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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11157. | James (withdraw) | 84.26 | 97% | 2019-10-02 |
11158. | Irvin (14laui1) | 84.26 | 89% | 2012-11-29 |
11159. | raruma (raruma) | 84.26 | 98% | 2014-04-23 |
11160. | redhood (realredhood) | 84.25 | 95.8% | 2024-01-15 |
11161. | Quick Fox (key_of_boards) | 84.25 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
11162. | L + (n1ckname152) | 84.25 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
11163. | timtotschlag (timtotschlag) | 84.25 | 98% | 2023-09-07 |
11164. | MooD (xslel) | 84.25 | 97% | 2020-10-15 |
11165. | Se-a-n (seaxon) | 84.25 | 96% | 2020-09-03 |
11166. | BAKES (mattattack1223) | 84.25 | 96% | 2019-12-10 |
11167. | BaltazarSponge (aretu) | 84.25 | 98% | 2018-07-23 |
11168. | Senor (senorqueso42) | 84.25 | 93% | 2016-02-20 |
11169. | MrDiRamio (madiramio) | 84.24 | 95% | 2011-12-03 |
11170. | soraia (fallensaturn) | 84.24 | 97% | 2022-12-11 |
11171. | Jakes (dron3z) | 84.24 | 96% | 2012-11-11 |
11172. | Rophuine (rophuine) | 84.24 | 93% | 2012-12-02 |
11173. | Skog (limzw) | 84.23 | 96% | 2023-01-19 |
11174. | DNF (lam4nk) | 84.23 | 96.6% | 2024-01-02 |
11175. | zen (zen181) | 84.23 | 98% | 2022-09-02 |
11176. | Robert (privateer) | 84.23 | 99% | 2015-07-22 |
11177. | Toots (toots) | 84.23 | 87% | 2014-08-12 |
11178. | bcity (bcity4) | 84.23 | 97% | 2015-05-01 |
11179. | bondservant (arenza) | 84.22 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
11180. | Echo (echoteecat) | 84.22 | 98% | 2022-03-06 |
11181. | Jon (jrowephoto) | 84.22 | 91% | 2016-03-22 |
11182. | leannedckhead (leannedckhead) | 84.22 | — | 2010-07-28 |
11183. | Jeffrey (0wnagewave7) | 84.22 | — | 2011-01-13 |
11184. | N00bst0rm (n00bst0rm) | 84.21 | 97.7% | 2023-12-06 |
11185. | Tristan (sirrico) | 84.21 | 99% | 2016-06-28 |
11186. | Cadet Boodles (wrfc627) | 84.21 | 97% | 2018-06-22 |
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 |