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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20673. | Rickard (ospf) | 68.27 | 95% | 2016-01-17 |
20674. | SilverSigns (silversigns) | 68.26 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
20675. | T/0 (_trippz) | 68.26 | 96% | 2020-06-14 |
20676. | marvolo (happyraul) | 68.26 | 97% | 2017-03-29 |
20677. | Aidan (amess92304) | 68.26 | 94% | 2022-02-22 |
20678. | Mishaal (big_m) | 68.26 | — | 2011-04-12 |
20679. | Carlo (carlo12) | 68.26 | 95% | 2014-09-06 |
20680. | Akarsh (akarsh11) | 68.25 | 95% | 2024-04-12 |
20681. | arroncoot (arroncoot) | 68.25 | 96% | 2024-03-21 |
20682. | WhyRemaru (remaru) | 68.25 | 94% | 2024-01-28 |
20683. | Nathanael (tinkerer_nat) | 68.25 | 97% | 2021-08-20 |
20684. | Vanja (njavex) | 68.25 | 94.8% | 2024-01-16 |
20685. | Farhad (chuysrx) | 68.25 | 90% | 2016-01-02 |
20686. | Joshua (joshdosti95) | 68.25 | 94% | 2014-01-29 |
20687. | Guan Ying (modusoperand) | 68.25 | 95% | 2019-10-07 |
20688. | Muko (muko) | 68.25 | — | 2011-01-10 |
20689. | gimme a sec (fixingmyfingers) | 68.24 | 98% | 2023-03-30 |
20690. | Istana (przz3) | 68.24 | 89% | 2013-10-12 |
20691. | UnreliableSpare (unreliable... | 68.24 | 97.4% | 2023-10-09 |
20692. | ibizabroker (ibizabroker) | 68.24 | 98% | 2022-04-27 |
20693. | Jeffrey Archer (letmeknowil... | 68.24 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
20694. | Sebastian (cloutimus) | 68.24 | 95% | 2021-10-10 |
20695. | vikash (vkas990) | 68.24 | 97% | 2018-10-03 |
20696. | Dhruvin (dhrmehta) | 68.24 | 95% | 2016-08-09 |
20697. | gabefrogg (gabefrogg) | 68.23 | 96% | 2024-03-08 |
20698. | Jacob (boolink) | 68.23 | 97% | 2023-11-17 |
20699. | i am (a_fast_guy) | 68.23 | 96.2% | 2021-02-23 |
20700. | Kevin Rendell (hankami37) | 68.23 | 97% | 2021-04-20 |
20701. | Lennard (leoracing) | 68.23 | 94% | 2016-05-16 |
20702. | Thuỳ Trang zuto (laughing... | 68.23 | 97% | 2015-04-03 |
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 |