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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11764. | Itz (itz_star_lol) | 83.13 | 97.9% | 2021-02-22 |
11765. | Saneem (xaneem) | 83.12 | 95% | 2013-08-05 |
11766. | lol (iknowright) | 83.12 | 97% | 2023-04-05 |
11767. | nerd (smashful) | 83.12 | 97% | 2016-01-19 |
11768. | five (kingfive) | 83.12 | 94% | 2015-03-22 |
11769. | Assbutt (assbutt69) | 83.11 | 98% | 2024-03-30 |
11770. | can_i_kinesis (can_i_kinesis) | 83.11 | 97.6% | 2024-02-16 |
11771. | ppun (ppun) | 83.11 | 95% | 2022-07-31 |
11772. | Marcellus (krouthen) | 83.11 | 95% | 2020-12-08 |
11773. | Cindy (slipps243) | 83.11 | 93% | 2017-04-19 |
11774. | dannyshih (dannyshih) | 83.10 | 95% | 2023-09-24 |
11775. | Maki (makisama77) | 83.10 | 98% | 2024-01-11 |
11776. | John (maluket) | 83.10 | 99% | 2017-10-25 |
11777. | Mr. (dandymcgee) | 83.10 | 89% | 2015-02-24 |
11778. | m (hotdogggg) | 83.10 | 98% | 2024-01-15 |
11779. | Conflagration (conflagration) | 83.10 | 87% | 2014-04-10 |
11780. | Andrias (oziass) | 83.09 | 97% | 2024-01-22 |
11781. | Malek (destroyah104) | 83.09 | 96% | 2018-12-29 |
11782. | Dejan (exlargy) | 83.09 | 96% | 2023-03-20 |
11783. | Vishal (vishal_kr_saw) | 83.09 | 97% | 2023-01-06 |
11784. | littlephild (littlephild_) | 83.09 | 88% | 2016-07-27 |
11785. | Gary (rivalry) | 83.09 | 95% | 2011-10-16 |
11786. | akim (realakimnas) | 83.08 | 94% | 2022-12-27 |
11787. | Josh (scojos) | 83.08 | 97% | 2016-04-13 |
11788. | fried fish (seventh77) | 83.08 | 95% | 2016-06-04 |
11789. | David (munichdobe) | 83.08 | 98% | 2015-11-24 |
11790. | Karan (kplex) | 83.07 | 99% | 2024-05-07 |
11791. | Ebli (flashking) | 83.07 | 93% | 2014-01-22 |
11792. | ʞunɯz (zmunk) | 83.07 | 98% | 2017-08-08 |
11793. | JustJahy (justjj) | 83.07 | 96% | 2018-07-29 |
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 |