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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7411. | Rowland (eagles123) | 92.81 | 95% | 2016-12-19 |
7412. | David (velasq) | 92.80 | 96% | 2019-08-09 |
7413. | BEing VinCI (ppubalo) | 92.80 | 99% | 2020-12-27 |
7414. | Aaron (pikachu3004) | 92.80 | 93% | 2016-11-03 |
7415. | Minh Hải (minhhai) | 92.80 | 98% | 2021-05-04 |
7416. | Greg (hodari) | 92.79 | 95% | 2013-08-07 |
7417. | MagmaLeCreme (magmalecreme) | 92.78 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
7418. | terence (teeyau) | 92.78 | 97% | 2020-07-31 |
7419. | muffin (muffin4) | 92.78 | 99% | 2022-01-08 |
7420. | Kyozō (thegiantchip) | 92.78 | 97% | 2022-01-07 |
7421. | Diéssica (diessicagurskas) | 92.78 | 86% | 2013-01-19 |
7422. | Kathryn (kathrynb) | 92.78 | 95% | 2015-04-24 |
7423. | Jason (bigswass) | 92.78 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
7424. | tonyh88 (tonyh88) | 92.77 | 98.1% | 2024-03-03 |
7425. | Arkkant (r4nd4ll) | 92.77 | 98% | 2014-04-25 |
7426. | Lee (hated) | 92.77 | 93% | 2012-05-03 |
7427. | Plyad (plyad) | 92.76 | 98% | 2020-07-14 |
7428. | Nhan (nnguyen682) | 92.76 | 99% | 2017-07-11 |
7429. | Tarako (tarako) | 92.76 | 97% | 2014-06-04 |
7430. | Emrah (kingh) | 92.76 | 95% | 2013-12-17 |
7431. | Innar (faazna) | 92.75 | 94% | 2013-09-16 |
7432. | Durum (durumpitta) | 92.74 | 99% | 2018-08-26 |
7433. | Brad (tp4tissue) | 92.74 | 95% | 2012-02-01 |
7434. | henlo (ireason) | 92.74 | 93% | 2015-05-08 |
7435. | dylan (dbfilmm) | 92.74 | 98% | 2017-04-23 |
7436. | Nate (thatguyx) | 92.73 | 96% | 2019-06-30 |
7437. | Rheannon (snickers10) | 92.73 | 96.9% | 2024-01-11 |
7438. | kerosene (p1nar) | 92.73 | 95% | 2015-09-15 |
7439. | Jason (jb33000) | 92.73 | 95% | 2012-05-16 |
7440. | Paul (revolt12) | 92.71 | 95% | 2015-10-11 |
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 |