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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29137. | neymar (zerocool345) | 51.75 | 96% | 2016-09-02 |
29138. | Maia (maiadarling) | 51.75 | 97% | 2017-10-10 |
29139. | lemonytwist (lemonytwist) | 51.75 | 95% | 2014-10-23 |
29140. | Vinh (conansss) | 51.74 | — | 2011-04-28 |
29141. | trendy (strongly_typed_trendy) | 51.73 | 95% | 2021-12-06 |
29142. | Pratik (torpido99) | 51.73 | 94% | 2023-06-20 |
29143. | Darren (darrenhoho) | 51.73 | 95% | 2017-10-22 |
29144. | Pedro (glockworks) | 51.73 | 92% | 2013-01-25 |
29145. | Rishay (rishayg) | 51.72 | 95% | 2022-05-15 |
29146. | noe jr (noevash) | 51.72 | — | 2010-08-15 |
29147. | Julius (juliusmysad) | 51.72 | 93% | 2012-04-18 |
29148. | james (jayoco) | 51.72 | 91% | 2014-06-26 |
29149. | Håvard (haavga) | 51.71 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
29150. | Nesha (recorder) | 51.71 | 92% | 2014-12-26 |
29151. | pirach (torlek) | 51.71 | 98% | 2012-07-01 |
29152. | Bilawal (bilawal) | 51.71 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
29153. | gaurab (wind00) | 51.70 | 97.7% | 2023-12-01 |
29154. | Peter (peteralli) | 51.70 | 95% | 2023-07-22 |
29155. | Bradley (bradleyjohnson) | 51.70 | 96% | 2021-07-08 |
29156. | คูมิ-คนญึ... | 51.70 | 92% | 2013-08-14 |
29157. | tom (integritytester@hotmai... | 51.70 | — | 2011-02-18 |
29158. | Soulreaper (soulreaperdeath... | 51.69 | 97% | 2021-09-23 |
29159. | Tyler Hannah (wheat_kings) | 51.69 | 95% | 2023-12-01 |
29160. | Kevin (lugardo) | 51.69 | 87% | 2016-02-23 |
29161. | M (mtth) | 51.69 | 96.4% | 2023-12-19 |
29162. | Stefan (stephen27) | 51.69 | 95% | 2017-08-03 |
29163. | Deveshwar (deveshwar) | 51.69 | 95% | 2017-06-20 |
29164. | Ammara (ammara) | 51.69 | 93% | 2012-06-22 |
29165. | Caleb (balecus53) | 51.68 | 95% | 2020-07-16 |
29166. | Tiffany (tiffanyannesinn) | 51.68 | 89% | 2016-05-05 |
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 |