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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16465. | karakavak (karakavak) | 75.40 | 93% | 2014-07-20 |
16466. | Trang (sara_kitten1993) | 75.40 | 95% | 2012-02-23 |
16467. | Csabo (csabo85) | 75.40 | 94% | 2012-05-23 |
16468. | meowmingsi (meowmingsi) | 75.39 | 98% | 2024-04-09 |
16469. | Ivan (hurricane14) | 75.39 | 96% | 2020-10-10 |
16470. | Sheng Yuan (xspeech32) | 75.39 | 97% | 2015-10-18 |
16471. | Spy (lightningspy) | 75.39 | — | 2011-02-19 |
16472. | penguin (pen77guin) | 75.38 | 96.4% | 2023-12-08 |
16473. | wai ming (wmtai) | 75.38 | 98.5% | 2023-12-02 |
16474. | Pavel (trialtry) | 75.38 | 99% | 2017-02-02 |
16475. | kerem (cattle61) | 75.38 | 99% | 2011-07-25 |
16476. | OOZE (wizard_of_ooze) | 75.38 | 97% | 2017-06-22 |
16477. | Lam (lam_blue) | 75.38 | 98% | 2011-11-22 |
16478. | Quan (b3cta3) | 75.38 | 98% | 2011-11-06 |
16479. | Minnie (minniemouselondon) | 75.37 | 98% | 2021-10-11 |
16480. | Mohammad (alamin_typist) | 75.37 | 95% | 2017-04-27 |
16481. | Ablay (teskoo) | 75.36 | 98% | 2023-05-03 |
16482. | Dan (danmckillop) | 75.36 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
16483. | René (rene_) | 75.36 | 97% | 2012-12-07 |
16484. | Max Charles (mpc2) | 75.35 | 97.1% | 2024-01-07 |
16485. | Tonmaii (tonmaiii) | 75.35 | 95% | 2023-03-12 |
16486. | Broke (ftybroke) | 75.35 | 96% | 2024-02-20 |
16487. | Noah (typer_noah) | 75.35 | 98% | 2024-04-26 |
16488. | Jacob (sl_jacob) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-12-06 |
16489. | Max (maxijazz) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
16490. | Vil (vilsie) | 75.35 | 91% | 2015-12-29 |
16491. | randomdancemoves (human) | 75.35 | — | 2010-09-16 |
16492. | Fredrik (fredrikvorpenes) | 75.34 | 96% | 2022-10-01 |
16493. | Gallantino (gallantinogoldy) | 75.34 | 97% | 2023-11-10 |
16494. | Brock (brockbnntt) | 75.34 | 95.9% | 2024-04-02 |
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 |