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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14893. | Myke (apilak) | 77.25 | 91% | 2011-07-20 |
14894. | Kel (potapakals) | 77.24 | 97% | 2024-01-17 |
14895. | WAD (_waddup_) | 77.24 | 97.1% | 2023-11-11 |
14896. | Declan (dg05) | 77.24 | 96% | 2022-05-30 |
14897. | keon (keonxqt) | 77.24 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
14898. | Victo (victo_sn) | 77.24 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
14899. | mutbuerger (mutbuerger) | 77.24 | 100% | 2015-10-01 |
14900. | Evildark (evildarkown) | 77.24 | 97% | 2018-02-15 |
14901. | Erik (Colemak) (erw_learnin... | 77.24 | 98% | 2014-11-08 |
14902. | Log (logbt) | 77.23 | 94% | 2023-12-25 |
14903. | Poopy (linch8) | 77.23 | 97% | 2021-04-25 |
14904. | max (max_el) | 77.23 | 98% | 2022-08-04 |
14905. | totnamjoon (off_the_page) | 77.23 | 95% | 2015-03-22 |
14906. | Anupam (plaanupam) | 77.23 | 99% | 2021-11-18 |
14907. | fhbjnrng (fhbjnrng) | 77.23 | 91% | 2016-01-11 |
14908. | one day 💯 (cyard) | 77.23 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
14909. | Sushi (sushixr) | 77.22 | 96.5% | 2023-12-30 |
14910. | fdsafdsa (szesz) | 77.22 | 98% | 2021-09-18 |
14911. | Race (raceracerace) | 77.22 | 90% | 2014-01-29 |
14912. | Farah (superduper26) | 77.22 | 98% | 2016-07-05 |
14913. | Atongs (atongs) | 77.22 | — | 2010-08-01 |
14914. | mrjeff (hoodiesd) | 77.22 | 95% | 2016-11-04 |
14915. | Chong (chongkim) | 77.22 | 96% | 2015-03-26 |
14916. | Ian (bob_ross3450) | 77.22 | 96% | 2018-11-27 |
14917. | Nathaniel (natfx7) | 77.21 | 98% | 2017-06-17 |
14918. | Mark (geronimus) | 77.20 | 96% | 2023-11-29 |
14919. | Alex (typeracer) | 77.20 | — | 2010-09-08 |
14920. | Julian (itsnutra) | 77.20 | 97% | 2019-01-26 |
14921. | Duc (aduc6z) | 77.19 | 98.1% | 2023-12-04 |
14922. | Blake (raccoonswoon) | 77.19 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
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 |