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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1610. | (otql) | 118.20 | 99% | 2022-11-08 |
1611. | tstats[montedeu] (montedeu) | 118.19 | 98.6% | 2023-12-17 |
1612. | Delca (delca) | 118.16 | 98% | 2012-11-17 |
1613. | Hansol (hansol) | 118.16 | 98% | 2015-12-12 |
1614. | Andrew (honeyman) | 118.15 | 95% | 2016-01-13 |
1615. | yeowo (bunnypenguin) | 118.14 | 99% | 2022-02-10 |
1616. | djs (djs_) | 118.13 | 94% | 2017-01-06 |
1617. | cozyDibs (cozydibs) | 118.10 | 97.7% | 2024-01-06 |
1618. | Colin (geosyog) | 118.10 | 99% | 2022-02-02 |
1619. | Aiden (kula_) | 118.08 | 97% | 2017-08-04 |
1620. | Mahmood Thompson (mat_i) | 118.08 | 100% | 2020-10-26 |
1621. | Cuzzie (cuzzie) | 118.08 | 89% | 2016-05-12 |
1622. | Not (canuck) | 118.08 | — | 2010-07-01 |
1623. | Zoheb (blackeaglejs) | 118.06 | 99% | 2012-04-17 |
1624. | ANDY THE KING (worked) | 118.06 | 98% | 2011-12-27 |
1625. | AS_VAL (as_val24) | 118.05 | 98% | 2023-08-21 |
1626. | ابن المر (ibnalmer) | 118.01 | 100% | 2023-12-25 |
1627. | Matt (peacemaker1) | 118.01 | 99% | 2013-10-20 |
1628. | Giovanni (giosda) | 117.98 | 96% | 2021-01-22 |
1629. | Razvan (forreckful) | 117.97 | 96.7% | 2023-12-03 |
1630. | Elessar (spiritious) | 117.97 | 95% | 2016-11-05 |
1631. | Jason (jpngfile) | 117.97 | 100% | 2016-10-28 |
1632. | Matty (mattym) | 117.96 | 99% | 2013-03-19 |
1633. | poop (brahbrahbrah) | 117.96 | 98% | 2015-04-17 |
1634. | A (atoneff) | 117.96 | 97% | 2016-01-11 |
1635. | Jim (ifeelhyper) | 117.95 | 98% | 2022-04-30 |
1636. | retired... for now..? (clou... | 117.94 | 99% | 2023-05-01 |
1637. | Scott (sanderson21) | 117.94 | 99% | 2020-07-01 |
1638. | nw3x (nw3x) | 117.93 | 97% | 2021-08-26 |
1639. | tstats[s2dent] (s2dent) | 117.93 | 99% | 2015-06-26 |
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 |