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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25129. | ming-yang (pauls) | 60.85 | 98% | 2016-03-15 |
25130. | ZMM (ariobarzan) | 60.85 | 95% | 2016-03-03 |
25131. | Abdo Souls (abdosouls) | 60.84 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
25132. | Per (perlydersen) | 60.84 | 96% | 2023-03-29 |
25133. | Raul Toichoa-Fulford (rooro... | 60.84 | 99% | 2023-03-22 |
25134. | Shridip Das (shridipdas) | 60.84 | 97% | 2024-01-09 |
25135. | Estian (davincifanboy) | 60.84 | 98.1% | 2023-11-14 |
25136. | Super slow (jan_war) | 60.84 | 97% | 2022-01-14 |
25137. | zeeceebee (zeeceebee) | 60.84 | 93% | 2017-04-28 |
25138. | Erick (velasco1) | 60.84 | 93% | 2013-10-26 |
25139. | Honda (elnaz) | 60.84 | 92% | 2012-03-09 |
25140. | Aparesh (aparex) | 60.83 | 94% | 2022-03-17 |
25141. | arif (arifardians) | 60.83 | 97.9% | 2023-10-29 |
25142. | Jainosauruz (jai_919) | 60.83 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
25143. | Tharun (tak_66637) | 60.83 | 96% | 2020-10-21 |
25144. | Khanh (khanhph1989) | 60.83 | 96% | 2018-09-17 |
25145. | Cody (ayomah) | 60.82 | 96.1% | 2024-01-06 |
25146. | Heeseung (chulsoogf) | 60.82 | 98% | 2024-02-28 |
25147. | sidhhant (sidhhant) | 60.82 | 98% | 2024-01-11 |
25148. | Tomas (tgarro) | 60.82 | 96% | 2019-07-19 |
25149. | Steven (crossfit2207) | 60.82 | 95% | 2017-03-09 |
25150. | Sheen (sheen88) | 60.82 | 95% | 2015-02-14 |
25151. | Blur (dunkrius) | 60.82 | 93% | 2016-03-04 |
25152. | Hashim Raza (hashimraza) | 60.81 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
25153. | fsck (fsck) | 60.81 | 88% | 2013-09-21 |
25154. | mpb (meeepboop) | 60.81 | 96% | 2018-11-04 |
25155. | Jessica (jessf) | 60.81 | 98% | 2019-02-22 |
25156. | jaret (jitterz) | 60.81 | — | 2010-10-14 |
25157. | Victoria (cutemikitty) | 60.81 | 89% | 2011-07-26 |
25158. | Charlie (charcoal_3) | 60.80 | 97.1% | 2023-11-12 |
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 |