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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5138. | Winston (zywinston) | 99.70 | 97% | 2019-02-13 |
5139. | Karlie (karlie1234) | 99.70 | 93% | 2016-04-28 |
5140. | Gabi (gabitzuxxl) | 99.69 | 96% | 2018-01-12 |
5141. | Olli (loppukilpailija) | 99.68 | 98% | 2020-06-27 |
5142. | AeriesPlays (aeriesplays) | 99.67 | 99% | 2023-10-04 |
5143. | redfive (redfive5) | 99.67 | 97.3% | 2023-12-06 |
5144. | wm (_wm_) | 99.66 | 95% | 2014-09-26 |
5145. | Crossplayz (crossplayz) | 99.66 | 98% | 2024-02-06 |
5146. | Maroy (roymaaa) | 99.66 | 98% | 2016-09-03 |
5147. | Bruh (bruh432) | 99.65 | 98% | 2021-07-29 |
5148. | Holden (holdcop) | 99.65 | 98% | 2021-12-07 |
5149. | Sugar Honey (engscholar15) | 99.65 | 99% | 2022-09-10 |
5150. | Qi (whathaha) | 99.65 | 96% | 2022-04-26 |
5151. | Carter (calgaryracer) | 99.65 | 99% | 2018-02-12 |
5152. | Pafu (3doog) | 99.65 | 98% | 2012-07-08 |
5153. | Fly1nthe5ky (fly1nthe5ky) | 99.64 | 99% | 2024-05-12 |
5154. | Phillip (mightysa) | 99.63 | 98% | 2020-07-01 |
5155. | Jacob (jkhindo64) | 99.63 | 99% | 2019-10-31 |
5156. | Ted (ted21) | 99.63 | 97% | 2019-07-03 |
5157. | 케빈 [Kevin] (lastalchemist) | 99.63 | 99% | 2022-07-08 |
5158. | Habib (fartherthanu2) | 99.62 | 98% | 2023-08-20 |
5159. | Jamber (jamber_onyx) | 99.62 | 99% | 2022-05-20 |
5160. | Jon (ace4896) | 99.62 | 98% | 2019-10-14 |
5161. | Andy Yusuf (twinsgroup) | 99.61 | 92% | 2013-11-17 |
5162. | mira (mirabegron) | 99.61 | 97% | 2024-01-13 |
5163. | Cole (cmrrockstar85) | 99.61 | 98% | 2020-10-21 |
5164. | tstats[manthan_noob] (sixty... | 99.60 | 99% | 2023-09-07 |
5165. | Ghazanfer (ghazanfer) | 99.60 | 98% | 2012-11-15 |
5166. | Richard (shynobipwnz) | 99.60 | 91% | 2013-02-06 |
5167. | Aidan (aidan9500) | 99.60 | 96.5% | 2024-04-07 |
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 |