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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12994. | Srijan (lego_11) | 80.87 | 97% | 2024-04-02 |
12995. | sk (skfoo88) | 80.87 | 98% | 2020-12-27 |
12996. | Virtuosoâ„¢ (gkarthick) | 80.87 | 95% | 2016-10-15 |
12997. | yoimhungry (yoimhungry) | 80.87 | 96% | 2017-08-27 |
12998. | Josep M (josepot) | 80.87 | 97% | 2016-05-09 |
12999. | Truman (randomalyzer) | 80.86 | 97% | 2021-09-03 |
13000. | Tevefan (tevefan) | 80.86 | 98% | 2023-11-26 |
13001. | Luigi (fiscario) | 80.86 | 96% | 2021-10-01 |
13002. | Renzo (raccon) | 80.86 | 97.5% | 2024-04-17 |
13003. | Ibrahim (ibrahimt13) | 80.86 | 97% | 2018-04-20 |
13004. | Shruti (shrutisuresh605) | 80.86 | — | 2011-02-03 |
13005. | Thatisdifficult (thatisdiff... | 80.86 | 96% | 2019-11-16 |
13006. | KouTypin (kou_typingood) | 80.86 | 98% | 2023-01-02 |
13007. | Kareem (crashhadback) | 80.85 | 98% | 2016-12-23 |
13008. | codewars.com (learn_2_code) | 80.85 | 96% | 2015-04-13 |
13009. | happily (sudala) | 80.85 | 98% | 2011-11-20 |
13010. | Leo (gnowoel) | 80.84 | 98% | 2015-09-15 |
13011. | Free Palestine (1omar1) | 80.84 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
13012. | Jose Manuel (slowmanl0l) | 80.84 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
13013. | tannoobkod (tannoobkodz) | 80.84 | 95% | 2016-12-26 |
13014. | Imi (migrant) | 80.84 | 98% | 2014-11-29 |
13015. | Reimar (reimarpb) | 80.83 | 98% | 2021-03-30 |
13016. | Curran (logbasepotato) | 80.83 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
13017. | Teodor (teoalcola) | 80.83 | 96% | 2011-12-04 |
13018. | Renny (cosmic) | 80.83 | — | 2010-07-14 |
13019. | Samuel (7hands) | 80.83 | 88% | 2012-08-23 |
13020. | Jimmy (flashcode) | 80.82 | 97% | 2016-06-28 |
13021. | Papa2ChainZ (elvaton) | 80.82 | 97% | 2024-01-15 |
13022. | ebi (minhosbundles) | 80.82 | 97% | 2023-12-02 |
13023. | Sint (sint11) | 80.82 | 97.3% | 2024-01-28 |
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 |