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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8389. | Daf (dafpogi2) | 90.17 | 98% | 2021-08-08 |
8390. | Aidan (aidancool) | 90.17 | 96% | 2020-06-03 |
8391. | Regen (konpa) | 90.17 | 96% | 2013-01-13 |
8392. | Melon (zd_smear) | 90.17 | 97% | 2016-09-30 |
8393. | Joe (joefromlongisland) | 90.17 | 99% | 2015-05-11 |
8394. | CatchitBaby (catchitbaby) | 90.17 | — | 2011-03-23 |
8395. | Monster, how should (bardho... | 90.17 | 92% | 2013-05-13 |
8396. | Bryan (damnbrybry) | 90.16 | 98% | 2021-01-22 |
8397. | Kevin (kxvinkim) | 90.16 | 98% | 2022-03-25 |
8398. | Razy Nureen (mamak) | 90.16 | 93% | 2012-08-29 |
8399. | Jody (j0dymae) | 90.16 | 98% | 2013-06-13 |
8400. | Vincent (chouvinc) | 90.15 | 93% | 2016-04-08 |
8401. | John (tranbot) | 90.15 | 93% | 2013-11-15 |
8402. | zekis (zekiukas) | 90.14 | 97% | 2023-08-16 |
8403. | Tiffany (wintersprings) | 90.14 | 92% | 2016-05-08 |
8404. | failzor2 (failzor2) | 90.14 | 98% | 2016-06-21 |
8405. | Ayvan (dharmablade) | 90.13 | 99% | 2021-11-30 |
8406. | Ryben (ryben_vendict) | 90.13 | 95% | 2012-12-19 |
8407. | Zoniax (_zephr) | 90.12 | 97.2% | 2021-02-19 |
8408. | Het (legoleader) | 90.12 | 97% | 2023-03-25 |
8409. | Anguu (anguubeef) | 90.11 | 97% | 2021-11-12 |
8410. | Albert (alblurt) | 90.11 | 97.5% | 2021-02-18 |
8411. | Phạm Lãng (blackdhcm) | 90.11 | 99% | 2015-02-15 |
8412. | Harry (expadz) | 90.10 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
8413. | Bao (hoaibao_doo) | 90.09 | 99% | 2022-09-20 |
8414. | Marco (rxmarko) | 90.09 | 99% | 2022-04-14 |
8415. | Grey (grey2) | 90.09 | 98.6% | 2024-04-06 |
8416. | Logos (abode243) | 90.09 | 96% | 2023-05-23 |
8417. | jack (jackracer23) | 90.09 | 99% | 2017-06-14 |
8418. | Iddy (iddy1997) | 90.09 | 99% | 2017-01-15 |
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 |