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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30870. | Shahboz (shahboz) | 47.57 | 94% | 2018-01-22 |
30871. | Ariful Haque (ariful_haque) | 47.54 | 97% | 2024-04-13 |
30872. | Spectre (specter_mills) | 47.54 | 97% | 2022-06-25 |
30873. | Henry (henrysimon) | 47.54 | 87% | 2016-02-19 |
30874. | Elliot (girtholomew) | 47.52 | 96% | 2020-08-17 |
30875. | Aebel (monkeeeee) | 47.51 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
30876. | Habibulin84 (legy) | 47.51 | 88% | 2012-10-06 |
30877. | Max (mightymax1177) | 47.51 | 97% | 2016-01-21 |
30878. | Dawned (dawned) | 47.50 | 86% | 2012-11-01 |
30879. | paper (paperstar) | 47.49 | 93.9% | 2024-01-29 |
30880. | Felix (heavenzard) | 47.49 | 96% | 2014-12-28 |
30881. | Guest (guest2703) | 47.49 | 97% | 2020-03-06 |
30882. | Hex (thepulkit13) | 47.49 | 94% | 2016-03-02 |
30883. | Autumn (autumn1) | 47.49 | 91% | 2011-06-08 |
30884. | tstats[learning_dvorac] (le... | 47.48 | 84% | 2012-07-08 |
30885. | Florin (florinmazilu) | 47.48 | 95.5% | 2024-02-05 |
30886. | Yahya (mystix_100) | 47.47 | 95% | 2024-03-09 |
30887. | john (maxbeater) | 47.47 | 91% | 2020-12-28 |
30888. | Remze (remze) | 47.46 | 94% | 2024-02-12 |
30889. | Kiet Nguyen (krazygamer) | 47.43 | 93.3% | 2023-11-20 |
30890. | 12Codes🍁 (bestial) | 47.43 | 94% | 2021-08-30 |
30891. | Crystal (shawty1995) | 47.43 | 93% | 2012-02-20 |
30892. | Arne (euron_24) | 47.41 | 93% | 2023-11-23 |
30893. | krishnasharma5499 (krishnas... | 47.40 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
30894. | jkome0x (jkome0x) | 47.39 | 96.2% | 2023-10-18 |
30895. | 2cb (basketballs) | 47.39 | 95% | 2023-10-04 |
30896. | binarymind (binarymind) | 47.39 | 97% | 2015-08-06 |
30897. | Helena (helenaa_26) | 47.39 | 95.5% | 2024-01-23 |
30898. | Shin (baoul) | 47.39 | — | 2010-09-21 |
30899. | faisal (faysi) | 47.39 | 87% | 2011-09-28 |
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 |