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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5745. | patel to the metal (wildsv2) | 97.56 | 98% | 2023-05-20 |
5746. | Asturias (asturias) | 97.56 | — | 2010-08-21 |
5747. | James (chopstix94) | 97.56 | 98% | 2014-11-24 |
5748. | Tori (torivega) | 97.56 | 96% | 2012-10-19 |
5749. | Guiseppe (baconator3) | 97.56 | 96% | 2017-03-29 |
5750. | Petar (petar030) | 97.55 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
5751. | Perseveranze (perseveranze) | 97.55 | 97% | 2012-04-05 |
5752. | R (rtleo) | 97.55 | 97% | 2021-10-19 |
5753. | falts (fartingfalts) | 97.55 | 98% | 2018-11-24 |
5754. | Piemanray314 (piemanray314) | 97.54 | 96% | 2019-06-01 |
5755. | Reese's (reesepuffs) | 97.53 | 97% | 2019-07-07 |
5756. | Guest (6uest) | 97.53 | 97% | 2011-09-30 |
5757. | Ethan (ethan17458) | 97.52 | 97% | 2020-09-20 |
5758. | Bruno (tresco) | 97.52 | 95% | 2021-11-23 |
5759. | Sonny (sonson88) | 97.52 | 99% | 2017-07-26 |
5760. | Tessa (tlw34) | 97.52 | 97% | 2011-07-22 |
5761. | Min (tiwimeister) | 97.51 | 97% | 2024-02-23 |
5762. | Ralph (rmaalouf) | 97.51 | 97% | 2011-08-14 |
5763. | Ben (ballisticknife) | 97.51 | 97% | 2017-12-26 |
5764. | Aaron (aaron777) | 97.51 | 99% | 2013-05-23 |
5765. | Loic (99loic) | 97.50 | 96.6% | 2023-12-30 |
5766. | Yosuke (7wolves) | 97.50 | 98.6% | 2023-10-25 |
5767. | Xin (sigmoid) | 97.50 | 94% | 2012-12-05 |
5768. | Tap Sum Bong (anthonybong) | 97.50 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
5769. | Dill (dillcapote) | 97.49 | 99% | 2018-03-05 |
5770. | Sean Paolo (seanpaolo_22) | 97.49 | 97% | 2022-02-15 |
5771. | Marcius (marciussim) | 97.49 | 95% | 2014-06-18 |
5772. | Giorgi (sigmamale369) | 97.49 | 98% | 2022-05-18 |
5773. | Simon (cwmon) | 97.49 | 98% | 2023-09-14 |
5774. | Martin (mhtgaming) | 97.49 | 93% | 2014-03-13 |
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 |