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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12047. | MALOY (speed_learner) | 82.66 | 95% | 2015-03-26 |
12048. | William (searcheese766) | 82.65 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
12049. | thanhmy3love (thanhmy3love) | 82.65 | 98% | 2023-11-13 |
12050. | Saikat (saikat2) | 82.65 | 97.1% | 2024-03-15 |
12051. | Plague (plaguey) | 82.65 | 98% | 2023-01-03 |
12052. | Johnny (ouzelum) | 82.65 | 97% | 2012-04-10 |
12053. | Fyreball12 (bilzzard15) | 82.65 | 90% | 2016-04-09 |
12054. | Alek (avalonia) | 82.64 | 100% | 2023-09-16 |
12055. | Nicey (ni_cey) | 82.64 | 96.5% | 2023-11-11 |
12056. | Richard (aeolyus) | 82.64 | 96% | 2017-01-14 |
12057. | Will (rdtomgrcr) | 82.64 | 97% | 2018-06-12 |
12058. | ItzStam (itzstam) | 82.63 | 98% | 2020-09-18 |
12059. | Will (lynxwill_bov) | 82.63 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
12060. | Dustin (dustindp99) | 82.63 | 97% | 2023-02-27 |
12061. | stijn (stimixer) | 82.63 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
12062. | Canadian (killzaa) | 82.63 | 90% | 2015-04-07 |
12063. | Elt (eltcoltz_) | 82.62 | 97.7% | 2024-01-14 |
12064. | tstats[sweetapple6911] (swe... | 82.62 | 96.5% | 2023-11-14 |
12065. | AKLONTOP (ibrab00) | 82.62 | 97.9% | 2024-01-13 |
12066. | Csongor (flashrane) | 82.62 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
12067. | stitcherking (stitcherking) | 82.62 | 96% | 2018-10-09 |
12068. | JJ (jj111) | 82.62 | 96% | 2019-05-24 |
12069. | Handri (baldkid) | 82.62 | 94% | 2016-07-07 |
12070. | Thomas (ashryx) | 82.61 | 96% | 2020-08-21 |
12071. | Dusan (dusanix) | 82.61 | 91% | 2016-07-17 |
12072. | Bobby (rradhak1) | 82.61 | 97% | 2018-10-04 |
12073. | Gavin (fuzzlightbeard) | 82.61 | 96% | 2016-07-27 |
12074. | Josh (joshmc333) | 82.60 | 91% | 2013-11-18 |
12075. | Aniket (aniketsanghi) | 82.60 | 97% | 2022-11-29 |
12076. | Patrik (pbody) | 82.60 | 97.1% | 2023-11-21 |
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 |