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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1361. | Bigsteel (tvotyler123) | 120.53 | 97% | 2011-05-29 |
1362. | xSora (xsora) | 120.48 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
1363. | Alfian (alfianrismawan) | 120.47 | 99% | 2014-03-06 |
1364. | MJ (mj970325) | 120.47 | 97.3% | 2023-12-25 |
1365. | Olmec (wpsnan) | 120.46 | 98% | 2023-04-11 |
1366. | C (cwany) | 120.43 | 99% | 2012-06-25 |
1367. | Tiny (alianel) | 120.42 | 95% | 2013-06-17 |
1368. | CreamCheeseEater29 (waters7... | 120.41 | 98% | 2023-01-15 |
1369. | ehsaas (_ehsaas_gupta) | 120.40 | 99.5% | 2024-02-11 |
1370. | Thomas (tommylammy) | 120.40 | 98% | 2018-02-11 |
1371. | imdabait (imdabait) | 120.40 | 98% | 2017-08-21 |
1372. | Skylos (skylos) | 120.39 | 99% | 2017-05-14 |
1373. | Robbgaylord (rampagegaylord) | 120.39 | 99% | 2013-01-26 |
1374. | Lance (zaitrancer) | 120.37 | 98% | 2019-03-22 |
1375. | dankers (fuzzyx3000) | 120.36 | 97% | 2013-07-16 |
1376. | Henry (hskey) | 120.35 | — | 2011-03-25 |
1377. | Joshua (joshuawn) | 120.34 | — | 2010-11-02 |
1378. | Mark (misran) | 120.32 | 97% | 2012-10-18 |
1379. | Carl (realrealyalan) | 120.29 | 98% | 2021-10-03 |
1380. | Spooner (spooner679) | 120.26 | 99% | 2023-01-17 |
1381. | channy (nqian1745) | 120.26 | 98% | 2023-09-13 |
1382. | long bus (sealegs) | 120.26 | 98% | 2021-04-01 |
1383. | Wataru (yuyues) | 120.26 | 99% | 2011-06-25 |
1384. | Ed (etduwx) | 120.25 | 98% | 2011-12-24 |
1385. | Darrio-G-HHKB (darrio_g_hhkb) | 120.23 | 97% | 2023-12-16 |
1386. | Shonnnn (shon2) | 120.23 | 98% | 2015-02-18 |
1387. | snails (hovermind) | 120.23 | 96% | 2017-01-06 |
1388. | izana (karutaa) | 120.21 | 98% | 2022-02-12 |
1389. | Josh (theunknownhero) | 120.21 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
1390. | Adrienne (akmurph) | 120.21 | 100% | 2011-09-12 |
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 |