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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8111. | KOREA AH AH (jacksonian) | 91.02 | — | 2011-03-02 |
8112. | Cyberwolf (cyberwolf555) | 91.01 | 99% | 2019-07-29 |
8113. | Blake (sodasiphon) | 91.01 | 95% | 2013-04-17 |
8114. | teal.prodzz (tealprodzz) | 91.00 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
8115. | Chile (npalaniuk) | 91.00 | 95% | 2015-04-04 |
8116. | Akash (akashrupela) | 91.00 | 94% | 2013-11-30 |
8117. | numdegased (numdegased) | 90.99 | 98% | 2021-07-28 |
8118. | Stephen (brenns10) | 90.99 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
8119. | nytecolor (nytecolor) | 90.98 | 96.2% | 2024-01-07 |
8120. | Ivan (ivannechaiev) | 90.98 | 97.7% | 2024-01-17 |
8121. | griV (griv) | 90.98 | 97% | 2024-05-31 |
8122. | Syclone (syclone7) | 90.98 | 98% | 2023-05-26 |
8123. | Tommy (tues) | 90.98 | 97% | 2020-08-31 |
8124. | Noogen (noogenn) | 90.98 | 95% | 2016-02-04 |
8125. | hoang viet (waniku) | 90.98 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
8126. | Ali (alithepanda) | 90.98 | 97% | 2014-03-14 |
8127. | Zack (zooze) | 90.97 | 97% | 2018-03-05 |
8128. | Nobu (nobunakamura) | 90.97 | 99% | 2022-01-19 |
8129. | Tycho (tychobroucke) | 90.97 | 96.9% | 2023-10-22 |
8130. | thegametwok (thegametwok) | 90.97 | 98% | 2017-10-06 |
8131. | Bhrianna (birdsofrhia) | 90.97 | 96% | 2012-03-01 |
8132. | Olcay (kinataki) | 90.96 | 98.4% | 2023-12-15 |
8133. | Jimmy (zen529) | 90.96 | 99% | 2021-04-19 |
8134. | Hayawardh (hayawardh) | 90.96 | 98% | 2012-01-03 |
8135. | Matt (mlefkow) | 90.96 | — | 2010-07-11 |
8136. | Sujay (sbwrtw) | 90.96 | 94% | 2013-05-20 |
8137. | Daniel (lozand) | 90.96 | 99% | 2015-12-14 |
8138. | www (dieucra) | 90.96 | 95% | 2016-07-19 |
8139. | Cameu (cameu) | 90.95 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
8140. | Joseph (josefmcbrosef) | 90.95 | 98% | 2022-02-22 |
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 |