) | 75.57 | 97% | 2016-07-07 |
16054. | Kentaro (kentaroakao) | 75.57 | 97% | 2017-07-18 |
16055. | Aimz (aimizzle) | 75.57 | 90% | 2014-05-26 |
16056. | Tiago (tvilhena) | 75.57 | 96% | 2015-03-23 |
16057. | ﻋﺎﻁﻑ (luckyfrazz) | 75.57 | — | 2010-06-14 |
16058. | John (jgrasso4) | 75.57 | 98% | 2017-08-04 |
16059. | Marty (marty_pickles) | 75.56 | 95.8% | 2023-12-08 |
16060. | (zesty11) | 75.56 | 95% | 2020-03-01 |
16061. | Christopher M Cichielo (cci... | 75.55 | 97% | 2024-04-08 |
16062. | imagine_losing (imagine_not... | 75.55 | 96% | 2022-10-07 |
16063. | Ray (ray_maddox) | 75.55 | 98% | 2020-04-18 |
16064. | Erik (ezhou21) | 75.55 | 96% | 2022-01-28 |
16065. | Mandy (itsmandy) | 75.55 | 93% | 2016-04-20 |
16066. | Neil (neilharbin0) | 75.55 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
16067. | Nancy (ladysarissa) | 75.55 | 95% | 2014-08-01 |
16068. | Joy (joypark21) | 75.54 | 96.2% | 2023-11-22 |
16069. | Mamasha (mamasha) | 75.54 | 96% | 2020-11-28 |
16070. | Finnnnnnn (bigfinsfananza) | 75.54 | 96% | 2021-12-27 |
16071. | Bruno (unobruno01) | 75.54 | 94% | 2016-10-31 |
16072. | torsius (torsius) | 75.54 | 94% | 2014-07-28 |
16073. | jdwagg (iircquantum) | 75.54 | 95% | 2016-05-27 |
16074. | guu (guda) | 75.54 | 90% | 2011-08-09 |
16075. | Faris (farisyo) | 75.54 | 90% | 2016-08-23 |
16076. | Andreas (mangabro) | 75.53 | 97% | 2024-03-25 |
16077. | milad (vilmil) | 75.53 | 98% | 2024-04-03 |
16078. | Maurice (andymius) | 75.53 | 90% | 2015-08-18 |
16079. | Maninder (mani_ms1) | 75.53 | 98% | 2022-12-12 |
16080. | Mars (marstherobot) | 75.53 | 97% | 2017-11-17 |
16081. | Saidoh (saidoh) | 75.53 | 92% | 2012-01-25 |
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 |