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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27401. | Widy (grazerc0de) | 57.32 | 91% | 2013-12-20 |
27402. | VIkram (xtrimis0) | 57.31 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
27403. | Kieran (kieranspy547) | 57.31 | 95.7% | 2021-02-05 |
27404. | Kyle J. (kylejmiles) | 57.31 | 92% | 2015-06-02 |
27405. | Bartek (baryla69) | 57.31 | 95% | 2016-05-25 |
27406. | Justin (ilikepotatoes) | 57.30 | — | 2011-04-25 |
27407. | Link (averageslowspeed) | 57.28 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
27408. | P ness (houston214) | 57.28 | 96% | 2023-12-10 |
27409. | shalev (shalevbeli) | 57.28 | 92% | 2021-01-30 |
27410. | G (themann13) | 57.28 | 96% | 2019-03-30 |
27411. | Andre (acarrilho) | 57.28 | 96% | 2011-07-08 |
27412. | bayar (bayarkh) | 57.27 | 95% | 2024-01-02 |
27413. | Darren (mr3tapper) | 57.27 | 95% | 2024-01-05 |
27414. | MAYANK (kartosbrotherinlaw) | 57.27 | 96% | 2022-05-05 |
27415. | khubaib (gazi) | 57.27 | 97% | 2014-04-16 |
27416. | Go Broncos (hicksterman7) | 57.26 | 94% | 2013-11-09 |
27417. | Remigius Aghalu (remmy123) | 57.25 | 98% | 2024-04-29 |
27418. | Mausam (im_eagle) | 57.25 | 99% | 2023-08-29 |
27419. | Ahmed (ahmed_99) | 57.25 | 93.4% | 2024-03-13 |
27420. | Halo (halo1) | 57.25 | 93% | 2020-06-08 |
27421. | Harry (trof) | 57.25 | — | 2010-11-10 |
27422. | billy (gwabs) | 57.25 | 91% | 2013-07-08 |
27423. | Nasar (nasarlagenda) | 57.25 | 98% | 2012-02-28 |
27424. | sAjAn (sajansingh) | 57.25 | 93% | 2016-09-28 |
27425. | Sarah (sarahlsmith) | 57.25 | — | 2010-10-04 |
27426. | Edgee (likewtf) | 57.25 | 95% | 2014-02-12 |
27427. | Hsuan-Han (hsuanlv) | 57.25 | 93% | 2013-12-08 |
27428. | Pyrrhus22 (pyrrhus22) | 57.24 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
27429. | hafizh (effortlesshuman) | 57.24 | 96% | 2022-01-25 |
27430. | Rosie (darkerdraekon) | 57.24 | 96.3% | 2024-01-09 |
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 |