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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11873. | Kiran (kkdatkiran) | 82.99 | 98% | 2024-01-24 |
11874. | Jermy (grandmastafunk) | 82.99 | 93% | 2015-04-01 |
11875. | Kaushik (kaushik_nna) | 82.99 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
11876. | NeumnoTele (neumnotele) | 82.99 | 97.7% | 2023-12-09 |
11877. | Dingli (dinglichao) | 82.99 | 98% | 2019-01-18 |
11878. | Life (f_m_l) | 82.99 | 89% | 2011-11-10 |
11879. | Sherman (shemsan) | 82.98 | 94% | 2012-03-24 |
11880. | C (easywincg) | 82.98 | 97% | 2021-09-20 |
11881. | Alex (typh0n) | 82.98 | 97% | 2023-01-31 |
11882. | J (jerrrybeansman) | 82.97 | 97% | 2019-08-31 |
11883. | cius (cius1) | 82.97 | 97% | 2023-08-24 |
11884. | Ben (bensnake) | 82.97 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
11885. | E (phillipcool127) | 82.96 | 96.3% | 2023-11-29 |
11886. | Karl (relentlesstyper) | 82.96 | 98% | 2021-11-07 |
11887. | Henry (dreamej) | 82.96 | 96% | 2018-08-01 |
11888. | shahbaz (shahbaz_kazi09) | 82.96 | 98% | 2019-03-06 |
11889. | DrApe (howardshan) | 82.95 | 96% | 2014-05-14 |
11890. | Kyan (naykworb) | 82.95 | 98% | 2021-06-06 |
11891. | mav (maverror) | 82.95 | 95% | 2021-02-22 |
11892. | Arshad (marshadalimughal@gm... | 82.95 | 97% | 2012-01-13 |
11893. | JoJo (jojofox) | 82.95 | 88% | 2014-10-16 |
11894. | Tyler (foreign_man_23) | 82.95 | 92% | 2013-11-28 |
11895. | eZson (foliuss) | 82.94 | 94% | 2011-12-07 |
11896. | NoStress (nostress313) | 82.94 | 98% | 2023-08-02 |
11897. | Wei (charles2007) | 82.94 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
11898. | moo (mcgalaxy) | 82.94 | 95% | 2020-09-24 |
11899. | khersoncity (div_ilia) | 82.94 | — | 2010-12-15 |
11900. | boop.png (bbop4460) | 82.93 | 96% | 2023-07-15 |
11901. | King (cre0006) | 82.93 | 96.5% | 2023-09-20 |
11902. | Ryan (lilchicken) | 82.93 | 97% | 2021-09-25 |
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 |