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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30662. | Tyler (liguiny7) | 42.61 | 93% | 2024-02-07 |
30663. | Adrian (baethicc) | 42.57 | 94.5% | 2021-02-12 |
30664. | Omar (omar_ali) | 42.55 | 90% | 2013-05-30 |
30665. | Ruben (ruben_c) | 42.53 | 95% | 2023-01-04 |
30666. | Akkibaba (akkibaba) | 42.52 | 95% | 2023-08-24 |
30667. | Bon687 (bon1234) | 42.51 | 94.9% | 2023-11-28 |
30668. | way (wayto) | 42.51 | 93% | 2016-12-09 |
30669. | Owen (nubnooblet) | 42.49 | 76% | 2016-09-29 |
30670. | MaybeJustJames (maybejustja... | 42.49 | 96.1% | 2023-11-16 |
30671. | rebira (rebira) | 42.49 | 95% | 2017-12-14 |
30672. | Nicholas (swouss) | 42.48 | 93.2% | 2021-02-21 |
30673. | kdjaiel (nobody42) | 42.45 | 92% | 2022-03-16 |
30674. | sachin (timsixit) | 42.45 | 96% | 2021-06-05 |
30675. | Chase (coslib) | 42.44 | 91% | 2024-04-23 |
30676. | Archit (archit16) | 42.44 | 91% | 2012-03-16 |
30677. | Habibullah (habibullahhussa... | 42.42 | 93% | 2021-09-28 |
30678. | Rodrigo (rodri71) | 42.37 | 94.6% | 2024-04-11 |
30679. | ROWLAND (rownet) | 42.36 | 85% | 2016-11-08 |
30680. | harshil (hpatel2493) | 42.36 | 89% | 2014-10-20 |
30681. | Fantomas (hunterx6323) | 42.34 | 93% | 2017-11-20 |
30682. | Khang (manhkhangvn) | 42.34 | 89% | 2014-07-24 |
30683. | OmeO (omeo) | 42.34 | 91% | 2013-09-28 |
30684. | big (big_boiiii) | 42.33 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
30685. | Amorphous (tawseef) | 42.31 | 96.3% | 2021-02-21 |
30686. | chevron000 (chevron000) | 42.29 | 84% | 2011-07-14 |
30687. | Abdul Wadhood (abdulwadhood) | 42.29 | 92% | 2017-02-15 |
30688. | Josh (cobra04) | 42.27 | 94% | 2021-11-22 |
30689. | mally (malleshmally) | 42.27 | 95% | 2023-12-08 |
30690. | Yaboi (yaboiwins) | 42.25 | 94% | 2024-02-09 |
30691. | Victor (mlad) | 42.25 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
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 |