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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10759. | Allison (zarfynn) | 85.35 | 98% | 2021-06-30 |
10760. | suki (sackclothandashes) | 85.35 | 97% | 2015-08-23 |
10761. | Dingoose (quantumtheory3) | 85.35 | 93% | 2014-09-04 |
10762. | Eicy (eicymores) | 85.34 | 96% | 2024-01-15 |
10763. | ttv/J0bro (jobrocraftstep) | 85.34 | 96% | 2024-06-11 |
10764. | joe (florezz) | 85.34 | 86% | 2016-05-17 |
10765. | Kevin (kevchinois) | 85.34 | 97% | 2020-11-21 |
10766. | NightWing (nightwing246) | 85.34 | 96% | 2021-03-22 |
10767. | Nathan (slowtyping) | 85.34 | 96% | 2011-04-06 |
10768. | tacobot (apcarrab) | 85.34 | 97% | 2016-09-02 |
10769. | BetSin (betsin) | 85.33 | 95.9% | 2023-12-09 |
10770. | Murk (marchell0) | 85.33 | 95% | 2023-01-21 |
10771. | Nabil Hyder (super_narwhal) | 85.33 | 97.1% | 2024-01-10 |
10772. | Brock (btoews) | 85.33 | 97% | 2022-05-11 |
10773. | Chet (chethus) | 85.33 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
10774. | IBM Model F (modelm) | 85.33 | 96% | 2016-12-22 |
10775. | Cihsa (oddlysatisfly) | 85.32 | 97% | 2021-06-27 |
10776. | Iron Man (avenger_2023) | 85.32 | 97% | 2023-11-06 |
10777. | wlvrx (wlvrx) | 85.32 | 97% | 2023-10-13 |
10778. | kc (kcyz) | 85.32 | 95% | 2015-09-18 |
10779. | jensen (jensaaan) | 85.32 | 96% | 2023-10-03 |
10780. | Headlynz (headlynz) | 85.32 | 98% | 2023-09-06 |
10781. | H (x_heng) | 85.32 | 97.3% | 2021-02-09 |
10782. | Don (darkelf2000) | 85.31 | 98% | 2020-09-29 |
10783. | Robert (rwa102455) | 85.31 | 97% | 2021-03-24 |
10784. | sneakattack (ronaldsronalds... | 85.31 | 97% | 2023-09-22 |
10785. | Doordarshan (slow_as_snail) | 85.31 | 97% | 2016-10-15 |
10786. | Ben Hannan (mrcasual) | 85.31 | 96% | 2020-03-10 |
10787. | Ahmed (medxdx) | 85.30 | 94.8% | 2024-02-29 |
10788. | Dongo (dongodm) | 85.30 | 98% | 2021-05-20 |
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 |