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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26423. | Simon (darkfiremoon) | 59.17 | 93% | 2012-12-24 |
26424. | Sibin (azzie_d) | 59.17 | 94% | 2015-11-24 |
26425. | Joshua (steinerina) | 59.16 | 95% | 2021-10-13 |
26426. | Shoujikis (sh0ujiki5) | 59.16 | 93% | 2016-01-27 |
26427. | lolr (crimson_serenity) | 59.16 | 88% | 2011-10-04 |
26428. | Manu (kivelae) | 59.16 | 93% | 2013-11-18 |
26429. | umair (umairr) | 59.16 | 95% | 2012-07-11 |
26430. | Sam (sankalp252) | 59.16 | 94% | 2014-08-24 |
26431. | Alex (aatwood) | 59.16 | 96% | 2011-08-11 |
26432. | Dmeister (dclott) | 59.15 | 98% | 2021-10-24 |
26433. | Sangga (chemicalchaos291) | 59.15 | 94% | 2021-09-09 |
26434. | Alexander (yomummy) | 59.15 | 96% | 2020-11-25 |
26435. | My (xz2ne1zx) | 59.15 | 97% | 2012-05-26 |
26436. | Kevin (kevinptt0323) | 59.15 | 95% | 2013-12-24 |
26437. | hamza (darkness1523) | 59.15 | 96% | 2016-04-11 |
26438. | aladins (aladinsmonkey) | 59.15 | 95% | 2015-06-01 |
26439. | Aries (arstheone) | 59.14 | 94% | 2022-10-23 |
26440. | Rick Gomez (cxod) | 59.14 | 96% | 2023-11-30 |
26441. | bakha_on_colemak (bakha_on_... | 59.14 | 96% | 2023-11-30 |
26442. | Mikael (linduxed) | 59.14 | 92% | 2012-03-03 |
26443. | Jacko (jackomx) | 59.14 | 98% | 2013-05-21 |
26444. | Domenico (rockstar1983) | 59.14 | 97% | 2014-11-30 |
26445. | som poro (ocamld) | 59.13 | 96% | 2024-01-11 |
26446. | trip (triphereon) | 59.13 | 91% | 2015-05-01 |
26447. | Jehangir (jehangirkhanafridi) | 59.13 | 97% | 2019-11-06 |
26448. | Dallamas (diilamas115) | 59.12 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
26449. | Ephraim (ephraim47) | 59.12 | 95% | 2022-10-31 |
26450. | Ferhat (feroo) | 59.12 | 90% | 2011-05-30 |
26451. | Kevin (despawned) | 59.12 | 88% | 2014-11-21 |
26452. | Slowest Noob (ayrin101) | 59.12 | 91% | 2017-05-10 |
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 |