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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2529. | Gordon (yornfreeman) | 111.58 | 98% | 2023-08-25 |
2530. | tambii (aid1337) | 111.58 | 98% | 2022-05-08 |
2531. | thedestroyist (thedestroyist) | 111.57 | 98% | 2021-07-13 |
2532. | (cr0cka) | 111.57 | 96% | 2018-02-26 |
2533. | Zimon (zimon) | 111.56 | 95% | 2011-06-21 |
2534. | Eric (ek81) | 111.56 | 98% | 2014-06-30 |
2535. | HelloSputnik (nuge) | 111.55 | 95% | 2014-02-15 |
2536. | Ben (sworkles) | 111.55 | 99% | 2012-05-08 |
2537. | Zambrix (zambricks) | 111.53 | 99% | 2024-05-08 |
2538. | Charles (hanchals) | 111.52 | 99% | 2020-01-27 |
2539. | Darisch (darischmanswag) | 111.52 | 97% | 2022-09-28 |
2540. | Ace (killgon) | 111.52 | 99% | 2022-09-26 |
2541. | Liz (lizchu413) | 111.52 | 99% | 2021-03-08 |
2542. | Jaxson (jaxxxson) | 111.52 | 100% | 2022-10-04 |
2543. | Keston (a103479) | 111.51 | 98% | 2022-12-17 |
2544. | Troy (troyvimala) | 111.51 | 98% | 2021-10-27 |
2545. | ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆนโ๏ธ (tri... | 111.50 | 97% | 2020-10-16 |
2546. | James (jamesof92) | 111.50 | 99% | 2015-12-05 |
2547. | Dani (d33psc4n) | 111.49 | 98% | 2022-09-30 |
2548. | UppedFusion (fusion_) | 111.49 | 98% | 2021-08-15 |
2549. | `kf (kf_ck) | 111.49 | 91% | 2011-10-16 |
2550. | Louis (deathllama8) | 111.49 | 90% | 2015-04-14 |
2551. | Melanie (nannymcfig) | 111.48 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
2552. | plop (ploppiplop) | 111.48 | 98.8% | 2024-01-04 |
2553. | Wuzzup (wuzzuppeeps) | 111.48 | 94% | 2011-05-17 |
2554. | Triz (triz) | 111.47 | 97% | 2013-07-04 |
2555. | Guilherme (syczted) | 111.47 | 94% | 2013-08-31 |
2556. | Charlie (lonelyphoenix7) | 111.46 | — | 2011-01-21 |
2557. | ๆญป็ฅ (shinnnnn) | 111.44 | 100% | 2021-01-09 |
2558. | Nicola (nicola_tanya) | 111.44 | 98% | 2019-11-08 |
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 |