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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10664. | Note (note_r) | 85.45 | 99% | 2020-11-25 |
10665. | Aaron (wigsy) | 85.44 | 97% | 2013-01-23 |
10666. | ocramka (ocramka1) | 85.44 | 97% | 2023-03-19 |
10667. | Awful (sha0wn) | 85.44 | 97% | 2013-09-17 |
10668. | matt (archytas) | 85.44 | 98% | 2012-06-30 |
10669. | Uros (uroskrunic) | 85.43 | 93% | 2015-05-05 |
10670. | Dimitri (dimittori) | 85.43 | 96% | 2016-04-23 |
10671. | Shiva (shivamalik) | 85.43 | 96% | 2015-03-01 |
10672. | Fatnot (fatnot) | 85.42 | 97% | 2021-12-16 |
10673. | Jared (wok1) | 85.42 | 97% | 2021-08-17 |
10674. | Chris (figuresofstick) | 85.42 | 96% | 2016-10-12 |
10675. | Slinkyman (resident_typer) | 85.41 | 97% | 2023-11-30 |
10676. | Bea (chilichanga) | 85.41 | 98% | 2021-06-28 |
10677. | Hans (extrem3typist) | 85.41 | 92% | 2016-02-14 |
10678. | George (sk8ereid) | 85.41 | 96% | 2017-07-24 |
10679. | Mark (haxos) | 85.40 | 95% | 2021-06-08 |
10680. | Alexito (itsmealex) | 85.39 | 97% | 2023-04-25 |
10681. | Ansar (paxaq) | 85.39 | 96% | 2023-08-16 |
10682. | Michael (michaelam99) | 85.39 | 96.5% | 2023-11-29 |
10683. | Kontgatplopper (bipskietelaar) | 85.39 | 97% | 2023-05-28 |
10684. | Dan (danisoz12) | 85.39 | 97% | 2022-02-05 |
10685. | Scania (scania730) | 85.39 | 87% | 2012-09-09 |
10686. | Sangi (sangi38) | 85.39 | 98% | 2022-07-06 |
10687. | Accuracy99 (copmysteez) | 85.39 | — | 2011-02-11 |
10688. | Josh (iccarus) | 85.39 | 97% | 2013-06-16 |
10689. | Huyen My (raincandy) | 85.38 | 98% | 2024-02-18 |
10690. | Tammy (tammyding27) | 85.38 | 96% | 2016-06-28 |
10691. | Varun Pratap Singh (malakh6... | 85.38 | 97% | 2021-08-20 |
10692. | Moon (albertasdude) | 85.38 | 98% | 2023-03-15 |
10693. | d4NY (duongdanyul) | 85.38 | 96% | 2021-04-11 |
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 |