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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10136. | nguyen (nkhung) | 86.40 | 100% | 2011-09-30 |
10137. | Virtual (vsorceress) | 86.39 | 95% | 2015-05-15 |
10138. | tstats[depsy] (depsy) | 86.39 | 96% | 2024-02-07 |
10139. | Anton (antiiee) | 86.39 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
10140. | Rikaard (rikaard) | 86.39 | 95% | 2011-11-28 |
10141. | Link (palfuzonk) | 86.39 | 93% | 2014-11-08 |
10142. | nicole (nicoleint0x) | 86.39 | 96% | 2011-10-15 |
10143. | Tom (decoherence) | 86.39 | 96% | 2015-03-25 |
10144. | Brandon (jitterflugerpug) | 86.38 | 99% | 2024-02-15 |
10145. | Rhasta (rhastae) | 86.38 | 88% | 2012-07-05 |
10146. | Kurt (moonrosa) | 86.38 | 97% | 2019-12-01 |
10147. | Taylor (tsquared) | 86.38 | 96% | 2013-05-13 |
10148. | Toby (toby_) | 86.38 | 97% | 2019-04-24 |
10149. | Neal (newbcake) | 86.37 | — | 2011-03-19 |
10150. | Mrs Robinson (mrs_robinson123) | 86.37 | 99% | 2017-01-23 |
10151. | Aibek (lifeisatreat1231) | 86.37 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
10152. | Turning 14 in 2 Weeks! (spe... | 86.36 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
10153. | Yorn (yordelehihooo) | 86.36 | 98% | 2023-11-23 |
10154. | dotdotdot (atuladhar1) | 86.36 | 99% | 2024-01-30 |
10155. | Danny (vetiver) | 86.36 | 96% | 2015-10-01 |
10156. | Shayan (shayan98) | 86.36 | 94% | 2017-03-30 |
10157. | Summer (dredd1893) | 86.36 | 99% | 2011-10-26 |
10158. | Kenny (banjo_kazooie) | 86.35 | 97% | 2021-04-26 |
10159. | Silversting (silversting) | 86.35 | 99% | 2017-03-08 |
10160. | pong (pongix) | 86.35 | 97% | 2019-07-14 |
10161. | ju yun (schylarker) | 86.35 | 99% | 2018-08-01 |
10162. | Andres (andres0432) | 86.35 | 97% | 2017-10-04 |
10163. | Nikola (dropndrag) | 86.34 | 96.6% | 2024-03-22 |
10164. | Shawn (corune) | 86.34 | 95% | 2015-01-07 |
10165. | sainirupesh101 (sainirupesh... | 86.34 | 96.8% | 2023-11-22 |
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 |