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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11979. | ICEE lover (coopplusalaska) | 82.88 | 97% | 2021-01-04 |
11980. | Faizan (fishiaz) | 82.88 | 98% | 2022-01-17 |
11981. | Matthew (mattuncharted) | 82.88 | 97.9% | 2021-02-12 |
11982. | Ellis (babyeatingatheist) | 82.88 | 92% | 2016-05-30 |
11983. | Peter (riffert) | 82.88 | 94% | 2016-12-20 |
11984. | Praveen (kprav33n) | 82.88 | 98% | 2014-04-13 |
11985. | love (toesofthedamned) | 82.87 | 98% | 2021-05-02 |
11986. | Colemax (sqxleaxes) | 82.87 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
11987. | Max (maxk1ckass) | 82.87 | 99% | 2021-04-19 |
11988. | Seppe (seppe) | 82.87 | 96% | 2013-06-05 |
11989. | D (daymo) | 82.87 | 96% | 2014-08-19 |
11990. | Maliha (mnusrat) | 82.86 | 97% | 2017-11-20 |
11991. | Andrew (andy6) | 82.86 | 98% | 2023-04-06 |
11992. | Lior (lior8413) | 82.86 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
11993. | Alejandro (alejo_100) | 82.86 | 95% | 2015-11-18 |
11994. | Fannar (fannarr) | 82.86 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
11995. | gayman (vvvvvccvvvvv) | 82.85 | 97.4% | 2023-12-18 |
11996. | Say My Name (notreallyasteve) | 82.85 | 95.6% | 2021-02-15 |
11997. | Serge (sergewasd) | 82.85 | 94% | 2017-05-05 |
11998. | Flemming (nitalf) | 82.85 | 96% | 2015-09-09 |
11999. | aislan (aislan) | 82.85 | 98% | 2015-11-20 |
12000. | Basit Ali (thebasitali) | 82.84 | 97.5% | 2023-12-30 |
12001. | goose (thankmrgoose) | 82.84 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
12002. | Evan Dale (avendael) | 82.84 | 96% | 2014-09-06 |
12003. | vignesh (vickybalaji) | 82.84 | 97% | 2014-09-11 |
12004. | Connor McCoy (mccoycon000) | 82.83 | 97% | 2024-05-27 |
12005. | Suka (sukab1itz) | 82.83 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
12006. | Phillip (phillip_kim) | 82.83 | 97% | 2022-02-18 |
12007. | Chris (scarlettcandy) | 82.83 | 95% | 2016-01-26 |
12008. | thuc (thucdx) | 82.83 | 96% | 2015-12-09 |
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 |