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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7521. | Mentosan (mentosan) | 92.36 | 97% | 2016-05-27 |
7522. | Lalit (darkshadows) | 92.35 | 96% | 2014-03-12 |
7523. | Edward (moshizie) | 92.34 | 95% | 2023-03-17 |
7524. | Liam (killern00bie) | 92.34 | 94% | 2011-10-25 |
7525. | StewieGriffin (stewiegriffi... | 92.33 | 98% | 2017-09-09 |
7526. | rob (dydtaylor) | 92.33 | 96% | 2015-10-07 |
7527. | dapiin (dapiin) | 92.32 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
7528. | Bray (erasleeps) | 92.32 | 96% | 2021-12-27 |
7529. | Mac (2mac_) | 92.32 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
7530. | R (unicorn_lover) | 92.32 | 93% | 2011-12-16 |
7531. | Augheer (augheer) | 92.32 | 98% | 2020-11-28 |
7532. | Kaizen (zenkai5) | 92.32 | 97% | 2019-01-16 |
7533. | Shan (twoforty240) | 92.32 | 91% | 2013-03-19 |
7534. | David (lazyperson99) | 92.32 | 95% | 2012-12-17 |
7535. | Huan (hwang106) | 92.32 | — | 2010-08-18 |
7536. | Brian (flurbo) | 92.32 | — | 2011-04-25 |
7537. | Matthias (mpwagner) | 92.31 | 99% | 2022-06-29 |
7538. | Big (bigjohn05) | 92.31 | 97% | 2024-02-27 |
7539. | your mome (roseofsithis) | 92.31 | 90% | 2012-04-19 |
7540. | paul (superspys) | 92.31 | 93% | 2015-11-22 |
7541. | Gabe (max79) | 92.31 | 86% | 2014-11-01 |
7542. | AkelloMukasa (akellomukasa) | 92.31 | 97% | 2019-07-22 |
7543. | Petey (peterc93) | 92.30 | — | 2010-08-10 |
7544. | Jeffrey (jeffreyyong) | 92.30 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
7545. | Sunny Earther (sunnyearther) | 92.30 | 96% | 2015-01-03 |
7546. | Lexeme (lexeme) | 92.30 | 97% | 2012-06-22 |
7547. | Sabrick (sabrick) | 92.29 | 98% | 2016-09-01 |
7548. | Sammy (sammyf) | 92.29 | 98% | 2011-06-29 |
7549. | Jaren (jarenn) | 92.29 | 97% | 2012-11-08 |
7550. | Surendra (kshetrisurendra) | 92.28 | 96% | 2013-02-28 |
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 |