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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20771. | Taiwan is a country (17lingh1) | 68.29 | 96% | 2021-03-29 |
20772. | ian (guccitora) | 68.29 | 97.3% | 2021-02-23 |
20773. | Vin (shadowage) | 68.29 | 94% | 2019-02-12 |
20774. | Cody (drez) | 68.29 | — | 2011-01-11 |
20775. | im (baongoc124) | 68.29 | 94% | 2012-07-04 |
20776. | Brian (btgrant76) | 68.28 | 97% | 2024-01-24 |
20777. | Dwi (yvbinjk) | 68.28 | 97% | 2021-12-21 |
20778. | Aaryan (tvirus) | 68.28 | 94% | 2021-03-26 |
20779. | jaycuaa (jaycuaa) | 68.28 | 94.7% | 2024-04-24 |
20780. | Mark Neil (mcneilm7) | 68.28 | — | 2010-12-20 |
20781. | Sazhuhy (sazhuhy) | 68.28 | 97% | 2012-10-21 |
20782. | aadhavan (to90percentile) | 68.27 | 97% | 2024-03-17 |
20783. | ᕙ( ͡◉ ͜ ʖ ͡◉)ᕗ ... | 68.27 | 96% | 2021-09-21 |
20784. | Joel (fonke) | 68.27 | 96% | 2019-11-29 |
20785. | daniel (eldani) | 68.27 | 96% | 2016-12-28 |
20786. | Rickard (ospf) | 68.27 | 95% | 2016-01-17 |
20787. | SilverSigns (silversigns) | 68.26 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
20788. | T/0 (_trippz) | 68.26 | 96% | 2020-06-14 |
20789. | marvolo (happyraul) | 68.26 | 97% | 2017-03-29 |
20790. | Aidan (amess92304) | 68.26 | 94% | 2022-02-22 |
20791. | Mishaal (big_m) | 68.26 | — | 2011-04-12 |
20792. | Carlo (carlo12) | 68.26 | 95% | 2014-09-06 |
20793. | Akarsh (akarsh11) | 68.25 | 95% | 2024-04-12 |
20794. | arroncoot (arroncoot) | 68.25 | 96% | 2024-03-21 |
20795. | WhyRemaru (remaru) | 68.25 | 94% | 2024-01-28 |
20796. | Nathanael (tinkerer_nat) | 68.25 | 97% | 2021-08-20 |
20797. | Vanja (njavex) | 68.25 | 94.8% | 2024-01-16 |
20798. | Farhad (chuysrx) | 68.25 | 90% | 2016-01-02 |
20799. | Joshua (joshdosti95) | 68.25 | 94% | 2014-01-29 |
20800. | Guan Ying (modusoperand) | 68.25 | 95% | 2019-10-07 |
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 |