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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14423. | Brandon (brandstand) | 78.18 | 98% | 2013-09-12 |
14424. | Mark (msg0192) | 78.17 | 96% | 2017-01-12 |
14425. | Elizabeth (downbeat) | 78.17 | 98% | 2021-08-14 |
14426. | Nick (crimzynn) | 78.17 | 98% | 2019-10-26 |
14427. | Ivan (agrus) | 78.17 | 98% | 2018-06-12 |
14428. | cominginhotdog (danhan1234) | 78.16 | 96% | 2023-11-04 |
14429. | Yikes! (wowsers1) | 78.15 | 97% | 2023-12-24 |
14430. | Haiya (haiya_) | 78.15 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
14431. | kiperkebab (kiperkebab) | 78.15 | 98% | 2024-01-19 |
14432. | Carlos (lagoon_monster) | 78.15 | 97% | 2021-06-04 |
14433. | Its Me (infinityyt) | 78.15 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
14434. | Setiawan (wawax) | 78.15 | 97% | 2012-09-20 |
14435. | fastest (haringtyping) | 78.15 | 96% | 2019-08-18 |
14436. | You (howtoplay) | 78.15 | 95% | 2012-04-09 |
14437. | SHelley (birdlady) | 78.14 | — | 2010-10-31 |
14438. | Densetsu (nori7) | 78.14 | 96% | 2013-10-23 |
14439. | tstats[minilaytr] (minilaytr) | 78.13 | 98% | 2022-10-03 |
14440. | Mr (mrbas1210) | 78.13 | 96% | 2024-01-28 |
14441. | chc (chc442) | 78.13 | 94% | 2016-06-28 |
14442. | Lycin (smokzzzgaming) | 78.13 | 97.9% | 2024-01-06 |
14443. | Bumm (shover) | 78.13 | 96% | 2023-09-24 |
14444. | karim (karimchickensoup) | 78.13 | 98.8% | 2023-12-06 |
14445. | stop quitting (phrosnite) | 78.13 | 98% | 2014-06-04 |
14446. | Umbull (um1215) | 78.13 | 93% | 2014-02-15 |
14447. | lost (lostconquest) | 78.13 | 98% | 2015-06-08 |
14448. | Icepanda (icepanda501) | 78.12 | 97.3% | 2023-12-04 |
14449. | Eric (emona) | 78.12 | 97% | 2020-12-25 |
14450. | prox (proxisos) | 78.12 | 96% | 2020-06-03 |
14451. | Baris (rottened) | 78.12 | 88% | 2016-01-02 |
14452. | Gillian (gilz242) | 78.12 | 88% | 2013-09-28 |
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 |