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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9228. | weicer (weicer) | 88.35 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
9229. | Marco (bajo85) | 88.35 | 96% | 2015-04-01 |
9230. | Mark (silkyjohnston) | 88.35 | 97% | 2013-04-25 |
9231. | Naufal (naufalmahing) | 88.34 | 97.1% | 2024-01-23 |
9232. | treespirit (treespirit) | 88.34 | 100% | 2021-10-23 |
9233. | Bill (trainingb4tests) | 88.34 | 97% | 2021-09-13 |
9234. | Sridhar (cure_kiddo) | 88.34 | 93% | 2012-11-30 |
9235. | Zn (z1ny) | 88.34 | 96% | 2018-03-16 |
9236. | João (johnrik) | 88.34 | 98% | 2018-02-22 |
9237. | garbage (_the_bacon) | 88.33 | 94% | 2017-11-12 |
9238. | Bruno (brunog) | 88.33 | 98% | 2019-01-14 |
9239. | Isaiah (comoesteban) | 88.33 | 97% | 2022-05-14 |
9240. | xBytez (xbytez) | 88.33 | 89% | 2016-11-02 |
9241. | oRi0n (ori0n) | 88.33 | 90% | 2012-01-19 |
9242. | Stephen (snivithefox) | 88.33 | 98% | 2016-11-09 |
9243. | Alex (jkdc) | 88.33 | 95% | 2014-09-19 |
9244. | Caleb (syfulis) | 88.32 | 96% | 2022-01-17 |
9245. | xTopkek (xtopkek) | 88.32 | 96% | 2022-08-12 |
9246. | Ethan (yaboinugget) | 88.32 | 96% | 2020-04-22 |
9247. | Melas (melas1) | 88.32 | 98% | 2020-10-07 |
9248. | Esad (brentiani) | 88.32 | 97% | 2016-06-30 |
9249. | 7UR (7ur7l3) | 88.32 | 98% | 2017-12-29 |
9250. | Bernie (glumpkins) | 88.31 | 97% | 2022-06-15 |
9251. | A (a_ny) | 88.31 | 88% | 2013-10-12 |
9252. | FREE ISRAEL (jojoff) | 88.30 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
9253. | Essowicz (laisso_) | 88.30 | 95% | 2023-03-30 |
9254. | Cream Of (creamofroach) | 88.30 | 98.1% | 2021-02-20 |
9255. | M (virgofenix) | 88.30 | 98% | 2012-06-11 |
9256. | 찬우 (inphinity) | 88.30 | 93% | 2016-03-18 |
9257. | Mr (tallguy) | 88.30 | 97% | 2012-08-23 |
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 |