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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6287. | blue2electricboogaloo (105wpm) | 96.03 | 98% | 2022-06-04 |
6288. | Pedro (akhaiz) | 96.03 | 97% | 2020-02-25 |
6289. | McLoving (24thknight) | 96.03 | 99% | 2013-12-08 |
6290. | Sean (seankim9) | 96.02 | — | 2010-08-12 |
6291. | Atalanta (atalanta) | 96.02 | 97% | 2021-03-18 |
6292. | helium (helium) | 96.02 | 99% | 2015-06-04 |
6293. | Joey (jpace) | 96.00 | 97% | 2022-08-29 |
6294. | Joshua (idioticprophet) | 96.00 | 99% | 2021-03-22 |
6295. | Emil (awsomeemil25) | 95.99 | 96% | 2021-07-18 |
6296. | panacotta (panacotta) | 95.99 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
6297. | 🐐 (auaomamm) | 95.99 | 99% | 2021-06-15 |
6298. | Eder (edertyper) | 95.99 | 98% | 2013-07-24 |
6299. | Cal (raceto151) | 95.98 | 98.4% | 2023-12-05 |
6300. | Jonathan (hyperus) | 95.96 | 97% | 2022-01-18 |
6301. | Bubbadu (bobez21) | 95.96 | 97% | 2015-08-22 |
6302. | max (blajar) | 95.96 | 99% | 2012-08-28 |
6303. | mago (magomago) | 95.95 | 98% | 2014-04-28 |
6304. | 5k m1chael (mihai03) | 95.94 | 99.3% | 2023-11-19 |
6305. | Kai (jjune) | 95.94 | 97% | 2018-06-08 |
6306. | Kevin (megatron0408) | 95.94 | 97% | 2020-03-15 |
6307. | Membrane69 (keifermatthew) | 95.93 | 99% | 2020-05-27 |
6308. | Sam (sdeng) | 95.93 | 94% | 2012-11-02 |
6309. | anotherbreakfastwithyou (an... | 95.93 | 98% | 2011-10-04 |
6310. | Benji (attambomb) | 95.92 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
6311. | CCChuah (chongchew) | 95.91 | 99% | 2011-07-27 |
6312. | DancingIguana (dancingiguana) | 95.90 | 99% | 2023-11-18 |
6313. | josh (joshtypes1) | 95.90 | 97% | 2021-05-21 |
6314. | Hee-Min (hcha219) | 95.90 | 98% | 2013-02-20 |
6315. | John (jzthai@hotmail.com) | 95.90 | 98% | 2014-11-27 |
6316. | A (antykingfish) | 95.90 | 96% | 2017-03-30 |
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 |