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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15727. | tstats[armanto] (armanto) | 76.71 | 98% | 2021-03-04 |
15728. | deydey (iskalaberkberk0427) | 76.71 | 98% | 2021-04-03 |
15729. | Thien (hailua99) | 76.71 | 97% | 2011-09-22 |
15730. | heisvi (bobbytes) | 76.71 | 96% | 2020-09-17 |
15731. | Chili (chilicookie) | 76.70 | 95% | 2014-09-11 |
15732. | Trevor (leechz) | 76.70 | 94% | 2011-12-29 |
15733. | Daniil (shotam) | 76.70 | — | 2011-01-13 |
15734. | Deron (deronpianomantypeman) | 76.70 | 95% | 2012-09-07 |
15735. | Prithviraj (prithvi_1998) | 76.69 | 98% | 2023-12-22 |
15736. | Nikoloz (niks1608) | 76.69 | 96.8% | 2024-01-24 |
15737. | Ken (netski1400) | 76.69 | 95% | 2022-03-12 |
15738. | Cheer Up (husmakappa) | 76.69 | 97.9% | 2021-02-26 |
15739. | araki (araki) | 76.69 | 95% | 2020-09-15 |
15740. | Joe (jmaya) | 76.69 | 92% | 2014-10-17 |
15741. | Evgeny (blackitten13) | 76.69 | 98% | 2019-11-29 |
15742. | Antonis (blinkos) | 76.69 | 93% | 2014-11-09 |
15743. | Gloomshadow (gloomshadow) | 76.68 | 88% | 2012-03-15 |
15744. | Test.Subject.001 (testsubje... | 76.68 | 94% | 2023-02-06 |
15745. | Hazel (gho5t) | 76.68 | 98% | 2023-12-16 |
15746. | slotler (slotler) | 76.68 | 95.9% | 2024-04-11 |
15747. | Harrison (ginganinja0414) | 76.68 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
15748. | Jason (the_xie_2) | 76.68 | — | 2011-01-02 |
15749. | Matthew (sendaii) | 76.68 | 93% | 2014-06-10 |
15750. | Donica (houndmancl) | 76.68 | 95% | 2013-03-24 |
15751. | RyanNXD0120 (xuanduy1269) | 76.67 | 95% | 2019-07-22 |
15752. | Kevin (kdizzle012) | 76.66 | 97% | 2016-12-28 |
15753. | Danny (dannyemad) | 76.66 | 97% | 2021-06-27 |
15754. | Tellenar (tellenar) | 76.66 | 98% | 2021-05-04 |
15755. | . (kevinkore3) | 76.66 | 94% | 2012-11-22 |
15756. | Daniel (dariddler) | 76.66 | 90% | 2015-03-09 |
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 |