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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21272. | paraluman (paraluman) | 67.50 | 95% | 2019-10-04 |
21273. | JinAun (jinaun) | 67.49 | 97% | 2024-01-27 |
21274. | Its_mahamed (mohamedabdelfa... | 67.49 | 96% | 2023-03-13 |
21275. | DD (ddcute) | 67.49 | 96.9% | 2023-11-15 |
21276. | Saurabh (rustie_123) | 67.49 | 99% | 2022-09-12 |
21277. | Sarab (aujlasarab) | 67.49 | 92% | 2014-08-06 |
21278. | creasac (creasac) | 67.48 | 97% | 2024-05-07 |
21279. | Umar (umarsuleman) | 67.48 | 96% | 2022-03-24 |
21280. | Sbeve (therealsbeve) | 67.48 | 96.3% | 2023-11-30 |
21281. | Abdullah (abdo5bxx) | 67.48 | 97% | 2023-10-11 |
21282. | ILUVpwny (iluvpwny) | 67.48 | 96% | 2021-06-21 |
21283. | Cactus (cactus_jones) | 67.48 | 95% | 2019-02-26 |
21284. | Dominc (devdominic) | 67.48 | 97% | 2021-08-28 |
21285. | Danish (incognitofinito) | 67.48 | 91% | 2012-11-15 |
21286. | sector (sector21) | 67.48 | 95% | 2012-01-20 |
21287. | murali (murali125) | 67.48 | 93% | 2014-03-02 |
21288. | Fuchelsflught (fuchelsflught) | 67.47 | 96% | 2023-11-25 |
21289. | mayn (mayn65) | 67.47 | 95% | 2022-10-08 |
21290. | Nicolas (nicolasmurua) | 67.47 | 95% | 2024-02-25 |
21291. | even (even97) | 67.47 | 99% | 2023-06-18 |
21292. | Le (superquay) | 67.47 | — | 2011-01-11 |
21293. | Razam (razamrm) | 67.46 | 94% | 2018-04-11 |
21294. | omar (omarnagy) | 67.46 | 95% | 2024-02-16 |
21295. | Favorbax (favorbax) | 67.46 | 90% | 2015-03-09 |
21296. | AnnaMaria (kinapuffen) | 67.46 | 90% | 2013-03-11 |
21297. | Shut (heisenberg) | 67.46 | 91% | 2013-06-05 |
21298. | Yann (yfourni1331) | 67.45 | 95% | 2024-03-19 |
21299. | michael ramos (javengh) | 67.45 | 96.5% | 2024-02-02 |
21300. | Errrnesto (errrnesto) | 67.45 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
21301. | Kafka (saka_kafka) | 67.45 | 98% | 2024-01-08 |
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 |