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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18326. | Thomas (thomas70) | 72.27 | 99% | 2019-07-27 |
18327. | Luis (redbeam) | 72.27 | 96% | 2011-12-16 |
18328. | Brad (brad2024) | 72.26 | 95.5% | 2023-12-19 |
18329. | Jude (philivey) | 72.26 | 96% | 2020-06-19 |
18330. | Gina (borbinon) | 72.26 | 95% | 2020-08-18 |
18331. | Loren (lbrindze) | 72.26 | 95% | 2013-11-19 |
18332. | cowboy (cowboy1) | 72.26 | — | 2010-06-26 |
18333. | Heufy (heufy) | 72.25 | 96% | 2022-01-13 |
18334. | TaoZ (tao24k) | 72.25 | 95.8% | 2023-11-16 |
18335. | Elite (getgoodelite) | 72.25 | 97.1% | 2023-11-11 |
18336. | DJCheeseburger1 (djcheesebu... | 72.25 | 99% | 2024-01-18 |
18337. | william (iamzyva) | 72.25 | 96% | 2019-07-19 |
18338. | Oscar (nacl322) | 72.25 | 89% | 2016-03-03 |
18339. | Wroom (a_a_a) | 72.25 | 96% | 2013-03-12 |
18340. | Emily (xxvpn) | 72.25 | 97% | 2014-05-12 |
18341. | raphael (rfal10) | 72.25 | 96% | 2012-07-06 |
18342. | Later (nottypingrn) | 72.24 | 98% | 2023-07-27 |
18343. | walid (walda) | 72.24 | 98.1% | 2023-11-11 |
18344. | Anton (antonjr04) | 72.24 | 94% | 2021-12-11 |
18345. | Emanuel (mak6872123eo) | 72.24 | 97% | 2018-12-31 |
18346. | PUBALO (pubalo_) | 72.24 | 95% | 2013-02-19 |
18347. | Kyle (jak_racer) | 72.24 | 93% | 2016-03-01 |
18348. | leah (henrytheelectron) | 72.24 | 96% | 2018-12-01 |
18349. | Alex (auft) | 72.24 | 94% | 2018-10-13 |
18350. | Alvin (alvinpiter) | 72.24 | 97% | 2021-07-03 |
18351. | Patrick (patisawesomein1) | 72.23 | 97% | 2018-11-17 |
18352. | Arpit (m_scofield) | 72.23 | 97% | 2024-06-04 |
18353. | Seth (sethrylan) | 72.23 | 95% | 2022-01-22 |
18354. | Ethan (eclove02) | 72.23 | 97% | 2022-07-06 |
18355. | Pranoy (promax) | 72.23 | 95% | 2016-10-30 |
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 |