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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9224. | Dennis (dennislee_us) | 88.15 | 87% | 2016-06-29 |
9225. | Lord Kuro (lordkuro) | 88.15 | 97% | 2021-11-10 |
9226. | Samir (samirhanda04) | 88.15 | 96% | 2022-09-15 |
9227. | Prum (1sreng) | 88.15 | 97% | 2022-03-29 |
9228. | Julian (juliansmile) | 88.15 | 97% | 2023-04-11 |
9229. | jail_penguin (oneillm288) | 88.14 | 98% | 2023-03-06 |
9230. | noah (randylehey) | 88.14 | 98% | 2021-11-05 |
9231. | michael (michaelandjack) | 88.14 | 98% | 2020-11-25 |
9232. | Felix (flex101) | 88.14 | 91% | 2013-03-24 |
9233. | Brandon (bshega) | 88.13 | 93% | 2016-04-12 |
9234. | Haiden (haidenb10) | 88.13 | 97% | 2024-03-18 |
9235. | mosvannen (mosvannen) | 88.12 | 96% | 2016-09-05 |
9236. | Samuel (kellykellogs) | 88.12 | 97% | 2022-11-16 |
9237. | qwe (azeem838) | 88.12 | 97.5% | 2023-11-27 |
9238. | Zoom Zoom (zoomzoomgelo) | 88.12 | 88% | 2014-03-21 |
9239. | Mitchell (mitchtay) | 88.12 | 95% | 2013-11-12 |
9240. | Quinn (kidgtx) | 88.11 | 99% | 2023-12-24 |
9241. | Susan (houstonsleepingbeauty) | 88.11 | 99% | 2013-09-19 |
9242. | Oberon (linguini) | 88.11 | 96% | 2017-03-21 |
9243. | Kate (dolovergirl) | 88.10 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
9244. | BOB (mroglan) | 88.10 | 97% | 2022-04-18 |
9245. | Stefan (zekan) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-01-04 |
9246. | Jimmy (motivatorman) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-03-20 |
9247. | Van (umbala_meo) | 88.10 | 97% | 2014-04-26 |
9248. | Sam (samuelnsh) | 88.10 | 97% | 2016-08-18 |
9249. | wreckbits (wreckbits) | 88.09 | 94% | 2013-11-26 |
9250. | Rasmus (sbares) | 88.09 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
9251. | Alexander (prepared) | 88.09 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
9252. | Dylan (cherrycoke33) | 88.09 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
9253. | korn (itthikorn777) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-01-23 |
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 |