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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12881. | bo (biznessmun) | 81.08 | 96% | 2020-09-03 |
12882. | Johnathan (jcaves) | 81.08 | 93% | 2014-01-12 |
12883. | Reverie (tifa_lockhart) | 81.08 | 98% | 2016-05-03 |
12884. | neeraj (neeraj902) | 81.07 | 98% | 2023-02-28 |
12885. | James (kingbob192) | 81.07 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
12886. | notjoyu (notjoyu) | 81.07 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
12887. | forind (forind934) | 81.06 | 97% | 2021-04-30 |
12888. | James (blue6249) | 81.06 | 95% | 2013-01-27 |
12889. | Kevin (superuser_) | 81.06 | — | 2011-04-28 |
12890. | WhatTheHotDog (tdsar102094) | 81.06 | 95.9% | 2024-01-21 |
12891. | Alexa (aglass31) | 81.06 | 97% | 2022-03-03 |
12892. | Cameron (ballsinyourface) | 81.06 | 98% | 2022-03-19 |
12893. | asdf (redpanda54321) | 81.06 | 97% | 2017-08-20 |
12894. | Lie Algebra (liealgebracow) | 81.06 | 94% | 2017-01-26 |
12895. | Ricky (derangeddirector) | 81.06 | 96% | 2011-10-11 |
12896. | Myxa (47mike47) | 81.06 | 95% | 2013-04-20 |
12897. | Jilly (jestillore) | 81.05 | 95% | 2015-10-02 |
12898. | Dev (dcapa) | 81.05 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
12899. | kishor_1445 (kishor_1445) | 81.05 | 98.4% | 2023-12-20 |
12900. | Riding on the wings of DEAT... | 81.05 | — | 2010-12-25 |
12901. | Jacek (axee) | 81.05 | 98% | 2022-11-24 |
12902. | Bob (archiveman) | 81.05 | 98% | 2013-10-17 |
12903. | Top (topshelf) | 81.05 | 95% | 2016-11-14 |
12904. | Liquid (liquidlemon) | 81.05 | 97% | 2019-01-07 |
12905. | Opponent (opponent) | 81.05 | 93% | 2015-06-09 |
12906. | Jennifer (jaden316) | 81.05 | 98% | 2012-11-29 |
12907. | IGA (amateur_) | 81.05 | 97% | 2011-08-11 |
12908. | jerwin (topkung26) | 81.04 | 96% | 2024-04-25 |
12909. | Khxnum (khxnum) | 81.04 | 95% | 2024-03-19 |
12910. | Topher (tophergopher) | 81.04 | 96.9% | 2024-03-01 |
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 |