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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9274. | Mycterism (mycterism) | 88.21 | 95% | 2014-08-10 |
9275. | Klitora (klitora) | 88.21 | 97% | 2019-02-13 |
9276. | Sam (jet993) | 88.20 | 95.7% | 2023-11-02 |
9277. | Kura (kuraaaa) | 88.20 | 97% | 2022-01-06 |
9278. | Lachie (latchie) | 88.20 | 95% | 2014-06-04 |
9279. | Aaron (bentonam) | 88.20 | 96% | 2012-01-18 |
9280. | Kiproll (kiproll) | 88.19 | 97% | 2011-07-06 |
9281. | Asher Virin (asherv77) | 88.19 | 97.5% | 2023-11-13 |
9282. | Patrick (putthepieceawaywal... | 88.19 | 98% | 2019-07-19 |
9283. | qweqwe (qweu) | 88.19 | 98% | 2023-08-17 |
9284. | Somanos (somanos) | 88.19 | 97% | 2021-09-09 |
9285. | Jhun Chester (jaycel19) | 88.19 | 98.1% | 2024-01-11 |
9286. | Roberto (bertdog1995) | 88.18 | 99% | 2022-02-19 |
9287. | Hoang Anh (awkwardhoanh) | 88.18 | 97.5% | 2023-11-12 |
9288. | Stan (peppawutz) | 88.18 | 97% | 2020-03-09 |
9289. | Adam (cerealbox42) | 88.18 | 97% | 2017-09-30 |
9290. | Kiyo (kiiyyoo) | 88.17 | 99% | 2023-08-28 |
9291. | musratte (musratte) | 88.17 | 96.6% | 2023-11-20 |
9292. | Stacey (slisac) | 88.17 | 99% | 2012-10-16 |
9293. | Dan (theminecube) | 88.16 | 97% | 2019-11-13 |
9294. | Colemak master race (jake_c... | 88.16 | 91% | 2015-12-31 |
9295. | . (evanisme) | 88.16 | 95% | 2016-05-01 |
9296. | Dennis (dennislee_us) | 88.15 | 87% | 2016-06-29 |
9297. | Lord Kuro (lordkuro) | 88.15 | 97% | 2021-11-10 |
9298. | Samir (samirhanda04) | 88.15 | 96% | 2022-09-15 |
9299. | Prum (1sreng) | 88.15 | 97% | 2022-03-29 |
9300. | Julian (juliansmile) | 88.15 | 97% | 2023-04-11 |
9301. | jail_penguin (oneillm288) | 88.14 | 98% | 2023-03-06 |
9302. | noah (randylehey) | 88.14 | 98% | 2021-11-05 |
9303. | michael (michaelandjack) | 88.14 | 98% | 2020-11-25 |
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 |