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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25563. | Philip (philip30) | 60.38 | 86% | 2011-12-02 |
25564. | annie (abbagab) | 60.38 | — | 2011-02-09 |
25565. | must (night8) | 60.37 | 96% | 2019-05-03 |
25566. | Lynx (asakapala15) | 60.37 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
25567. | Nakura (nakura_sushi) | 60.37 | 96.2% | 2021-02-05 |
25568. | Alex (gamerman) | 60.37 | 93% | 2011-06-29 |
25569. | rho (ttt321654) | 60.37 | 96% | 2015-03-28 |
25570. | damon (damonliv) | 60.36 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
25571. | bs_biswa (bs_biswa) | 60.36 | 97.2% | 2024-01-11 |
25572. | Aditya (someone_me) | 60.36 | 95.6% | 2023-12-04 |
25573. | Eufalasio (eufalasio_11) | 60.36 | 95% | 2021-11-05 |
25574. | Katnap (itzkatnap) | 60.36 | 95% | 2021-04-03 |
25575. | Elishba (elishba) | 60.36 | 96% | 2021-05-16 |
25576. | Shiv (shivsimsh) | 60.36 | 96% | 2016-07-09 |
25577. | Nam (namnl2706) | 60.36 | 93% | 2013-12-26 |
25578. | barbadosa مرحبا (barba... | 60.36 | — | 2011-03-29 |
25579. | p0tat0 (afong8) | 60.35 | 95% | 2024-04-11 |
25580. | Andre (fax117) | 60.35 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
25581. | leappyfrog12 (leap_frog12_) | 60.35 | 91% | 2014-02-07 |
25582. | BUGGAFFENCHFIES (buggafench... | 60.34 | 96.2% | 2024-03-25 |
25583. | Ilya (flurysz) | 60.34 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
25584. | tigamusat (tigamusat) | 60.34 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
25585. | jpbeee (ethicalisbad) | 60.34 | 96% | 2023-11-18 |
25586. | Dayton (xxswagmaster9000xx) | 60.34 | 97% | 2019-11-21 |
25587. | arache (howeyzeh) | 60.34 | 96% | 2020-05-20 |
25588. | Kate (misskate) | 60.34 | 96% | 2013-06-08 |
25589. | byron (blam_16) | 60.34 | 90% | 2014-08-02 |
25590. | Bayrmagnai (mrbayrmagnai) | 60.33 | 92% | 2016-05-25 |
25591. | Ryan (blazer60) | 60.33 | 97% | 2021-08-12 |
25592. | Sourav (sourav_malo) | 60.33 | 96.7% | 2024-01-28 |
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 |