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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16528. | Quan (b3cta3) | 75.38 | 98% | 2011-11-06 |
16529. | Ho C (andrewchc) | 75.37 | 95% | 2024-05-05 |
16530. | Nshoe (nshoe) | 75.37 | 96% | 2024-03-20 |
16531. | Minnie (minniemouselondon) | 75.37 | 98% | 2021-10-11 |
16532. | Mohammad (alamin_typist) | 75.37 | 95% | 2017-04-27 |
16533. | Ablay (teskoo) | 75.36 | 98% | 2023-05-03 |
16534. | Dan (danmckillop) | 75.36 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
16535. | René (rene_) | 75.36 | 97% | 2012-12-07 |
16536. | Max Charles (mpc2) | 75.35 | 97.1% | 2024-01-07 |
16537. | Tonmaii (tonmaiii) | 75.35 | 95% | 2023-03-12 |
16538. | Broke (ftybroke) | 75.35 | 96% | 2024-02-20 |
16539. | Noah (typer_noah) | 75.35 | 98% | 2024-04-26 |
16540. | Jacob (sl_jacob) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-12-06 |
16541. | Max (maxijazz) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
16542. | Vil (vilsie) | 75.35 | 91% | 2015-12-29 |
16543. | randomdancemoves (human) | 75.35 | — | 2010-09-16 |
16544. | Fredrik (fredrikvorpenes) | 75.34 | 96% | 2022-10-01 |
16545. | Gallantino (gallantinogoldy) | 75.34 | 97% | 2023-11-10 |
16546. | Brock (brockbnntt) | 75.34 | 95.9% | 2024-04-02 |
16547. | Samuel (samuel_7) | 75.34 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
16548. | Dennis (ridicolos) | 75.34 | 96% | 2022-06-03 |
16549. | Matthew (mqtthew) | 75.34 | 98% | 2018-08-11 |
16550. | Young (youngson) | 75.34 | 94% | 2016-09-18 |
16551. | deget (deget) | 75.34 | 94% | 2016-01-29 |
16552. | Cynical (cynicalcitric) | 75.33 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
16553. | mechacafe (mechacafe) | 75.33 | 98% | 2023-06-28 |
16554. | Mytch (mmytch) | 75.33 | 97% | 2024-04-20 |
16555. | MattSki (mattskiz) | 75.33 | 97.2% | 2023-12-11 |
16556. | Hen (henashke) | 75.33 | 96% | 2024-02-23 |
16557. | Mamdouh (mmdh) | 75.32 | 96.1% | 2024-05-23 |
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 |