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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17497. | Bao (sushivision) | 73.37 | 94% | 2016-05-28 |
17498. | chunchunmaru (mr_mystery4896) | 73.37 | 97% | 2021-10-31 |
17499. | Henna (hennajuliet) | 73.37 | 94% | 2013-06-14 |
17500. | Angel (novamage) | 73.37 | 98% | 2011-08-25 |
17501. | MajesticWater (majesticwater) | 73.36 | 97% | 2021-12-28 |
17502. | H J (ojinjin) | 73.36 | 96% | 2022-08-19 |
17503. | potatocm (potatoalt) | 73.36 | 96% | 2021-02-25 |
17504. | Shaikh Aman (dude0dude) | 73.36 | 96% | 2013-11-03 |
17505. | Shahid (shahid_abbas) | 73.36 | 97% | 2021-01-20 |
17506. | Samz (sam261) | 73.36 | — | 2011-04-30 |
17507. | Henry (henry_court) | 73.36 | 95% | 2017-04-09 |
17508. | Leeland (landsurge) | 73.35 | 98% | 2020-12-27 |
17509. | Verne (vverne) | 73.35 | 97% | 2022-11-10 |
17510. | mayank (dids6121) | 73.35 | 98% | 2018-02-26 |
17511. | Esme (esmeb56) | 73.35 | 91% | 2012-11-01 |
17512. | Adridri (eidorian) | 73.35 | 91% | 2022-05-26 |
17513. | Dat (bigbeartk) | 73.34 | 96% | 2021-07-20 |
17514. | Michael (polorized) | 73.34 | 94% | 2020-12-27 |
17515. | Abhiram (abdo22) | 73.34 | 97% | 2024-01-19 |
17516. | Billy (billyluck) | 73.34 | 96% | 2012-11-30 |
17517. | Brett (sonovthedawn) | 73.34 | 95% | 2019-10-09 |
17518. | Werdna (werdnawerd) | 73.34 | 95% | 2016-02-07 |
17519. | Shotsov (shotsov_qvickly) | 73.34 | 97% | 2011-10-20 |
17520. | ilrj (ilrj) | 73.34 | 99% | 2012-09-24 |
17521. | Christopher (yammayammatoot) | 73.33 | 98.1% | 2023-12-12 |
17522. | Viet (viettp) | 73.33 | 98.4% | 2021-01-31 |
17523. | Peter (gmontag) | 73.33 | — | 2011-02-20 |
17524. | Dawid (jasonwhyareyou) | 73.33 | 93% | 2016-04-23 |
17525. | Lemuel (camo341) | 73.32 | 94% | 2015-11-23 |
17526. | Okan (pikachu_wow) | 73.32 | 92% | 2016-10-14 |
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 |