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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12881. | N (oryptic) | 80.90 | 97% | 2014-08-08 |
12882. | sebs (slausell) | 80.90 | 97% | 2013-11-04 |
12883. | Norton (pajj) | 80.90 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
12884. | Fractioned (fractioned) | 80.89 | 97% | 2022-08-17 |
12885. | Gareth (morpen8) | 80.89 | 96% | 2019-11-03 |
12886. | Ampit (5p33d) | 80.89 | 94% | 2011-11-30 |
12887. | WISH (wisheth) | 80.88 | 97% | 2023-11-29 |
12888. | Gabywaby (gabey) | 80.88 | 95% | 2012-11-09 |
12889. | Emmy (emmanuelle29) | 80.88 | 97% | 2017-10-31 |
12890. | Matti (djveslemoy) | 80.88 | 97% | 2011-11-24 |
12891. | Josh (jaysche) | 80.87 | 97% | 2022-11-03 |
12892. | Srijan (lego_11) | 80.87 | 97% | 2024-04-02 |
12893. | sk (skfoo88) | 80.87 | 98% | 2020-12-27 |
12894. | Virtuosoâ„¢ (gkarthick) | 80.87 | 95% | 2016-10-15 |
12895. | yoimhungry (yoimhungry) | 80.87 | 96% | 2017-08-27 |
12896. | Josep M (josepot) | 80.87 | 97% | 2016-05-09 |
12897. | Truman (randomalyzer) | 80.86 | 97% | 2021-09-03 |
12898. | Tevefan (tevefan) | 80.86 | 98% | 2023-11-26 |
12899. | Luigi (fiscario) | 80.86 | 96% | 2021-10-01 |
12900. | Renzo (raccon) | 80.86 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
12901. | Ibrahim (ibrahimt13) | 80.86 | 97% | 2018-04-20 |
12902. | Shruti (shrutisuresh605) | 80.86 | — | 2011-02-03 |
12903. | Thatisdifficult (thatisdiff... | 80.86 | 96% | 2019-11-16 |
12904. | KouTypin (kou_typingood) | 80.86 | 98% | 2023-01-02 |
12905. | Kareem (crashhadback) | 80.85 | 98% | 2016-12-23 |
12906. | codewars.com (learn_2_code) | 80.85 | 96% | 2015-04-13 |
12907. | happily (sudala) | 80.85 | 98% | 2011-11-20 |
12908. | Leo (gnowoel) | 80.84 | 98% | 2015-09-15 |
12909. | Free Palestine (1omar1) | 80.84 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
12910. | tannoobkod (tannoobkodz) | 80.84 | 95% | 2016-12-26 |
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 |