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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21423. | wessel (wesseltype) | 67.25 | 96% | 2019-01-01 |
21424. | Hasibur Rahaman (shadin_ban... | 67.24 | 97% | 2019-04-06 |
21425. | J (justmejm) | 67.24 | 96.7% | 2024-01-04 |
21426. | Minizxs (minizxs) | 67.24 | 97.6% | 2023-11-15 |
21427. | Anand (arni16) | 67.24 | 99% | 2021-03-16 |
21428. | Neptune (neptune_22) | 67.24 | 96% | 2020-11-12 |
21429. | Melanie (melba) | 67.24 | 96% | 2016-02-13 |
21430. | Euijin (kej841107) | 67.24 | — | 2010-06-18 |
21431. | Hải (haile6302) | 67.24 | 97% | 2016-05-13 |
21432. | Montgomery (montgomery_oppe... | 67.23 | 95% | 2024-05-05 |
21433. | BigPenus (_nayeem) | 67.23 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
21434. | Anthony (thekingboo) | 67.23 | 96% | 2021-03-06 |
21435. | Jacob (jsmith182) | 67.23 | 96% | 2016-03-30 |
21436. | Theo (theotype) | 67.23 | 96% | 2021-01-04 |
21437. | tonghua (tonghua) | 67.23 | — | 2010-07-01 |
21438. | amran (netcse) | 67.23 | 96% | 2018-12-05 |
21439. | Mikias (mikias1) | 67.22 | 97.9% | 2024-01-14 |
21440. | Mia (miaawiaa) | 67.22 | 96% | 2024-01-08 |
21441. | Nguyễn Quang (hapro9x) | 67.22 | 89% | 2015-08-04 |
21442. | Tina (tina_pig) | 67.22 | 96% | 2011-05-11 |
21443. | Sebastian (sebperez) | 67.22 | 92% | 2015-05-21 |
21444. | Nishant (nishantb) | 67.21 | 95% | 2024-05-26 |
21445. | Bibba (bibba27) | 67.21 | 93% | 2021-10-28 |
21446. | purushothaman (purush1702) | 67.21 | 88% | 2013-06-16 |
21447. | Finn (finn7736) | 67.21 | 95% | 2016-11-18 |
21448. | James Baker (jamesbakermm) | 67.20 | 95.4% | 2024-02-13 |
21449. | Grodo (gordoman) | 67.20 | 98% | 2024-02-11 |
21450. | Splash (ekamp18) | 67.20 | 94% | 2016-02-02 |
21451. | Bluebear (bluebear69) | 67.20 | 94% | 2012-06-08 |
21452. | Chiranjivee (cjthehacker7) | 67.20 | 94% | 2014-05-30 |
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 |