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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19404. | (you) (user_phil) | 70.32 | 97% | 2018-06-25 |
19405. | Sriniketh (srinikethamv) | 70.32 | 98% | 2018-04-11 |
19406. | Alec (mercerx) | 70.32 | 94% | 2013-06-05 |
19407. | Michał (mtommy01) | 70.31 | 96% | 2024-03-22 |
19408. | Neeraj (neerajadh) | 70.31 | 90% | 2015-02-28 |
19409. | Gleb (gleb_chebrikoff) | 70.31 | 98% | 2014-06-28 |
19410. | michael (faela) | 70.31 | 98% | 2011-10-05 |
19411. | Claire (clairbo99) | 70.30 | 97.7% | 2024-01-04 |
19412. | fakerdog1 (warrpro99) | 70.30 | 97% | 2023-06-01 |
19413. | Edu (edlofe) | 70.30 | 97% | 2023-07-24 |
19414. | Andre (avmoura) | 70.30 | 97% | 2023-12-17 |
19415. | Otoada (otoada) | 70.30 | 97% | 2013-07-26 |
19416. | Zeeeeeee (zeee____) | 70.30 | 97% | 2016-04-23 |
19417. | Sharan (mrsharan1997) | 70.30 | 96% | 2014-10-23 |
19418. | Shadi (fluffybinn) | 70.30 | 91% | 2015-07-29 |
19419. | EI5 (erniuslt) | 70.30 | 92% | 2014-04-07 |
19420. | SingMingKing (singmingking) | 70.29 | 97% | 2022-04-08 |
19421. | SPFover9000 (monkeyman143) | 70.29 | 96% | 2022-05-23 |
19422. | DezzardHD (dezzardhd) | 70.29 | 98% | 2021-09-06 |
19423. | ale (alexfast) | 70.29 | 96% | 2017-06-24 |
19424. | yu (jayu94) | 70.29 | 93% | 2014-07-06 |
19425. | drizzt (drizzt1233) | 70.29 | 91% | 2014-05-11 |
19426. | John (baseball9) | 70.29 | 95% | 2015-01-31 |
19427. | Sophia (sophia100) | 70.28 | 94% | 2024-04-24 |
19428. | ХУУШУУР (erkheseee) | 70.28 | 97.7% | 2023-12-07 |
19429. | Shaswata (shaswata_3020) | 70.28 | 98.5% | 2023-11-11 |
19430. | AutumnLeaf (xx_autumnleaf_xx) | 70.28 | 95% | 2021-09-07 |
19431. | Lim (ac1ds) | 70.28 | 96% | 2022-07-22 |
19432. | Geb (_geb) | 70.27 | 95% | 2022-06-23 |
19433. | R (prind0) | 70.27 | — | 2010-11-08 |
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 |