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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12362. | Red (redtutrle) | 82.24 | 96% | 2023-08-19 |
12363. | benito (thugswag) | 82.24 | 93% | 2015-08-18 |
12364. | jazn (jazn16) | 82.24 | 93% | 2015-02-12 |
12365. | Felix (tresflex) | 82.24 | 97% | 2020-09-08 |
12366. | David (hydandata) | 82.24 | 96% | 2015-08-22 |
12367. | Aproop (aproop) | 82.24 | 90% | 2017-01-28 |
12368. | Christopher (chrischafin) | 82.23 | 96% | 2023-02-04 |
12369. | Scott (scottnew) | 82.23 | 88% | 2013-12-31 |
12370. | Zapphy (ronaldlincon) | 82.23 | 95% | 2021-11-05 |
12371. | Slash (rezki889) | 82.23 | 97% | 2018-08-04 |
12372. | Max (maxhalo) | 82.23 | 95% | 2018-10-02 |
12373. | (op4steve) | 82.22 | 97% | 2024-01-27 |
12374. | Angkana (ployyjen) | 82.22 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
12375. | Hajar (hajar424) | 82.22 | 97.4% | 2021-02-20 |
12376. | Bantu (bantu88) | 82.22 | 97% | 2016-06-14 |
12377. | Stephan (shadwgod) | 82.22 | 97% | 2019-08-23 |
12378. | Hamza (archer_01) | 82.21 | 97% | 2023-09-25 |
12379. | name (crazymario) | 82.20 | 96% | 2016-05-23 |
12380. | dj-viking (dj_viking) | 82.19 | 97% | 2023-11-26 |
12381. | Shawn (ratchet1179) | 82.19 | 96% | 2023-05-30 |
12382. | George (gtsop) | 82.19 | 97% | 2016-02-16 |
12383. | coldEr66 (colder66) | 82.19 | 97% | 2021-10-04 |
12384. | Shacony (shacony) | 82.19 | 94% | 2013-04-26 |
12385. | Ferry (superipey) | 82.19 | 93% | 2013-10-08 |
12386. | Aaron (theredspartan) | 82.19 | 99% | 2019-02-20 |
12387. | David (skillcapped) | 82.19 | 96% | 2014-07-15 |
12388. | MoBo (mobo82) | 82.19 | 95% | 2015-12-08 |
12389. | Jake (thehebrewhammer) | 82.18 | 96% | 2020-03-31 |
12390. | Eric (notmexican) | 82.18 | 99% | 2022-06-11 |
12391. | ivan (ivanchok) | 82.18 | 97% | 2021-10-29 |
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 |