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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8693. | Dingdong Gwantes (mapagmaha... | 89.36 | 95% | 2014-06-25 |
8694. | striker (aethersleftearring) | 89.35 | 99% | 2024-03-11 |
8695. | Emile (ratlover128) | 89.35 | 96% | 2018-05-24 |
8696. | Avery (purplat) | 89.35 | 96% | 2019-01-12 |
8697. | Shamil (shamil_98) | 89.35 | 93% | 2016-03-28 |
8698. | Markov (markovsembel) | 89.35 | 87% | 2016-10-26 |
8699. | Colette (cleverusername123) | 89.35 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
8700. | Jeff (imaqtpi) | 89.34 | 90% | 2013-04-14 |
8701. | Jesse (2xtreme1) | 89.34 | 95% | 2011-10-28 |
8702. | Josef (commiesans) | 89.34 | 97% | 2019-05-14 |
8703. | m3r8 (m3r8) | 89.33 | 97% | 2022-10-16 |
8704. | Darren (darrentheboi) | 89.33 | 95% | 2018-12-09 |
8705. | Hùng (kenkenkiota) | 89.33 | 98% | 2022-02-05 |
8706. | Jedidiah (kad3nce) | 89.33 | 95% | 2016-03-03 |
8707. | Mat-Eo (mat_eo) | 89.33 | 95% | 2012-04-28 |
8708. | hpp3 (hpp3) | 89.33 | 94% | 2015-09-11 |
8709. | god (god_is_here) | 89.32 | 98% | 2021-11-15 |
8710. | Luan (minhluan1590) | 89.32 | 98.8% | 2023-11-29 |
8711. | Gurjar (gurjar) | 89.32 | 99% | 2013-02-22 |
8712. | Balint Mogyorosi (balintgab... | 89.31 | 99% | 2023-08-24 |
8713. | ahm (ahm_1) | 89.31 | 96.4% | 2023-12-29 |
8714. | μώμω (tanunki) | 89.31 | 96% | 2023-05-05 |
8715. | JD (jigglyjd) | 89.31 | 99% | 2022-09-12 |
8716. | Basil (basil_abs) | 89.31 | 96% | 2015-07-29 |
8717. | Alden (veyloris) | 89.30 | 91% | 2015-09-22 |
8718. | DC (dcl238) | 89.30 | 98% | 2020-11-20 |
8719. | Gifty (gifty_asmr) | 89.29 | 96% | 2024-04-09 |
8720. | Janglevet (janglevet) | 89.29 | 87% | 2016-10-06 |
8721. | York (yorkay) | 89.29 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
8722. | Ocephalus Braggart Flapdood... | 89.29 | 95% | 2022-07-24 |
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 |