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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8777. | Ben (_b3n_) | 89.23 | 92% | 2016-06-07 |
8778. | Wizard (dancingwizard) | 89.23 | 96% | 2022-09-23 |
8779. | Ghassan (lightbeam) | 89.23 | 98% | 2013-08-19 |
8780. | B (0x135) | 89.23 | 95% | 2016-08-16 |
8781. | Dot (dotthebad) | 89.23 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
8782. | Andre (ander_) | 89.23 | 95% | 2020-08-10 |
8783. | EM (mozzb0zz) | 89.23 | 98% | 2023-11-25 |
8784. | Jeremy (cutecup) | 89.23 | 98% | 2022-12-12 |
8785. | さなろーま? (xusanaxu) | 89.23 | 98% | 2011-12-06 |
8786. | H (hsanrb) | 89.22 | 94% | 2012-10-28 |
8787. | Nicole (nicolez) | 89.22 | 97% | 2011-07-27 |
8788. | Elmouradi (elmouradiamine) | 89.21 | 96% | 2021-08-23 |
8789. | Frank (franko) | 89.21 | — | 2010-12-17 |
8790. | Glerou (tudesci) | 89.21 | 99% | 2021-01-25 |
8791. | Max (elsancho5) | 89.21 | 98% | 2022-12-14 |
8792. | zach (tabako) | 89.21 | 98% | 2011-05-13 |
8793. | Jazz (jazzfunk37) | 89.20 | 98% | 2022-12-28 |
8794. | Jordyn (jstick384) | 89.20 | 97% | 2020-11-23 |
8795. | Bassim- Jeez I need more fi... | 89.20 | 91% | 2013-06-08 |
8796. | Grant (alexnander) | 89.20 | 99% | 2017-07-23 |
8797. | Fang Kai (fangkailim) | 89.20 | 97% | 2014-11-26 |
8798. | Michael (fappywet) | 89.19 | 98% | 2022-10-17 |
8799. | Johnny (quizzt) | 89.19 | 94% | 2013-02-21 |
8800. | Pape (pape) | 89.19 | 95% | 2013-02-19 |
8801. | Kazuki (kabukiman) | 89.18 | 97% | 2023-02-23 |
8802. | Tariq (htariq) | 89.18 | 100% | 2018-04-18 |
8803. | Racer (rdracer) | 89.18 | 93% | 2015-10-09 |
8804. | CA66 (ksydry5) | 89.18 | 98% | 2018-09-18 |
8805. | George (bacheloroftravel) | 89.17 | 97% | 2021-04-08 |
8806. | ptt (ptt_) | 89.17 | 96.6% | 2021-01-30 |
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 |