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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14312. | 4Head (anele) | 78.91 | 97% | 2016-09-09 |
14313. | Reemie (reemie1710) | 78.90 | 97% | 2024-02-18 |
14314. | Hristo (thespooner) | 78.90 | 97% | 2018-01-09 |
14315. | xd (palmate) | 78.90 | 96.2% | 2023-11-18 |
14316. | Anukool (anukooldeval) | 78.90 | — | 2010-08-07 |
14317. | Ansen (ansenon) | 78.90 | 92% | 2015-03-02 |
14318. | Zeb (foghorn) | 78.90 | 94% | 2012-05-09 |
14319. | Adam (adamx03) | 78.90 | 92% | 2017-02-07 |
14320. | Seiji (sati2030) | 78.89 | 96% | 2024-05-01 |
14321. | Henry (onrie) | 78.89 | 95.8% | 2023-12-14 |
14322. | Andre (dreson03) | 78.89 | 95% | 2021-09-24 |
14323. | Seth (tricarix) | 78.89 | 95% | 2012-11-06 |
14324. | James (youngtack) | 78.89 | 97% | 2018-01-09 |
14325. | James (womalish) | 78.89 | 96% | 2017-06-15 |
14326. | Matthew (mastermatthew) | 78.89 | 96% | 2011-11-22 |
14327. | Fan (fankay) | 78.89 | — | 2010-12-15 |
14328. | huichung (hh_chng) | 78.88 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
14329. | Erico (normalicydoesntexist) | 78.88 | 97% | 2018-10-19 |
14330. | Beardamus (ninjor) | 78.88 | 96% | 2016-06-20 |
14331. | ks (sempiedram) | 78.88 | 97% | 2021-04-07 |
14332. | Michal (compalistaor) | 78.88 | 98% | 2018-02-11 |
14333. | Andrea (twid) | 78.88 | 93% | 2012-01-30 |
14334. | Zhao (zhaox) | 78.88 | — | 2010-06-09 |
14335. | Stephanie (st133169) | 78.88 | 98% | 2018-05-20 |
14336. | zaarium (zaarium) | 78.87 | 98.1% | 2024-01-20 |
14337. | Taeha (shouren) | 78.87 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
14338. | Rendi (rendi_touchtype) | 78.87 | 96% | 2021-12-23 |
14339. | Nathaniel (rocketgenius) | 78.87 | 96% | 2013-10-14 |
14340. | Chad (godchad) | 78.87 | 95% | 2019-03-27 |
14341. | dredge (dredge) | 78.87 | 95% | 2013-07-13 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
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 |