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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17590. | Jack (yezen) | 73.27 | 97% | 2018-04-23 |
17591. | Andy (andyaldoo) | 73.27 | 91% | 2015-03-18 |
17592. | YoungJun (anyonehaha) | 73.26 | 96% | 2024-01-14 |
17593. | Pete (peetey42) | 73.26 | 94% | 2013-01-17 |
17594. | Maksim (morysoff) | 73.26 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
17595. | vx (vaxykz) | 73.26 | 94% | 2021-03-13 |
17596. | kodzy (kodzy) | 73.26 | 93% | 2021-01-14 |
17597. | Jon (yaz324) | 73.26 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
17598. | Stevie (sspickler7) | 73.25 | 93% | 2015-10-07 |
17599. | Matt (mattz0r98) | 73.25 | 90% | 2015-10-28 |
17600. | VanManh (vanmanh) | 73.25 | 96.8% | 2023-12-21 |
17601. | Freeman_c14 (freemanc14) | 73.25 | 96.4% | 2023-12-29 |
17602. | Erwin (oldskoollogik) | 73.25 | 98% | 2019-04-20 |
17603. | Hieu (txhieu) | 73.25 | 99% | 2018-12-18 |
17604. | Raf (sskepta) | 73.25 | 98% | 2017-06-25 |
17605. | janpenguin (meckbrider) | 73.25 | 98% | 2012-07-29 |
17606. | Bento (bento420) | 73.24 | 96% | 2021-10-13 |
17607. | Exmuslim sahil youtube chan... | 73.24 | 96% | 2024-03-31 |
17608. | Amanda (amb09407) | 73.24 | 97% | 2018-01-11 |
17609. | Lokinoha (lokinoha) | 73.24 | 97% | 2022-11-26 |
17610. | T (raket124) | 73.24 | 98% | 2024-04-03 |
17611. | Fransisco (dei_of_speed) | 73.24 | 97% | 2015-05-27 |
17612. | Chaecoal (chaechae9516) | 73.23 | 96% | 2024-03-25 |
17613. | julian (jihadijulian) | 73.23 | 96% | 2021-05-24 |
17614. | Banana (bananana_man) | 73.23 | 96% | 2022-08-04 |
17615. | Siopao (siopaoasado) | 73.23 | — | 2010-08-18 |
17616. | Jeshwan (itsshade) | 73.23 | 98% | 2019-10-24 |
17617. | Steven (faiching89) | 73.23 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
17618. | SANDEEP TYAGI (sandeep_tyagi) | 73.23 | 97% | 2013-10-19 |
17619. | Alexandre (malfortune) | 73.23 | 96% | 2018-09-03 |
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 |