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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9812. | Parinaz (parinaz11) | 87.06 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
9813. | Quân (karocross) | 87.06 | 99% | 2022-11-22 |
9814. | Nixon (kadar09) | 87.06 | 97% | 2018-05-17 |
9815. | Ramona (ramonaflowers101) | 87.05 | 98% | 2023-11-20 |
9816. | AspectOfTheNerd (aspectofth... | 87.04 | 97% | 2023-03-10 |
9817. | The Meerkat (nayanano1) | 87.04 | 97% | 2012-04-04 |
9818. | ruben (exceletar) | 87.04 | 97% | 2023-11-11 |
9819. | boniu (wincentbugs) | 87.04 | 95% | 2024-01-27 |
9820. | Bob (supergreaze) | 87.04 | 96.8% | 2021-02-16 |
9821. | theo (theodoro) | 87.04 | 96% | 2018-10-31 |
9822. | Zorro (swashbuckle) | 87.04 | 97% | 2014-05-21 |
9823. | RightOn (lonesome006) | 87.04 | 97% | 2014-12-02 |
9824. | crowdofworkmen (bu_te) | 87.04 | 94% | 2016-06-11 |
9825. | Chris (big_z) | 87.04 | 96% | 2014-02-13 |
9826. | kale (kale668) | 87.03 | 97% | 2021-04-17 |
9827. | MNM (mnmnour) | 87.03 | 96% | 2023-02-17 |
9828. | kucing (putih) | 87.02 | 95% | 2015-10-21 |
9829. | Dat (mralex101) | 87.02 | 96% | 2020-01-21 |
9830. | Logan (bountyscore) | 87.02 | 96% | 2017-10-10 |
9831. | matt (mgreaney820) | 87.02 | 95% | 2014-05-12 |
9832. | Floko11 (floko11) | 87.02 | 97% | 2016-09-17 |
9833. | Cthulhu (survivcthulhu) | 87.01 | 95.7% | 2023-11-21 |
9834. | K (sobadono) | 87.01 | 98% | 2018-05-11 |
9835. | Michael (xephid) | 87.01 | 93% | 2014-12-08 |
9836. | Carl (doc283) | 87.01 | 95% | 2023-01-22 |
9837. | David (styrofoamboots) | 87.01 | 99% | 2011-11-23 |
9838. | mars (marswork) | 87.01 | 96% | 2015-02-09 |
9839. | Darth (littleani) | 87.01 | 98% | 2016-05-06 |
9840. | Burint (brenolz) | 87.00 | 95% | 2024-04-08 |
9841. | Henrique (irnehp) | 87.00 | — | 2011-01-31 |
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 |