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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1467. | Zoƫ (boramis) | 119.72 | 99% | 2015-09-03 |
1468. | Yotsugi (ononokiyotsugi) | 119.69 | 98.4% | 2024-04-11 |
1469. | Edvinas (bull3tf) | 119.69 | 98% | 2021-06-03 |
1470. | Benson (dalegribble) | 119.68 | 92% | 2013-05-10 |
1471. | phant0m (phant0m) | 119.64 | 100% | 2014-06-01 |
1472. | shuang (mikefromtw) | 119.64 | 97% | 2013-03-07 |
1473. | GOBLIN (xgoblin) | 119.63 | 100% | 2019-05-31 |
1474. | Berry (berryou) | 119.61 | 97.2% | 2023-12-23 |
1475. | DRAIN THE (cantstump) | 119.61 | 93% | 2016-08-29 |
1476. | Felix (flashy123) | 119.60 | 99% | 2011-12-23 |
1477. | Daniel (d_nny) | 119.59 | 97% | 2021-07-22 |
1478. | John (amarang) | 119.59 | 97% | 2016-07-21 |
1479. | d (hirundinidae) | 119.58 | 98% | 2023-09-12 |
1480. | Quiteso (quiteso) | 119.58 | 98% | 2014-11-27 |
1481. | Violet (a87321dc00) | 119.57 | 98% | 2019-11-17 |
1482. | Befbo (befbo) | 119.57 | 96% | 2013-08-12 |
1483. | Braden (bmende) | 119.56 | 96% | 2013-03-10 |
1484. | John (phrasee) | 119.56 | 100% | 2018-07-24 |
1485. | OneArmedTypist (onearmedtyp... | 119.55 | 99% | 2012-03-04 |
1486. | das (dasdvorak) | 119.55 | 96% | 2012-02-13 |
1487. | Jay (shinexblazer) | 119.53 | 97% | 2020-11-16 |
1488. | TheProdigyHenry (henryv70) | 119.53 | 97% | 2020-07-13 |
1489. | Grant (kgone) | 119.53 | 98% | 2013-05-03 |
1490. | clinkz (swifty1shot) | 119.53 | 94% | 2014-12-26 |
1491. | rikk (rikk) | 119.52 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
1492. | Dan (danvictor321) | 119.51 | 98% | 2024-01-22 |
1493. | patpatpatpat (patpatpatpatpat) | 119.51 | — | 2010-08-26 |
1494. | Llamar (lamerskater) | 119.50 | 96% | 2015-07-04 |
1495. | bite me! (dreadfulwhale) | 119.49 | 96.9% | 2023-12-19 |
1496. | armin (fx_skrrt) | 119.49 | 98% | 2021-03-22 |
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 |