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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22894. | George (giorgos1) | 64.98 | 94.6% | 2023-12-01 |
22895. | Christopher (chriskaee) | 64.98 | 96% | 2019-11-14 |
22896. | Mohammad Faisal (victoryland) | 64.98 | 95% | 2012-07-13 |
22897. | Alexandre (speedocubealex) | 64.98 | 94% | 2016-10-23 |
22898. | new (pookieface) | 64.98 | 95% | 2016-04-10 |
22899. | Kaban (kaban) | 64.98 | 95% | 2011-11-17 |
22900. | Topre (glados) | 64.98 | — | 2011-01-02 |
22901. | Joe (jjcassar02) | 64.97 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
22902. | kizzgotnorest (kizznorest) | 64.97 | 94.4% | 2024-03-29 |
22903. | tihong12 (tihong12) | 64.97 | 98% | 2022-05-30 |
22904. | frog (frog_colemak) | 64.97 | 97% | 2020-10-09 |
22905. | Finny (finnyboy05) | 64.97 | 96% | 2020-07-31 |
22906. | karim (harake_97) | 64.97 | 97% | 2021-03-04 |
22907. | metin (canocancan) | 64.97 | 95% | 2014-06-15 |
22908. | Fatma (fatmaozer) | 64.97 | 95% | 2015-01-07 |
22909. | ZimiKK (zemihd) | 64.97 | 96% | 2017-08-30 |
22910. | Brian (oratoj) | 64.96 | 96% | 2024-01-08 |
22911. | Oliver (ouchei) | 64.96 | 98% | 2018-04-24 |
22912. | Kevin Galanti (kevingalanti) | 64.96 | 96% | 2023-11-21 |
22913. | cvxz (cvxz) | 64.96 | 96% | 2023-08-10 |
22914. | Scruti (scrutinans) | 64.96 | 97% | 2021-06-28 |
22915. | Jackson (jackson_007) | 64.96 | 97% | 2020-03-17 |
22916. | Sadid (sadid6) | 64.96 | 95.3% | 2024-01-03 |
22917. | oscarchichun (oscarchichun) | 64.96 | 96% | 2012-02-14 |
22918. | okniar (okniar) | 64.96 | 96% | 2011-05-13 |
22919. | Somil (ferm) | 64.96 | 97% | 2017-06-23 |
22920. | tung (chuadao) | 64.96 | 95% | 2016-07-26 |
22921. | Bug (bubbubs) | 64.96 | 95% | 2018-03-13 |
22922. | Jose (joser13) | 64.95 | 96.5% | 2023-12-08 |
22923. | Toda (mobilebreeze) | 64.95 | 91% | 2017-04-26 |
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 |