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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10140. | ezpez (ezpez) | 86.44 | 98% | 2019-09-27 |
10141. | i use caps lock (3booddd) | 86.44 | 96% | 2018-04-22 |
10142. | aaa (jackedgar) | 86.44 | 98% | 2016-11-03 |
10143. | Electric (cuitcuit) | 86.43 | 98% | 2022-10-29 |
10144. | dave (ryuzog) | 86.43 | — | 2010-07-02 |
10145. | headache (headache2) | 86.43 | — | 2011-04-09 |
10146. | Matt (bigmtg25) | 86.43 | 93% | 2011-12-13 |
10147. | Alien (half_alien) | 86.42 | 97% | 2023-01-29 |
10148. | Tushar (tushar23651) | 86.42 | 99% | 2024-04-28 |
10149. | Evan (hooz) | 86.42 | 91% | 2015-11-06 |
10150. | Ayatsuji (ayatsuji) | 86.42 | 94% | 2015-03-20 |
10151. | Min Pro (nimcole) | 86.42 | 98% | 2012-02-12 |
10152. | SpecialK (specialk007) | 86.41 | 96% | 2013-02-26 |
10153. | Yzmael (yzmael156) | 86.41 | 98% | 2019-04-02 |
10154. | Gaal (lgv315) | 86.41 | — | 2011-03-01 |
10155. | Tolu (epictolu) | 86.41 | 97% | 2013-12-16 |
10156. | dmo (hinjaku_hinjaku) | 86.40 | 98% | 2022-04-05 |
10157. | Promtheus (notprometheus) | 86.40 | 97.3% | 2023-11-21 |
10158. | Chaewon (raz3124) | 86.40 | 97% | 2022-02-04 |
10159. | Kenny (kenjeo) | 86.40 | 96.4% | 2021-02-02 |
10160. | Srikarthick (pjsk83) | 86.40 | 95% | 2012-12-07 |
10161. | nguyen (nkhung) | 86.40 | 100% | 2011-09-30 |
10162. | Virtual (vsorceress) | 86.39 | 95% | 2015-05-15 |
10163. | tstats[depsy] (depsy) | 86.39 | 96% | 2024-02-07 |
10164. | Anton (antiiee) | 86.39 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
10165. | Rikaard (rikaard) | 86.39 | 95% | 2011-11-28 |
10166. | Link (palfuzonk) | 86.39 | 93% | 2014-11-08 |
10167. | nicole (nicoleint0x) | 86.39 | 96% | 2011-10-15 |
10168. | Tom (decoherence) | 86.39 | 96% | 2015-03-25 |
10169. | Brandon (jitterflugerpug) | 86.38 | 99% | 2024-02-15 |
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 |