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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22725. | Rajat (rajat_singla) | 64.37 | 96% | 2018-08-25 |
22726. | John1 (n1johhner) | 64.36 | 93% | 2014-04-23 |
22727. | Frank (jaxfrank) | 64.36 | 94% | 2023-12-21 |
22728. | Shivam (shivam_00100) | 64.36 | 96% | 2023-05-11 |
22729. | Gol D (gold_roger) | 64.36 | 96% | 2022-11-21 |
22730. | Kumar (liter) | 64.36 | 97% | 2018-03-03 |
22731. | Aswin (aswinsashidharan) | 64.35 | 93% | 2016-09-15 |
22732. | Maa5 (mpagarigan) | 64.35 | 96.4% | 2024-02-04 |
22733. | AKSHAT (akshat1234) | 64.35 | 97% | 2024-03-03 |
22734. | krisr17 (kk017) | 64.35 | 94% | 2021-07-03 |
22735. | Glenn (burappi) | 64.34 | 96% | 2022-09-14 |
22736. | fy (fycs) | 64.34 | 95% | 2023-03-06 |
22737. | KRM (kennymanslahtah) | 64.34 | 92% | 2016-03-26 |
22738. | ELIZABETH (techsupport) | 64.34 | 96% | 2016-02-24 |
22739. | li-hsuan (macia) | 64.34 | 98% | 2016-01-06 |
22740. | br1gg5y (br1gg5y) | 64.34 | 94% | 2016-05-16 |
22741. | Jacob323 (jacob323) | 64.33 | 97% | 2024-01-17 |
22742. | b001ean (b001ean) | 64.33 | 96.6% | 2024-01-02 |
22743. | Hedgethrush (hedgethrush) | 64.33 | 91% | 2017-04-23 |
22744. | linh (walkman) | 64.33 | — | 2010-12-22 |
22745. | John (goso321) | 64.33 | 89% | 2011-10-30 |
22746. | Daniel (daniel99526) | 64.33 | 94% | 2013-12-25 |
22747. | TSpin (all_type) | 64.33 | 97% | 2020-03-22 |
22748. | soph (karpouzaki) | 64.32 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
22749. | Gabby (gabbychan) | 64.32 | 96% | 2022-03-07 |
22750. | tstats[qqsniff] (qqsniff) | 64.32 | 95% | 2022-01-28 |
22751. | Admire (gluetour) | 64.32 | 97.5% | 2023-11-25 |
22752. | wassim (wassim221e) | 64.32 | 94.9% | 2023-11-12 |
22753. | ghosttt (ghosttxxx) | 64.32 | 98% | 2022-10-13 |
22754. | Bob (bobtyping) | 64.32 | 96% | 2021-01-07 |
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 |