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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29635. | Donald (donald918) | 49.70 | 92% | 2013-12-13 |
29636. | Jr_Love_Bug! (rosemary_86) | 49.68 | 96% | 2024-02-03 |
29637. | Miocevic (miochko) | 49.68 | 95% | 2023-12-26 |
29638. | tobii (tinycandy8843) | 49.68 | 95% | 2023-12-15 |
29639. | Midhun (midhunvmurali) | 49.68 | 95% | 2021-11-10 |
29640. | Raveena (raveena5) | 49.68 | 95% | 2019-02-23 |
29641. | Neon (neonman6) | 49.67 | 96% | 2021-12-16 |
29642. | whimzikle (whimzikle) | 49.67 | 96% | 2023-12-05 |
29643. | Afiq (afiqfajar) | 49.67 | 90% | 2015-07-04 |
29644. | Eric (txgrizfan) | 49.67 | 92% | 2013-05-09 |
29645. | RA (hayhayhay111) | 49.67 | 88% | 2015-01-27 |
29646. | sandesh gowda (sandeshgowda... | 49.66 | 96% | 2024-03-25 |
29647. | Mark Reinhard (reinhard19) | 49.66 | 85% | 2012-01-16 |
29648. | Kaharaman64 (ledesma64) | 49.66 | 93% | 2015-12-03 |
29649. | Wendy (wendyisawesome) | 49.66 | 88% | 2015-05-22 |
29650. | Antoine (4j8j9j3j) | 49.66 | 89% | 2013-06-15 |
29651. | jo (johnad) | 49.65 | 97% | 2024-02-07 |
29652. | Arshad (o0arshad0o) | 49.65 | 93% | 2023-05-19 |
29653. | Tida (tidadog) | 49.65 | 95% | 2015-07-19 |
29654. | fsocy (fsocy) | 49.64 | 95% | 2024-04-13 |
29655. | doctoroctopus (oliverghattas) | 49.64 | 95% | 2024-01-26 |
29656. | grX (grxx) | 49.64 | 85% | 2012-11-09 |
29657. | Sorgalim (sorgalim) | 49.64 | 93% | 2019-06-18 |
29658. | Samy (samyamr2007) | 49.63 | 95% | 2024-01-03 |
29659. | s0ulplanet (s0ulplanetx) | 49.63 | 94.9% | 2021-02-11 |
29660. | Aarya (aaryatambe) | 49.63 | 93% | 2021-04-19 |
29661. | SW (steelseries2001) | 49.63 | 93% | 2016-11-09 |
29662. | Kshitij (kshitij_srv) | 49.62 | 97% | 2021-06-29 |
29663. | tstats[xtyping] (xtyping) | 49.62 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
29664. | J (useneolayout) | 49.62 | 96% | 2015-06-01 |
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 |