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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18958. | Tuxtampa (tuxtampa) | 70.63 | 96% | 2019-05-14 |
18959. | Ba (rodgzilla) | 70.63 | 97% | 2016-07-12 |
18960. | n00b (monil) | 70.63 | 95% | 2011-08-13 |
18961. | Ian (iantu) | 70.62 | 96% | 2021-10-16 |
18962. | marioman63 (marioman63) | 70.62 | 94% | 2016-09-22 |
18963. | Tom (tommyb) | 70.62 | 92% | 2012-10-31 |
18964. | Stefan (astheny) | 70.62 | 95% | 2018-02-16 |
18965. | Abdullah (anarkhos) | 70.61 | 96% | 2020-10-13 |
18966. | Brandon (braneeto) | 70.61 | 93% | 2015-05-07 |
18967. | Carl (doc2831) | 70.61 | 95% | 2021-03-12 |
18968. | Magsi (magsi) | 70.61 | 93% | 2016-03-17 |
18969. | Jacob (daythewalker) | 70.60 | 93% | 2015-04-24 |
18970. | Nasrullah (nasrullah) | 70.60 | 97% | 2022-11-27 |
18971. | pluto (plut0_) | 70.60 | 96% | 2020-10-16 |
18972. | Teodor (teo417) | 70.60 | 89% | 2013-11-20 |
18973. | Kevin (watertribe89) | 70.60 | 95% | 2013-03-27 |
18974. | pepperooni (papipepperooni) | 70.59 | 95% | 2021-09-03 |
18975. | Mohnish (mohnish11) | 70.59 | 95% | 2016-06-15 |
18976. | chris :) (chrissypop) | 70.59 | 96% | 2022-10-21 |
18977. | Zhaksylyk (lmtls) | 70.59 | 97.5% | 2024-03-03 |
18978. | Tom (tomrademaker1414) | 70.59 | — | 2011-01-01 |
18979. | TryingToLearnTyping (trying... | 70.59 | 95% | 2017-03-28 |
18980. | Ricky (ricky_singh) | 70.59 | 96% | 2015-01-23 |
18981. | Ricel (ricel) | 70.59 | 94% | 2019-01-02 |
18982. | dasmachine (dasmachine) | 70.59 | 94% | 2012-02-29 |
18983. | Darren (baochun2) | 70.58 | 97% | 2019-04-07 |
18984. | Harry (itzliu) | 70.58 | 97% | 2024-03-31 |
18985. | nickyflippers (nickyflippers) | 70.58 | 95.1% | 2023-12-07 |
18986. | Gaelium (aelius_gallium) | 70.58 | 98% | 2023-12-05 |
18987. | Kian (oneki) | 70.58 | 96% | 2017-11-23 |
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 |