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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16549. | Zviad (ზვიად) (ha... | 74.53 | 95% | 2013-04-29 |
16550. | Junsik (cyberyanne) | 74.53 | 99% | 2014-07-23 |
16551. | Scott (scottb2211) | 74.52 | 95.1% | 2023-12-28 |
16552. | kenjieee (kenjiseii) | 74.52 | 96.3% | 2023-12-24 |
16553. | David (davidy) | 74.52 | 89% | 2016-05-20 |
16554. | Vrozar (vrozar) | 74.52 | 96.8% | 2021-02-13 |
16555. | Dener (uchiha__sasuke) | 74.52 | 97% | 2018-06-26 |
16556. | rubbur (fatalbur) | 74.51 | 95% | 2016-03-26 |
16557. | Illidan (damecks) | 74.51 | 97% | 2023-05-11 |
16558. | Nishant (yaboinishnish) | 74.51 | 99% | 2019-03-27 |
16559. | Pietro (pierin) | 74.51 | 96% | 2015-07-13 |
16560. | Arjun (arjun_sn) | 74.51 | 99% | 2011-10-27 |
16561. | Adam (acidcypher) | 74.50 | 97% | 2019-07-04 |
16562. | Jee (justjeejee) | 74.50 | 98% | 2021-09-16 |
16563. | ZeR009 (zer009) | 74.50 | 96% | 2018-05-14 |
16564. | Will (wsmiteh) | 74.49 | 93% | 2016-03-01 |
16565. | Asgarnian (asgarnian) | 74.48 | 97% | 2012-06-13 |
16566. | Suigikawa (suigikawa) | 74.48 | 96% | 2021-11-11 |
16567. | arcady (arcady) | 74.48 | 98% | 2022-10-16 |
16568. | Hunter (hunter1109) | 74.48 | 97% | 2019-02-21 |
16569. | David (taraen) | 74.48 | 95% | 2014-10-06 |
16570. | Tim (euclid221) | 74.47 | 96% | 2016-08-28 |
16571. | GRIS (gris_) | 74.47 | 96.3% | 2023-11-18 |
16572. | hyhu (hyhy233) | 74.47 | 95% | 2021-06-10 |
16573. | hai (nothing101) | 74.47 | 97% | 2012-03-29 |
16574. | Thanh Quế (kimmy1997) | 74.47 | — | 2010-07-17 |
16575. | Pinekkone (pinekkone) | 74.46 | 96% | 2022-05-31 |
16576. | doodlebob (d00d13bob) | 74.46 | 98% | 2023-12-14 |
16577. | Ekamjit Singh (ekam_kila_ra... | 74.46 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
16578. | Daniel (danndmv01) | 74.46 | 98% | 2023-04-11 |
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 |