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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4226. | Rayndy (rayndy1) | 103.08 | — | 2010-08-17 |
4227. | j4bz7 (j4bz7) | 103.07 | 97% | 2023-09-04 |
4228. | Lance (l_nce) | 103.07 | 97.7% | 2023-11-26 |
4229. | Carl (carl_) | 103.07 | 97% | 2014-09-28 |
4230. | Sachin (ifreshh) | 103.05 | 89% | 2016-07-27 |
4231. | AJ (joe0702) | 103.04 | 98% | 2021-12-15 |
4232. | mexican nipple (yoloswag) | 103.04 | 92% | 2012-11-18 |
4233. | FP (forpractice) | 103.04 | 87% | 2014-02-08 |
4234. | Chanha (mulenear) | 103.03 | 98% | 2020-10-06 |
4235. | C-Radius (musaka) | 103.03 | 99% | 2016-04-27 |
4236. | Emily (miz_emily) | 103.03 | 98% | 2016-05-18 |
4237. | heroes with two horns on he... | 103.02 | — | 2010-08-10 |
4238. | David (alotofdavid) | 103.02 | 96% | 2012-01-14 |
4239. | Minty (mintyplays) | 103.02 | 96% | 2021-02-07 |
4240. | Typists (_jackpot_) | 103.02 | 100% | 2014-09-23 |
4241. | Nodd (nodd) | 103.02 | 98% | 2014-05-27 |
4242. | Zeeshan (nioprosc) | 103.01 | 97% | 2022-07-12 |
4243. | A (ilydna) | 103.01 | 95% | 2012-09-09 |
4244. | T (hsczx) | 103.01 | 97% | 2011-10-30 |
4245. | Niek (niekie) | 103.01 | 98% | 2014-05-31 |
4246. | Joselyn (joselyns) | 103.00 | 99% | 2022-03-25 |
4247. | Lydia (lideeuhh) | 103.00 | 93% | 2011-11-04 |
4248. | Justin (slowly_winning) | 103.00 | 99% | 2022-09-26 |
4249. | gotta go fest (voyagerblas) | 103.00 | 96% | 2014-07-27 |
4250. | Douglas (krakeneggs) | 103.00 | 98% | 2017-11-17 |
4251. | Bigheart (bigheart) | 103.00 | 97% | 2013-09-09 |
4252. | 4HourFuneral (4hourfuneral) | 102.99 | 98% | 2024-01-18 |
4253. | tstats[kairu_san] (kairu_san) | 102.99 | 96.3% | 2023-11-17 |
4254. | Ivyez (ivyez) | 102.98 | 97% | 2024-03-12 |
4255. | Brick (botfish) | 102.98 | 97.9% | 2023-12-05 |
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 |