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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7097. | Emmanuel (giantimi) | 93.62 | — | 2010-07-20 |
7098. | D (qewrty12345) | 93.61 | 97% | 2016-02-11 |
7099. | OAYCG22 (oaycg22) | 93.61 | 94% | 2016-05-22 |
7100. | Ace (aceinthehole) | 93.61 | 97% | 2022-09-30 |
7101. | bad (very_bad_at_typing) | 93.61 | 96% | 2022-07-10 |
7102. | e00d (e00d) | 93.61 | 98% | 2023-07-04 |
7103. | quay tay (donkaso) | 93.61 | 94% | 2015-12-24 |
7104. | dvorak the supreme (drdilyor_) | 93.59 | 97% | 2022-05-25 |
7105. | Branden (brandendm) | 93.59 | 98% | 2021-07-26 |
7106. | Luke (lukell) | 93.59 | 97% | 2023-05-09 |
7107. | Mannered Youth (mannered_yo... | 93.59 | 99% | 2022-02-16 |
7108. | Dean (deanie_weeny) | 93.58 | 99% | 2021-06-27 |
7109. | ScottieDont (scottiedont) | 93.58 | 98% | 2024-02-18 |
7110. | Periwinkle (niknik2121) | 93.58 | 96% | 2017-03-22 |
7111. | Johnny (wilfulatrophy) | 93.58 | 96% | 2011-08-21 |
7112. | Thaissa 3 (kaykmc) | 93.58 | 98% | 2018-02-01 |
7113. | (yungthug) | 93.57 | 94% | 2023-11-21 |
7114. | nj123 (nj_123) | 93.57 | 98% | 2023-11-28 |
7115. | Aarni (aarnib) | 93.57 | 98% | 2023-04-26 |
7116. | Justin (geejustin) | 93.57 | 95% | 2014-04-25 |
7117. | BVance (bvance32) | 93.57 | 93% | 2013-08-07 |
7118. | Joze (el_lobe) | 93.57 | 98% | 2021-03-31 |
7119. | tstats[indianpanda250] (ind... | 93.57 | 98% | 2023-08-18 |
7120. | Typos (leonqn23) | 93.57 | 98% | 2014-03-07 |
7121. | Fariz (kidhacks) | 93.57 | 98% | 2012-06-10 |
7122. | Alex (noobyalex) | 93.55 | 98% | 2018-12-10 |
7123. | yuhaocooper (yuhaocooper) | 93.55 | 98% | 2018-09-16 |
7124. | Cwis (cwismastwee) | 93.54 | 97% | 2020-05-31 |
7125. | Patrick (pawal001) | 93.54 | 99% | 2017-06-07 |
7126. | Oof (big_yikes) | 93.53 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
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 |