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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27830. | Steven (chen19960615) | 68.09 | 93% | 2015-12-17 |
27831. | Daniel (d_tye__) | 68.09 | 95% | 2018-10-10 |
27832. | Jonathan (jonathanthejelly) | 68.09 | 97% | 2018-01-01 |
27833. | Victor (mcturtleo) | 68.09 | 94% | 2019-01-11 |
27834. | Apriores (apriores) | 68.09 | — | 2010-09-04 |
27835. | SR400 (goldwing1119) | 68.09 | 94% | 2014-04-30 |
27836. | gemini_moons (gemini_moons) | 68.08 | 96.9% | 2024-04-24 |
27837. | Dheerendra (dheerendra002) | 68.08 | 95% | 2024-12-19 |
27838. | HackerBoy (hackerboy1324) | 68.08 | 97% | 2018-04-16 |
27839. | Jongus (lizzoslunchbox) | 68.08 | 96% | 2023-03-09 |
27840. | Tiya (thortilla86) | 68.08 | 96% | 2024-04-03 |
27841. | Saad (saadeldeen) | 68.08 | 95% | 2021-09-13 |
27842. | T-Money (bigboydragon) | 68.08 | 95% | 2023-08-27 |
27843. | andy (sushimomma) | 68.08 | 95% | 2015-10-13 |
27844. | Andreas (addekallstrom) | 68.08 | 90% | 2015-02-13 |
27845. | sytek (sytek28) | 68.08 | 99% | 2015-08-20 |
27846. | Larry (redbarron12) | 68.07 | 97.7% | 2024-03-14 |
27847. | Nhan (stonevcandy) | 68.07 | 97% | 2024-06-07 |
27848. | Some (kenechi) | 68.07 | 95.3% | 2024-08-15 |
27849. | James (iyeuou) | 68.07 | 95.1% | 2023-11-13 |
27850. | Quer (queroin) | 68.07 | 95% | 2022-10-12 |
27851. | Atm. Towhid (towhidbd) | 68.07 | 98.3% | 2024-10-19 |
27852. | cheese (cheeseka20) | 68.07 | 97% | 2021-01-12 |
27853. | Rapha (17r12m96k) | 68.07 | 96% | 2015-06-16 |
27854. | Christopher (tobu) | 68.07 | 94% | 2011-06-30 |
27855. | Benjamyn (benjamyn) | 68.07 | 95% | 2012-10-11 |
27856. | tstats[rajendra_thakur] (ra... | 68.06 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
27857. | Charles (chuck56741) | 68.06 | 98% | 2021-09-27 |
27858. | RancidChineseChicken (ranci... | 68.06 | 93% | 2025-04-12 |
27859. | Abdullah (sqoor) | 68.06 | 97% | 2025-02-03 |
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 |