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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28229. | ela (eladeger) | 54.36 | 93% | 2016-05-25 |
28230. | Dang Ngoc (nightmare2304) | 54.36 | 89% | 2012-08-07 |
28231. | Zhijian (zliangal) | 54.35 | 95% | 2022-02-06 |
28232. | Aron (mailo95) | 54.35 | 95% | 2017-02-20 |
28233. | ab (sudden_death) | 54.33 | 96% | 2014-03-06 |
28234. | Alex (yourthevictim) | 54.33 | 95% | 2021-03-02 |
28235. | QuotaRuota (quotaruota) | 54.32 | 96% | 2024-03-28 |
28236. | katelyn (xousta) | 54.32 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
28237. | Daniel (sirdanielthesixth) | 54.32 | 96% | 2024-01-11 |
28238. | Hiren (userhiren) | 54.32 | 94% | 2022-02-01 |
28239. | Visha (16vxparmar08) | 54.32 | 86% | 2012-01-27 |
28240. | Raziel23 (raziel23) | 54.32 | — | 2010-12-20 |
28241. | Magar (seto_rose) | 54.32 | 90% | 2015-03-26 |
28242. | kimhak1689 (kimhak1689) | 54.31 | 96% | 2024-05-03 |
28243. | Glove80Racer (glove80racer) | 54.31 | 93% | 2024-04-08 |
28244. | Tien (pucachika) | 54.31 | 94% | 2014-01-04 |
28245. | felix (xear_) | 54.30 | 95% | 2024-02-06 |
28246. | indianman (speedpotion1415) | 54.30 | 95% | 2022-03-12 |
28247. | dark (dark_lord25) | 54.30 | 96% | 2022-06-23 |
28248. | Thermal Blade (thermalblade... | 54.30 | 96% | 2024-01-13 |
28249. | Yee Jian (swampertx) | 54.30 | 90% | 2014-07-22 |
28250. | Joe Mama (bagel02) | 54.30 | 97% | 2024-04-18 |
28251. | mlockgaming (mlockgaming) | 54.30 | 96% | 2021-03-14 |
28252. | John (eyedee5131) | 54.30 | 95% | 2011-10-20 |
28253. | carwyn (idolstrahs) | 54.30 | 93% | 2021-03-27 |
28254. | Yaroslav (karatsuba) | 54.30 | 97% | 2018-10-23 |
28255. | Aadil (aadil0392) | 54.30 | 94% | 2021-09-19 |
28256. | TAJ- END- (mdth) | 54.30 | 93% | 2013-10-08 |
28257. | sblljcb (sblljcb) | 54.29 | 97% | 2023-12-29 |
28258. | Mohd (nihal2193) | 54.29 | 87% | 2016-01-26 |
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 |