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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27477. | 7783937005 (skullandme) | 56.63 | 98% | 2023-05-16 |
27478. | Rachel (rachelcho) | 56.63 | 93% | 2011-10-08 |
27479. | rokka_22_ (rokk_22_) | 56.62 | 95% | 2024-03-31 |
27480. | cigro (cigro) | 56.62 | 96% | 2015-05-16 |
27481. | Lokendra (lokendracer) | 56.62 | 97% | 2023-05-28 |
27482. | kashish (kashishnegi) | 56.62 | 94% | 2023-09-23 |
27483. | echobat88 (echobat88) | 56.62 | 98% | 2021-07-09 |
27484. | Bataa (bataa_cdj) | 56.62 | 94% | 2016-11-17 |
27485. | Brett (bboc2003) | 56.61 | 95% | 2019-08-29 |
27486. | CopperTuna (coppertuna) | 56.61 | 96.4% | 2023-11-10 |
27487. | Ben (bbennn) | 56.60 | 97% | 2023-12-04 |
27488. | Daniel (danielpaanderson) | 56.60 | 95% | 2021-05-18 |
27489. | Jimmy (hapahunta) | 56.60 | 94% | 2019-11-20 |
27490. | Bra Steve (bra_steve) | 56.60 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
27491. | Nguyen (nguyenkj) | 56.60 | 97% | 2011-08-15 |
27492. | satyam (satyamhnk) | 56.60 | 90% | 2014-02-24 |
27493. | evelyn (evelyn__g) | 56.59 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
27494. | Matthew (matthewbird) | 56.59 | 94% | 2018-11-13 |
27495. | Juliet (juliet666589) | 56.59 | 96% | 2017-03-09 |
27496. | Angelo (angelo_reyes) | 56.58 | 94% | 2024-01-04 |
27497. | Jordyn :) (makkenji) | 56.58 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
27498. | Yuri (ceaseless_melon) | 56.58 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
27499. | Shakeel (shakeelhadir) | 56.58 | 92% | 2015-07-11 |
27500. | Benjamin Dover (12isoldenough) | 56.57 | 95% | 2024-04-11 |
27501. | thomas (tmastri) | 56.57 | 97% | 2021-05-18 |
27502. | Tom (gnengi) | 56.57 | 91% | 2012-12-15 |
27503. | Kroc (kroc) | 56.57 | 99% | 2021-05-28 |
27504. | Divu (divdev25) | 56.57 | 95% | 2018-05-31 |
27505. | Vince Types (vincea0923) | 56.56 | 94% | 2024-05-09 |
27506. | Noz (noz_) | 56.56 | 96% | 2022-05-30 |
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 |