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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12419. | kei (potassiumchloride_) | 81.88 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
12420. | Jerome (lykzomg) | 81.88 | 98% | 2016-07-26 |
12421. | Phu (phulish) | 81.88 | 90% | 2013-10-31 |
12422. | totoro (noskip) | 81.87 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
12423. | Zachary (zminuk) | 81.87 | 94% | 2016-11-04 |
12424. | standwithisrael (shachar126) | 81.87 | 92% | 2024-01-19 |
12425. | Marcus (h_mph) | 81.87 | 96.7% | 2023-12-27 |
12426. | Murray (mrry) | 81.87 | 95% | 2021-06-04 |
12427. | Michelle (meechii) | 81.87 | 97% | 2019-11-25 |
12428. | Dawson (jycy) | 81.87 | 97% | 2018-09-29 |
12429. | Sarah (sarahla2) | 81.87 | 96% | 2019-10-07 |
12430. | 09deaconX (09deaconx) | 81.87 | — | 2010-12-23 |
12431. | Arthur, Ying Han (arthi98) | 81.86 | 91% | 2015-02-25 |
12432. | 雪 (bbgotme) | 81.86 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
12433. | thebes (thebes) | 81.86 | 96% | 2019-12-22 |
12434. | Alo (alosarv) | 81.86 | 95% | 2016-01-08 |
12435. | q (qmul) | 81.85 | 94% | 2024-01-04 |
12436. | Zhen (zhen_dev) | 81.85 | 99% | 2018-01-12 |
12437. | Leasa (leasadrew) | 81.85 | — | 2010-12-13 |
12438. | jazmin (jjlove4ever) | 81.85 | — | 2010-07-15 |
12439. | Damian (damian_k) | 81.85 | 98% | 2012-01-18 |
12440. | Dan (uberzoonie) | 81.84 | 97% | 2017-08-25 |
12441. | Andreas (andsten) | 81.84 | 98% | 2014-12-05 |
12442. | Rajasekhar (bonibabu) | 81.84 | 96% | 2014-08-12 |
12443. | Rishi (ririhaha) | 81.83 | 97% | 2022-07-08 |
12444. | Andrew (spearsa17) | 81.83 | 95% | 2014-02-05 |
12445. | Amy (bluebluespirit) | 81.83 | — | 2011-01-09 |
12446. | Luke (trunks911) | 81.83 | 89% | 2012-07-21 |
12447. | Henrricos (henrricos) | 81.82 | 98% | 2021-05-05 |
12448. | Jos (joschrs) | 81.82 | 96% | 2022-01-29 |
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 |