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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8749. | Gurjar (gurjar) | 89.32 | 99% | 2013-02-22 |
8750. | Balint Mogyorosi (balintgab... | 89.31 | 99% | 2023-08-24 |
8751. | ahm (ahm_1) | 89.31 | 96.4% | 2023-12-29 |
8752. | μώμω (tanunki) | 89.31 | 96% | 2023-05-05 |
8753. | JD (jigglyjd) | 89.31 | 99% | 2022-09-12 |
8754. | Basil (basil_abs) | 89.31 | 96% | 2015-07-29 |
8755. | Alden (veyloris) | 89.30 | 91% | 2015-09-22 |
8756. | DC (dcl238) | 89.30 | 98% | 2020-11-20 |
8757. | Gifty (gifty_asmr) | 89.29 | 96% | 2024-04-09 |
8758. | Janglevet (janglevet) | 89.29 | 87% | 2016-10-06 |
8759. | York (yorkay) | 89.29 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
8760. | Ocephalus Braggart Flapdood... | 89.29 | 95% | 2022-07-24 |
8761. | Semro (semro) | 89.29 | 99% | 2023-05-13 |
8762. | fatih (webfox) | 89.29 | 99% | 2021-11-25 |
8763. | Simon (nevermind007) | 89.29 | 96% | 2014-01-14 |
8764. | kimmy (kimmyl11) | 89.29 | 95% | 2012-10-19 |
8765. | D (never_procrastinate) | 89.28 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
8766. | Dedamn (dedamn) | 89.28 | 98% | 2021-03-07 |
8767. | Marc (maroenzo) | 89.28 | 96% | 2022-03-19 |
8768. | ☞sondv (sondv) | 89.28 | 99% | 2019-05-09 |
8769. | Anton (twisted_8) | 89.27 | 97.7% | 2023-11-14 |
8770. | Daveshepherd (dmei0676) | 89.27 | 97% | 2023-06-30 |
8771. | JJ (jjbonta) | 89.27 | 99% | 2021-09-28 |
8772. | naviman (naviman) | 89.27 | 97% | 2017-07-01 |
8773. | Adrian (apnestico) | 89.27 | 98% | 2017-06-21 |
8774. | G (hypertyper71) | 89.27 | 95% | 2014-11-09 |
8775. | Daniel (qdaniel05) | 89.26 | 97% | 2018-02-25 |
8776. | Lauren (lrgates05) | 89.26 | 98.1% | 2023-11-07 |
8777. | Josh (orceun) | 89.26 | 96% | 2020-10-29 |
8778. | Josh (teemoing99) | 89.26 | 95% | 2020-11-04 |
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 |