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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15645. | VLKR (vlkr) | 76.22 | 98% | 2011-05-11 |
15646. | Bailey (nob0dy) | 76.22 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
15647. | bb where are youuuu (kwokhin) | 76.22 | 94% | 2013-08-11 |
15648. | comboBox (combobox) | 76.22 | 95% | 2013-03-13 |
15649. | bob (texasaboy) | 76.21 | 93% | 2015-12-03 |
15650. | Locksley (locksng12) | 76.21 | 99% | 2023-02-14 |
15651. | Tsenko (tsenko) | 76.21 | 97% | 2023-09-05 |
15652. | theepicracer99 (theepicrace... | 76.21 | 96.1% | 2023-11-20 |
15653. | Torrin (t0rr1n) | 76.21 | 96% | 2021-09-02 |
15654. | Hitscan (loonatick_src) | 76.21 | 97% | 2020-12-16 |
15655. | Joe (jgizzi21) | 76.21 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
15656. | Dank (dankmachine) | 76.21 | 97% | 2018-12-21 |
15657. | NGONO (mnae) | 76.20 | 96.2% | 2023-12-01 |
15658. | smellyct (smellyct) | 76.20 | 95% | 2022-03-03 |
15659. | soda, pop, tonic ( which on... | 76.20 | 96% | 2022-11-12 |
15660. | Social (social_blunder) | 76.20 | 93% | 2011-09-09 |
15661. | Grelgor (grelgor) | 76.19 | 96% | 2021-04-05 |
15662. | Chelsea (bbchlz) | 76.19 | 95% | 2019-01-11 |
15663. | anthony (antmak) | 76.19 | 96% | 2023-03-11 |
15664. | Fathan (fathanpathurijal) | 76.19 | 98% | 2023-04-04 |
15665. | Preston (hollywoodhero) | 76.19 | 96% | 2018-10-19 |
15666. | Vietnamese Typer (cuongnvci... | 76.19 | 98% | 2016-06-15 |
15667. | Kelly (pumpinz) | 76.19 | 96% | 2014-03-24 |
15668. | Natalie (paintingflowers) | 76.19 | — | 2010-06-15 |
15669. | noahrwilly (noahrwilly) | 76.19 | 97% | 2022-08-31 |
15670. | Kevin (iamthe1guy) | 76.18 | 99% | 2019-02-28 |
15671. | John Paulo (guehnwyvar) | 76.18 | 98% | 2023-04-08 |
15672. | yuwewewewe (yuwewewewe) | 76.18 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
15673. | Dante (_trying) | 76.18 | 97% | 2019-09-10 |
15674. | Lambee (tundralegend) | 76.18 | 94% | 2019-02-01 |
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 |