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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27543. | Halo (halo1) | 57.25 | 93% | 2020-06-08 |
27544. | Harry (trof) | 57.25 | — | 2010-11-10 |
27545. | billy (gwabs) | 57.25 | 91% | 2013-07-08 |
27546. | Nasar (nasarlagenda) | 57.25 | 98% | 2012-02-28 |
27547. | sAjAn (sajansingh) | 57.25 | 93% | 2016-09-28 |
27548. | Sarah (sarahlsmith) | 57.25 | — | 2010-10-04 |
27549. | Edgee (likewtf) | 57.25 | 95% | 2014-02-12 |
27550. | Hsuan-Han (hsuanlv) | 57.25 | 93% | 2013-12-08 |
27551. | Pyrrhus22 (pyrrhus22) | 57.24 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
27552. | hafizh (effortlesshuman) | 57.24 | 96% | 2022-01-25 |
27553. | Rosie (darkerdraekon) | 57.24 | 96.3% | 2024-01-09 |
27554. | Ben (toucansand) | 57.24 | 95% | 2017-09-21 |
27555. | Typer (cflibelo@yahoo.com) | 57.24 | 97% | 2015-05-05 |
27556. | Beatrice (papegoja388) | 57.24 | 91% | 2016-07-01 |
27557. | thasnh (thasnh) | 57.24 | 95% | 2011-12-23 |
27558. | Jaspreet (jassi) | 57.24 | 95% | 2013-12-27 |
27559. | Bibek (bibeknam) | 57.23 | 90% | 2013-08-22 |
27560. | asmaa (asmaa_soma) | 57.23 | 94% | 2017-05-27 |
27561. | Mata (mata_t) | 57.23 | — | 2010-11-03 |
27562. | Cadis (cadisz) | 57.23 | 94% | 2016-02-05 |
27563. | Austin (barry_101) | 57.22 | 93% | 2022-06-17 |
27564. | Rony (ronyv89) | 57.22 | 96% | 2022-10-17 |
27565. | janice (ctc_janice) | 57.22 | 83% | 2013-02-13 |
27566. | Cristan (cristang) | 57.22 | 96% | 2021-09-20 |
27567. | ngo (cauberong_199t) | 57.22 | 89% | 2013-12-14 |
27568. | Hunk..1 (ravi292799) | 57.22 | 93% | 2013-11-18 |
27569. | Torta (tortta) | 57.22 | 96% | 2018-03-06 |
27570. | kekstee (kekstee) | 57.22 | 92% | 2013-05-20 |
27571. | Winter (jamesbandit) | 57.21 | 96% | 2023-05-25 |
27572. | Adrian (regalkarma) | 57.21 | 96% | 2023-10-05 |
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 |