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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19859. | Remi (remilord) | 69.29 | 94% | 2012-08-11 |
19860. | Horique (horique) | 69.29 | 96% | 2021-05-28 |
19861. | Jasper (ivorymash) | 69.29 | 95% | 2020-08-16 |
19862. | IcanhazGin (icanhazgin) | 69.29 | 100% | 2016-02-13 |
19863. | Chris (chalcrow) | 69.28 | 93% | 2015-07-07 |
19864. | riptide (riptide124) | 69.28 | 94% | 2023-05-15 |
19865. | 5uperb0y (5uperb0y) | 69.28 | 98.3% | 2023-11-30 |
19866. | Rtyp (rktypes) | 69.28 | 96% | 2021-01-10 |
19867. | Aidan (bell_aidan) | 69.28 | 97% | 2021-09-11 |
19868. | Weicong (ithaos) | 69.28 | 93% | 2011-06-16 |
19869. | Görbi (gorbimonken) | 69.28 | 93% | 2016-12-07 |
19870. | Miles (zanarkand) | 69.28 | 95% | 2015-05-24 |
19871. | Cheng Loke (lordwiz) | 69.27 | 95% | 2020-09-10 |
19872. | Chris (rykthos) | 69.27 | 95% | 2020-06-18 |
19873. | coolerthancats (coolerthanc... | 69.27 | 97% | 2018-04-24 |
19874. | Jack (randomdize) | 69.27 | 97% | 2018-02-02 |
19875. | Pio (piosoesetio) | 69.26 | 88% | 2016-11-07 |
19876. | Kohei (honzuki) | 69.26 | 97% | 2014-11-26 |
19877. | Mark (anoob) | 69.25 | 83% | 2011-11-17 |
19878. | Darth (darthvader6969) | 69.24 | 98% | 2023-12-09 |
19879. | sanayaa (sanayaa) | 69.24 | 95% | 2022-05-10 |
19880. | Lucas (_pokerecord_) | 69.24 | 95% | 2023-04-18 |
19881. | Edwin (flamed208) | 69.24 | 98% | 2023-12-20 |
19882. | firefly (firef1y) | 69.24 | 90% | 2015-04-01 |
19883. | Shawn Paul (ample) | 69.23 | 97.7% | 2024-01-08 |
19884. | chris (llamas876) | 69.23 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
19885. | Jeffrey (randomhour) | 69.23 | 95% | 2014-12-22 |
19886. | Jamethy (jamethy) | 69.23 | — | 2011-03-17 |
19887. | Lloyd (llgraves) | 69.22 | 98% | 2022-06-24 |
19888. | Michael (aeonlight) | 69.22 | 90% | 2012-11-19 |
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 |