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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11133. | abbey (abbeyns) | 84.08 | 97% | 2021-12-11 |
11134. | OJ (ojop) | 84.08 | 98% | 2022-08-16 |
11135. | Nguyen Minh (dragontiti) | 84.08 | 97% | 2014-11-01 |
11136. | agyon (meikaina) | 84.07 | 96% | 2022-05-24 |
11137. | Jay (jeremyhac) | 84.07 | 96% | 2018-08-16 |
11138. | Martin (tumult) | 84.07 | 99% | 2021-09-24 |
11139. | jay! (its_jay_) | 84.07 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
11140. | Danat (danat_ayazbayev) | 84.07 | 95% | 2018-10-10 |
11141. | Augie Ahn (augieahn) | 84.06 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
11142. | Luna (eclipsedluna) | 84.06 | 98% | 2022-03-20 |
11143. | Pengu (lilpengu) | 84.06 | 99% | 2021-10-04 |
11144. | Holdmybeer (9599914266) | 84.06 | 97% | 2022-12-01 |
11145. | JONAS (___jonas___) | 84.06 | 95.7% | 2023-11-07 |
11146. | Protein (rsandland) | 84.06 | 97.3% | 2023-11-10 |
11147. | Ivan (arkcht) | 84.06 | 97% | 2021-01-14 |
11148. | Aduket (comptrol) | 84.06 | 98% | 2012-09-15 |
11149. | tolbi (tolbi) | 84.05 | 96% | 2023-06-02 |
11150. | Harry (hazman) | 84.05 | 97% | 2020-04-25 |
11151. | Lonely (ap053001) | 84.05 | 95% | 2017-07-09 |
11152. | klungs (klungs) | 84.04 | 97.9% | 2023-11-07 |
11153. | David (dpark23456) | 84.04 | 97% | 2017-10-06 |
11154. | Fernando (fercv19) | 84.04 | 98% | 2023-01-05 |
11155. | Joshua (sieepyhead) | 84.04 | 93% | 2015-05-09 |
11156. | Stephen (stephen_17) | 84.04 | 97% | 2013-12-04 |
11157. | karim (karimovic) | 84.04 | 97% | 2018-08-11 |
11158. | Ren (reitanna) | 84.03 | 97% | 2024-02-12 |
11159. | mo (stoney_freckles) | 84.03 | 97% | 2022-08-17 |
11160. | Order (orderadchaos) | 84.03 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
11161. | NinerSechs (neunsechszwei) | 84.03 | 94% | 2014-09-29 |
11162. | Colozuz (erickjulvan) | 84.03 | 95% | 2016-01-07 |
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 |