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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1417. | Luigi (kaov) | 120.05 | 99% | 2018-09-14 |
1418. | James (james1215) | 120.05 | 99% | 2012-04-19 |
1419. | Baconerd (baconerd) | 120.04 | 100% | 2022-12-15 |
1420. | Evan (tshiknn) | 120.03 | 98% | 2014-10-06 |
1421. | Chak (chakfu) | 120.03 | 93% | 2014-06-14 |
1422. | 👻 (damoru) | 120.01 | 95% | 2015-12-27 |
1423. | Fast Cheese Girl (fastchees... | 120.01 | 99% | 2015-03-05 |
1424. | Shakib (jadside) | 120.00 | 97% | 2022-05-14 |
1425. | mack (mackhomie) | 119.98 | 100% | 2017-05-16 |
1426. | Scott (slinkyscott1) | 119.98 | 96% | 2012-12-01 |
1427. | Bob (harahune) | 119.98 | 92% | 2012-12-17 |
1428. | Poop (poopface14) | 119.95 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
1429. | Julie (julie14786) | 119.95 | — | 2011-04-20 |
1430. | Toyota (websitejunkie) | 119.93 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
1431. | Arebee (arebee) | 119.92 | 99% | 2015-04-04 |
1432. | James (jamesyyyyy) | 119.89 | 98% | 2021-08-22 |
1433. | Vijanden. (vijanden) | 119.88 | 98% | 2023-07-01 |
1434. | oak (kirbyrocks) | 119.88 | 96% | 2015-12-21 |
1435. | Bob the (bobthebum) | 119.88 | 96% | 2014-03-26 |
1436. | snake (plissken) | 119.87 | — | 2010-11-19 |
1437. | _batonnoir (_batonnoir) | 119.86 | 98% | 2021-04-02 |
1438. | Dharmachakra (dharmachakra) | 119.86 | 92% | 2014-11-08 |
1439. | Joshua (shmucky) | 119.85 | 98.8% | 2023-12-30 |
1440. | Alex (alexrobertson) | 119.85 | 93% | 2015-01-28 |
1441. | Jack (bandages) | 119.83 | 97% | 2015-07-27 |
1442. | blank (parse) | 119.82 | 99% | 2020-01-01 |
1443. | promtk (marspotato) | 119.82 | 97% | 2022-11-13 |
1444. | Khunzabber (khunzabber) | 119.82 | 96% | 2017-01-25 |
1445. | Mike (m1kimbo) | 119.79 | 99% | 2020-02-23 |
1446. | Languor (languor) | 119.79 | 96% | 2011-07-26 |
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 |