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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25143. | greenhouse (karjack) | 61.11 | 95% | 2022-07-03 |
25144. | Tenzin (tenzinfrost) | 61.11 | 94% | 2023-08-27 |
25145. | Ryoma (ryoma37) | 61.11 | 95% | 2021-06-11 |
25146. | Snail (exspeed) | 61.11 | 91% | 2014-08-10 |
25147. | hhg (hhg2) | 61.11 | 99% | 2021-09-26 |
25148. | ggggg (prpgift) | 61.11 | 96% | 2017-07-27 |
25149. | decozzy (decozzy) | 61.10 | 94.7% | 2024-02-12 |
25150. | Devesh (devesh_agarwal) | 61.10 | 96.4% | 2023-12-18 |
25151. | T (peacecraft_m) | 61.10 | 97% | 2023-04-10 |
25152. | Daniel (dantyping) | 61.10 | 97% | 2021-05-10 |
25153. | Joe (ibelaxin) | 61.10 | 85% | 2014-08-19 |
25154. | Thomas (cyrez) | 61.10 | 94% | 2012-12-09 |
25155. | Tristan (turbo566) | 61.09 | 92% | 2016-07-30 |
25156. | luz (luzyb92109) | 61.09 | 95% | 2023-03-10 |
25157. | Corey (crimelord) | 61.09 | 94% | 2012-12-29 |
25158. | JaSu (jasu) | 61.09 | — | 2010-09-14 |
25159. | Phalgooni (phalguni) | 61.08 | 96% | 2021-12-21 |
25160. | Jingle (jinglegordon) | 61.08 | 95% | 2014-02-21 |
25161. | Nhat (abels) | 61.08 | — | 2011-01-20 |
25162. | Dung (nguyenvuthuydung) | 61.08 | 96% | 2019-06-26 |
25163. | Jaden (jazpvo) | 61.07 | 96.4% | 2024-03-21 |
25164. | Faizan (faizan372) | 61.07 | 96% | 2023-09-24 |
25165. | Andie (andiejc) | 61.07 | 95% | 2015-12-20 |
25166. | Wobble (devil23_11) | 61.07 | — | 2010-11-12 |
25167. | Andreas (andrex16) | 61.07 | — | 2010-10-13 |
25168. | uy (hygienic) | 61.06 | 99% | 2024-05-13 |
25169. | Yash (yash_karan) | 61.06 | 96% | 2018-11-22 |
25170. | P A N D A (barcodewhale) | 61.06 | 95% | 2018-01-18 |
25171. | RidThe (ridthetwoladders) | 61.06 | 95% | 2022-11-24 |
25172. | Chris (chrischu) | 61.06 | 97% | 2024-02-17 |
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 |