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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16479. | Kalash (gekalash4791) | 74.68 | 99% | 2020-07-25 |
16480. | Gilberto (shesmu) | 74.68 | 97% | 2019-04-26 |
16481. | Grace (graceeunjeonglee) | 74.68 | — | 2010-12-14 |
16482. | bobby g (darkness2422) | 74.68 | 97% | 2017-07-24 |
16483. | nymm (day12) | 74.68 | 98% | 2019-04-01 |
16484. | Zahin (z_a_h_i_n) | 74.67 | 97.9% | 2023-12-19 |
16485. | Zach (encasedthought) | 74.67 | 95% | 2017-07-04 |
16486. | Daniel (danielrice) | 74.67 | 96% | 2012-08-04 |
16487. | Vrexu (vrexo) | 74.67 | 99% | 2013-09-06 |
16488. | rob (yukoracker) | 74.67 | 95% | 2011-05-12 |
16489. | Jason (r_matey) | 74.66 | 96% | 2020-05-06 |
16490. | JOhn (exotifys) | 74.66 | 97% | 2022-05-13 |
16491. | Kirk (kirklayne) | 74.66 | 93% | 2013-05-30 |
16492. | Japonizm (showhey0705) | 74.66 | 95% | 2012-05-31 |
16493. | Filip (jyunero) | 74.66 | 94% | 2016-08-07 |
16494. | Rick (bambinooo) | 74.66 | 97% | 2011-12-02 |
16495. | Larry (larlarbinks) | 74.65 | 97% | 2022-05-18 |
16496. | SHRI (srinivasdokare) | 74.65 | 97.7% | 2023-11-16 |
16497. | Ayokk (ayokk) | 74.65 | 97% | 2022-07-28 |
16498. | Alan (erical77) | 74.65 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
16499. | Crystal (fluorescent) | 74.65 | 95% | 2012-05-05 |
16500. | Jiun-Ru (nutmacaca) | 74.65 | — | 2010-12-31 |
16501. | bald (baldguy) | 74.65 | 99% | 2013-03-27 |
16502. | Logan.B (lman48) | 74.64 | 95% | 2024-02-14 |
16503. | Aristotle (aristotleonassis) | 74.64 | 98% | 2023-12-23 |
16504. | Kevin (siacker) | 74.64 | 96% | 2017-07-19 |
16505. | nicolas (nicolasalba) | 74.64 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
16506. | antiphon (goodmania) | 74.64 | 98% | 2020-08-24 |
16507. | gigabuffoon (blockingthesky) | 74.64 | 88% | 2015-09-27 |
16508. | WizPak (gaigehegge1999) | 74.64 | 91% | 2014-04-22 |
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 |