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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11301. | ๐ฐRayster (rayster1) | 84.13 | 98% | 2023-04-15 |
11302. | Knyon (knyon) | 84.13 | — | 2010-10-23 |
11303. | ๐๐๐ (n3onlemonade) | 84.12 | 95% | 2023-09-22 |
11304. | David (shadow154) | 84.12 | 98% | 2023-08-09 |
11305. | therealmcoy (therealmcoy) | 84.12 | — | 2011-04-21 |
11306. | Fate (fate_nonquit) | 84.11 | 98% | 2020-11-17 |
11307. | Guest (preytcool) | 84.11 | 96% | 2020-09-18 |
11308. | Matthew (swanson71) | 84.11 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
11309. | ali-goes (alibookie) | 84.11 | 95% | 2022-11-04 |
11310. | john (primitive) | 84.11 | 97% | 2013-10-19 |
11311. | Jake (hyuk) | 84.11 | 96% | 2012-04-25 |
11312. | Mohammad Amin (alexmercer2) | 84.11 | 92% | 2013-12-11 |
11313. | George (gromji) | 84.10 | 95.8% | 2024-03-02 |
11314. | Haseeb (haseeb_fa) | 84.10 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
11315. | Carter (therealwhiterice) | 84.10 | 95% | 2021-08-24 |
11316. | Kex (kexlog) | 84.10 | 95% | 2016-08-14 |
11317. | ariel (arielsoko) | 84.09 | 96% | 2021-06-26 |
11318. | Chaddley (chadracer69) | 84.09 | 97% | 2021-07-23 |
11319. | Corey (corstar97) | 84.09 | 98% | 2019-10-24 |
11320. | Song (zeyryu) | 84.09 | — | 2011-03-20 |
11321. | Jackie (jackiiexl0v3) | 84.09 | — | 2010-07-02 |
11322. | abbey (abbeyns) | 84.08 | 97% | 2021-12-11 |
11323. | OJ (ojop) | 84.08 | 98% | 2022-08-16 |
11324. | Nguyen Minh (dragontiti) | 84.08 | 97% | 2014-11-01 |
11325. | agyon (meikaina) | 84.07 | 96% | 2022-05-24 |
11326. | Jay (jeremyhac) | 84.07 | 96% | 2018-08-16 |
11327. | Martin (tumult) | 84.07 | 99% | 2021-09-24 |
11328. | jay! (its_jay_) | 84.07 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
11329. | Danat (danat_ayazbayev) | 84.07 | 95% | 2018-10-10 |
11330. | Augie Ahn (augieahn) | 84.06 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
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 |