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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15845. | Yucheol (yucheol) | 76.12 | 96% | 2020-01-13 |
15846. | Byron (byrontan) | 76.12 | 95% | 2021-02-09 |
15847. | Jonathan (techypanda) | 76.12 | 94% | 2017-10-27 |
15848. | ethiopianing (ethiopianing) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
15849. | wjc1512 (wjc1512) | 76.11 | 97% | 2023-11-26 |
15850. | Osteicht (osteicht_7891) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
15851. | Naba (naba0224) | 76.11 | 98% | 2019-12-17 |
15852. | Chim (window) | 76.11 | — | 2011-03-31 |
15853. | Quibz (white_fire) | 76.11 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
15854. | Jacob (frazisbest) | 76.10 | 96% | 2023-09-10 |
15855. | Soony (sssong0409) | 76.10 | 97.7% | 2023-12-22 |
15856. | Riley (nulll) | 76.10 | 97% | 2023-03-29 |
15857. | Joseph (appledood123) | 76.10 | 96% | 2021-12-08 |
15858. | JoshTheBear19 (joshthebear) | 76.10 | 97.3% | 2024-01-18 |
15859. | Amir (wolf_19) | 76.10 | 98% | 2017-08-30 |
15860. | ザク (dzak3) | 76.10 | 97% | 2016-08-07 |
15861. | Mitchell (jon159357) | 76.09 | 96% | 2015-06-22 |
15862. | RamboII (ramboii) | 76.09 | 98.6% | 2024-01-10 |
15863. | Nick (neepwithin) | 76.09 | 98% | 2021-08-31 |
15864. | Syed (hello_guest) | 76.09 | 97.9% | 2023-11-26 |
15865. | Jorge (jquiroz728) | 76.09 | 95% | 2022-09-28 |
15866. | Bernie (bernie557) | 76.09 | 95% | 2021-01-20 |
15867. | oldaccforpracticing (xsdrea... | 76.09 | 95% | 2021-06-09 |
15868. | lebron (lebron_mccain) | 76.08 | 98.8% | 2024-01-05 |
15869. | Chuck (typer_inflation) | 76.08 | 98% | 2023-02-02 |
15870. | Anton (mrballsweat) | 76.08 | 95% | 2023-11-30 |
15871. | Aidan (annmeda) | 76.08 | 97% | 2020-08-08 |
15872. | Sat (xxcoolguy101) | 76.08 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
15873. | Pepe (peperojel) | 76.08 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
15874. | Francis (francis430) | 76.08 | 96% | 2018-01-17 |
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 |