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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22858. | tstats[xander360] (xander360) | 64.28 | 97% | 2020-08-14 |
22859. | Desuc (angzhiwei) | 64.28 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
22860. | Siddhant (sidcipher) | 64.28 | 94% | 2014-10-31 |
22861. | libby (lbilboboyp) | 64.27 | 96% | 2024-05-02 |
22862. | Albert (mudbert) | 64.27 | 87% | 2015-11-30 |
22863. | Zee Troung (itselisee) | 64.27 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
22864. | whonoes (whon) | 64.27 | 98% | 2014-02-18 |
22865. | George (shpak_george) | 64.27 | 96% | 2019-06-27 |
22866. | Matej (mattfid) | 64.27 | 96% | 2020-09-11 |
22867. | Blue Monkey Wrench (bluemon... | 64.26 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
22868. | Grace (gracesys) | 64.26 | 97% | 2023-02-02 |
22869. | Anonymous (1cevil) | 64.26 | 97.7% | 2024-02-29 |
22870. | J (jossama) | 64.26 | 94% | 2022-01-02 |
22871. | Sadan (ultimates4ndm4n) | 64.26 | 86% | 2014-05-01 |
22872. | ☠ ₴ u ₪ i ₤ ☠ (su... | 64.26 | 98% | 2013-03-06 |
22873. | Sundar (sundarban) | 64.26 | 91% | 2015-12-31 |
22874. | Benjamin (benhundos) | 64.25 | 96% | 2021-06-17 |
22875. | Alex (fordalex) | 64.25 | 97% | 2021-02-09 |
22876. | Paansa (finalversus) | 64.25 | 97% | 2023-04-14 |
22877. | wong (fujisakinadeshiko) | 64.25 | 90% | 2012-09-13 |
22878. | Harrison (harrison171997) | 64.25 | 88% | 2015-02-06 |
22879. | pheng (sonita) | 64.25 | — | 2011-04-19 |
22880. | tiglas (tiglas) | 64.25 | 95% | 2017-02-18 |
22881. | Fasih (fasihhassan) | 64.25 | 95% | 2016-01-19 |
22882. | Jeremy (jlaihong) | 64.24 | 92% | 2016-11-08 |
22883. | Sarosh (sarosh98) | 64.23 | 92% | 2014-12-04 |
22884. | Eduardo (elbodrogo1977) | 64.23 | 97.9% | 2024-02-07 |
22885. | Wooba (woutermelon) | 64.23 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
22886. | Rohan (cheezman4157) | 64.23 | 95% | 2011-09-21 |
22887. | Diana (missacid) | 64.23 | 96% | 2021-01-22 |
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 |