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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1488. | Bizz (bizatch) | 119.37 | 100% | 2017-12-05 |
1489. | (mylove4u) | 119.37 | 99% | 2014-03-03 |
1490. | Kevin (strangetastingfishst... | 119.36 | — | 2010-10-03 |
1491. | hellebelle (hellebelle) | 119.36 | 99% | 2012-05-26 |
1492. | terrace (terrace2fast) | 119.34 | 98% | 2023-02-27 |
1493. | senpai (muchsenpai) | 119.34 | 96% | 2016-10-22 |
1494. | K (kxiang) | 119.33 | 97% | 2016-12-16 |
1495. | Jordan (jorsian) | 119.32 | 98% | 2012-11-22 |
1496. | Nozune (nostar) | 119.31 | 97% | 2021-11-25 |
1497. | Rahul (riolu) | 119.31 | 100% | 2014-11-02 |
1498. | Benj (noodlicious) | 119.29 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
1499. | katie (hikatie) | 119.28 | — | 2010-07-07 |
1500. | Daniel (forever55255) | 119.26 | 92% | 2016-12-27 |
1501. | Lotus (lotuspirate) | 119.25 | 97% | 2012-07-10 |
1502. | Grigori (cascade) | 119.23 | — | 2011-02-07 |
1503. | nick (nickyeow) | 119.20 | 97% | 2011-12-27 |
1504. | PenguinTypist (penguinfun) | 119.15 | 98% | 2023-05-14 |
1505. | a (oreo_os) | 119.15 | 99% | 2020-10-03 |
1506. | hansil (prorances) | 119.15 | 97% | 2012-12-31 |
1507. | gavinc (klontz) | 119.15 | 97% | 2022-09-07 |
1508. | Rohit (babaroriley) | 119.15 | 91% | 2015-02-06 |
1509. | Austin (_8(|) (atrain742) | 119.13 | 98% | 2019-06-21 |
1510. | Abhishek (abhishekreddy) | 119.12 | 93% | 2017-04-10 |
1511. | Liz (elijabet) | 119.11 | — | 2010-08-03 |
1512. | Trajan (trajanme) | 119.10 | 99% | 2020-08-28 |
1513. | Sean (sean.geckler@gmail.com) | 119.09 | 99% | 2017-06-17 |
1514. | zkov (zkov) | 119.09 | 95% | 2011-12-28 |
1515. | Nayu (nayukim) | 119.09 | 95% | 2015-04-06 |
1516. | enaK (forcherie2) | 119.05 | 98.8% | 2021-02-23 |
1517. | seez (seez) | 119.03 | 98% | 2019-09-30 |
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 |