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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12763. | Marcel (diammentrodon) | 81.53 | 96% | 2014-07-29 |
12764. | Stéphanie (tirose) | 81.53 | 94% | 2012-06-13 |
12765. | Dennis (dennis_3107) | 81.53 | 95% | 2013-02-16 |
12766. | cuppajoeman.com (cuppajoeman) | 81.52 | 97% | 2018-07-19 |
12767. | Kelly (kellymonkey28) | 81.52 | 97.9% | 2023-11-20 |
12768. | P (castlerock4) | 81.52 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
12769. | DSH (didsh) | 81.52 | 95% | 2016-01-27 |
12770. | Nirmal (nirmalraj) | 81.52 | 93% | 2014-04-26 |
12771. | Yash (rubikstyper) | 81.51 | 97% | 2022-07-09 |
12772. | Hai (macvan1207) | 81.51 | 98% | 2019-03-14 |
12773. | Zak (catinthehat) | 81.51 | — | 2011-04-18 |
12774. | hello (askmeaquestion) | 81.51 | 95% | 2014-09-19 |
12775. | Ryan (centricss) | 81.50 | 94% | 2024-01-30 |
12776. | Albert (alb3rth3nry) | 81.50 | 97% | 2021-03-24 |
12777. | Alex (axr123) | 81.50 | 96% | 2012-07-08 |
12778. | Rai (rairaiept) | 81.50 | 95% | 2013-07-18 |
12779. | Bao Son (astroaxid) | 81.49 | 96% | 2019-12-06 |
12780. | 7alabsa (one_plus_one_equal... | 81.49 | 97% | 2024-04-30 |
12781. | Kappa (miffle) | 81.49 | 88% | 2015-10-04 |
12782. | Shanell (sreid01) | 81.49 | 96% | 2013-02-26 |
12783. | bool3max (bolemax) | 81.49 | 96% | 2017-07-09 |
12784. | slow (anjal23) | 81.48 | 98% | 2022-04-26 |
12785. | Gabbi (gabbi_13) | 81.48 | 96% | 2021-12-07 |
12786. | Ethan (conanethan) | 81.48 | 97% | 2021-06-26 |
12787. | .............................. | 81.48 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
12788. | fah (fah22) | 81.48 | 97% | 2017-10-25 |
12789. | rocky (rockycabaero) | 81.48 | — | 2011-03-11 |
12790. | abhijeet singh (abhijeetsingh) | 81.47 | 97.4% | 2024-02-01 |
12791. | bwyan (bwyaneh) | 81.47 | 95% | 2022-07-14 |
12792. | JH (hou32hou) | 81.47 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
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 |