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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20226. | Laura (lneedham22) | 68.44 | 97% | 2014-05-11 |
20227. | DJ (dj_ro) | 68.44 | 92% | 2012-12-26 |
20228. | Bijan (sensiblemango) | 68.44 | 98% | 2018-04-07 |
20229. | jburd (htimseiluj) | 68.44 | 94% | 2022-06-30 |
20230. | P (birchum2) | 68.44 | 90% | 2013-06-01 |
20231. | arjun22 (arjun22) | 68.44 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
20232. | AlfaTango (alfatango) | 68.43 | 96% | 2024-01-31 |
20233. | LiterallyInsane (smallbigz) | 68.43 | 96% | 2023-11-21 |
20234. | Mike (ashmoney5) | 68.43 | 95% | 2016-02-19 |
20235. | liz (lizzardie) | 68.43 | 96% | 2012-08-26 |
20236. | Scrotum Death (scrotum_death) | 68.42 | 98% | 2024-01-14 |
20237. | Jessica (shoutouttothesped) | 68.42 | 97% | 2024-02-20 |
20238. | nadan (nadanfrenkiel) | 68.42 | 94.6% | 2023-11-29 |
20239. | Nick (1chompy_) | 68.42 | 96% | 2021-05-15 |
20240. | ThatGuy (thatguy135) | 68.42 | 95% | 2017-10-05 |
20241. | sLoW bRo (muffinmasta) | 68.42 | 87% | 2016-05-25 |
20242. | ShampooCraze (shampoocraze) | 68.41 | 99% | 2024-01-24 |
20243. | senzi (senzi) | 68.41 | 96% | 2024-01-19 |
20244. | HardToKill (hardtokill1011) | 68.41 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
20245. | DH (deeh_c) | 68.41 | 95% | 2021-10-20 |
20246. | James Paul (ap1ng) | 68.41 | 96% | 2022-03-02 |
20247. | avivsq12 (avivsq12) | 68.41 | 97% | 2024-02-05 |
20248. | Vipul Patil (vipul_07) | 68.41 | 95.6% | 2024-03-18 |
20249. | Gavin (akagmann) | 68.41 | 98% | 2021-01-22 |
20250. | Ali (alito110) | 68.41 | 96% | 2022-01-28 |
20251. | Amulya (neelamnator) | 68.41 | 98% | 2022-05-15 |
20252. | Amr (xslash11) | 68.41 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
20253. | PHỤC NGUYỄN (vanphucka) | 68.41 | 96% | 2014-07-15 |
20254. | Lazuline (kohakuiro) | 68.41 | 95% | 2013-11-01 |
20255. | Jerry (jlocke789) | 68.41 | 96% | 2014-04-17 |
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 |