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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26777. | Constantine (aserox) | 68.72 | 94% | 2024-06-04 |
26778. | Aditya (adityapatel103) | 68.72 | 98% | 2022-05-21 |
26779. | Jameson (jamesonnizo) | 68.72 | 96.5% | 2024-09-16 |
26780. | Akhila (akhilav10) | 68.72 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
26781. | Markus (nesci) | 68.72 | 95% | 2013-04-04 |
26782. | jestoni (jhez) | 68.72 | 92% | 2015-11-23 |
26783. | joe (xanthic) | 68.71 | 87% | 2015-09-20 |
26784. | joschido (joschido) | 68.71 | 98% | 2023-08-22 |
26785. | Julle (aikarauta) | 68.71 | 93% | 2015-12-27 |
26786. | Rui (raiyik) | 68.71 | 95% | 2021-11-08 |
26787. | QueenMax (queenmax112019) | 68.71 | 98% | 2024-01-14 |
26788. | Billy (bfud) | 68.71 | 90% | 2014-04-14 |
26789. | Tonton (kupvapri) | 68.71 | 94% | 2015-02-27 |
26790. | Abdou31 (abdou31) | 68.71 | 97.3% | 2024-01-21 |
26791. | Arthur (xuderuf) | 68.71 | 93% | 2013-05-06 |
26792. | Borlagotch (19jonono) | 68.71 | 97% | 2018-11-05 |
26793. | Andrii (shkroba) | 68.70 | 98% | 2022-04-24 |
26794. | goob (gabesmith523) | 68.70 | 95% | 2024-07-21 |
26795. | spuy (spuy) | 68.70 | 97% | 2024-03-23 |
26796. | John (johnlorac) | 68.70 | 97% | 2023-01-16 |
26797. | Muhammad (wabi_sabi) | 68.70 | 96% | 2020-07-25 |
26798. | Nat (ngg4) | 68.70 | 96% | 2018-08-21 |
26799. | Joey (joeyjoejo) | 68.70 | 95% | 2021-01-22 |
26800. | Alb (injured_wrist) | 68.70 | 99% | 2020-12-14 |
26801. | Martin (razdril) | 68.70 | 95% | 2018-03-09 |
26802. | Jacob (jgonzalez731) | 68.70 | 93% | 2016-10-08 |
26803. | Rishat (bojack) | 68.70 | 97% | 2016-01-27 |
26804. | Lauren (unelunebleu) | 68.69 | 94% | 2016-08-10 |
26805. | Kiera (simplykee) | 68.69 | 98% | 2024-05-29 |
26806. | USO2JEEP (jrpawarak17) | 68.69 | 95% | 2024-04-25 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |