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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10396. | Kyle (mrkylee) | 85.99 | 98% | 2018-04-25 |
10397. | Solomon (inquisitor) | 85.99 | — | 2010-07-03 |
10398. | Dakoth (sangalawa) | 85.98 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
10399. | vetle (vetlebg) | 85.98 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
10400. | rocket (rocketmantyper) | 85.98 | 97% | 2020-05-31 |
10401. | J (fortunapls) | 85.98 | 99% | 2019-08-13 |
10402. | ted (sayonara999) | 85.98 | 98% | 2018-11-22 |
10403. | -ˏˋ 🌟 ˎˊ- (rektless) | 85.97 | 97% | 2023-03-24 |
10404. | T (simonhawk) | 85.97 | 94% | 2014-04-29 |
10405. | sda (sdaa) | 85.97 | 97% | 2018-07-24 |
10406. | Terra (terratails) | 85.96 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
10407. | Arnold (wiktor172003) | 85.96 | 98% | 2022-04-02 |
10408. | czerub (gerardolujanhdz) | 85.96 | 97% | 2023-09-28 |
10409. | Shiro (sanshirosone) | 85.96 | 99% | 2020-12-20 |
10410. | null (qbasic) | 85.96 | 97% | 2014-06-21 |
10411. | Andy (malcolm_reynolds) | 85.96 | 97% | 2013-10-16 |
10412. | Phu (nvp2211) | 85.95 | 97% | 2020-12-28 |
10413. | aimee (sermoa) | 85.95 | — | 2010-07-14 |
10414. | LimeAle (tofuloaf) | 85.95 | 96% | 2019-01-14 |
10415. | Oleg (germeson) | 85.95 | 94% | 2012-12-06 |
10416. | Dylan (18dylan18) | 85.95 | 93% | 2017-01-29 |
10417. | tstats[drwsmnlpg97] (drwsmn... | 85.94 | 96% | 2022-04-27 |
10418. | Gray (grayhollow) | 85.94 | 95% | 2023-03-13 |
10419. | Ryan (ranksy) | 85.94 | 98% | 2020-10-10 |
10420. | yo (doei) | 85.94 | 93% | 2016-07-28 |
10421. | Bofa (pieluver123) | 85.94 | 93% | 2014-12-02 |
10422. | ChaoticNarcotic (chaotic_na... | 85.93 | 96% | 2020-12-23 |
10423. | Breno (brenolopes) | 85.93 | — | 2011-03-16 |
10424. | Megan (siamesee) | 85.92 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
10425. | donquixote (radio_knife) | 85.92 | 98.5% | 2023-12-04 |
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 |