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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18116. | Deon (deonoxivar) | 72.36 | — | 2010-10-31 |
18117. | Anthony (100real) | 72.36 | 93% | 2016-10-06 |
18118. | Suddsy (suddsy123) | 72.36 | 95% | 2019-08-24 |
18119. | Kunal (agarwaltechniques) | 72.36 | 95% | 2014-04-03 |
18120. | helen (helen624) | 72.35 | 93% | 2012-12-08 |
18121. | Nico Yan (nicoyan) | 72.35 | 96% | 2024-03-04 |
18122. | S0R4 (omniores22) | 72.35 | 97% | 2021-09-24 |
18123. | Lewis (lewisisabo) | 72.35 | 95% | 2022-04-03 |
18124. | Brad (godspeed99) | 72.35 | 97% | 2022-03-03 |
18125. | Chalres (charleschrist) | 72.35 | 98% | 2019-01-03 |
18126. | sailveron (sailveron) | 72.34 | 95% | 2021-07-11 |
18127. | Jasjit (jasjit) | 72.34 | 96.6% | 2024-03-04 |
18128. | Kokis (kokis) | 72.34 | 95% | 2019-11-25 |
18129. | Kris (kriisp) | 72.34 | — | 2010-11-17 |
18130. | Wenbo (zwb1988) | 72.34 | 92% | 2015-12-03 |
18131. | Goethe (kiwon) | 72.34 | — | 2010-10-01 |
18132. | DTH (dth09) | 72.33 | 97% | 2023-11-19 |
18133. | pipo (p173) | 72.33 | 97.5% | 2024-03-14 |
18134. | avrial l (aviralbh) | 72.33 | 95% | 2020-02-02 |
18135. | Peel (peel39) | 72.33 | 93% | 2017-02-02 |
18136. | Shoujo (shoujo) | 72.33 | 96% | 2017-08-25 |
18137. | :( Type To Win ព្រះ... | 72.33 | 96% | 2012-01-30 |
18138. | Destiny (dmo9021) | 72.32 | 96% | 2020-04-29 |
18139. | Kevin (exylon) | 72.32 | 94% | 2012-11-11 |
18140. | Sihao (sihaoli) | 72.31 | 96% | 2024-02-03 |
18141. | Venkatesh (venkatesheg) | 72.31 | 97% | 2013-08-12 |
18142. | Taichi (uemurax) | 72.31 | 95% | 2015-10-09 |
18143. | ApSad (apaars) | 72.31 | 91% | 2016-06-12 |
18144. | Aeronova (aero14) | 72.30 | 98.2% | 2024-01-29 |
18145. | Connor (schellc) | 72.30 | 97% | 2018-04-26 |
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 |