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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6647. | the (thebaneet) | 94.86 | 98% | 2022-07-06 |
6648. | cs (cinnamonstick) | 94.86 | 98% | 2015-07-28 |
6649. | Trusty Patches (reliz) | 94.86 | 98% | 2011-12-08 |
6650. | QWERTYnonquit (john_doe_3356) | 94.85 | 97% | 2016-11-20 |
6651. | Jason (rukkus) | 94.85 | 99% | 2016-06-09 |
6652. | Vella (xeronol) | 94.85 | 96% | 2014-03-29 |
6653. | Sumit (sumit91) | 94.85 | 96% | 2011-06-19 |
6654. | error (leonhardeuler) | 94.85 | 91% | 2012-08-18 |
6655. | B. (karn555) | 94.85 | 95% | 2014-04-16 |
6656. | Forgottensands. (forgottens... | 94.85 | 93% | 2011-10-01 |
6657. | Mayumi (kogl_mieko) | 94.84 | 97% | 2023-07-23 |
6658. | J (pjonathan) | 94.84 | 98% | 2022-10-26 |
6659. | Jeff (muscularfingers) | 94.83 | 96% | 2020-06-03 |
6660. | storm (stooormmm) | 94.83 | 98.6% | 2021-02-10 |
6661. | ăšăȘă« (erzas) | 94.83 | 95% | 2013-04-27 |
6662. | Linh VED (linhtruong) | 94.83 | — | 2010-08-25 |
6663. | grander_rice (grander_rice) | 94.82 | 98% | 2024-03-14 |
6664. | poipoipoiiiii (poipoipoiiiii) | 94.82 | 98% | 2023-08-15 |
6665. | mike (captaincapitalism) | 94.82 | 98.6% | 2024-01-02 |
6666. | Hazem (hazemhmh) | 94.81 | 96% | 2023-08-01 |
6667. | Davis (dvsday684) | 94.81 | 99% | 2017-02-06 |
6668. | J (yaje) | 94.81 | 94% | 2016-05-13 |
6669. | Raghav (lordchank) | 94.81 | 98% | 2022-05-16 |
6670. | Dion (bozey) | 94.81 | 97% | 2016-01-04 |
6671. | Lord (lordkail) | 94.81 | 96% | 2014-03-04 |
6672. | DAS (tanjiro01) | 94.80 | 99% | 2024-01-29 |
6673. | đđđŁđ (varelsen) | 94.80 | — | 2010-09-01 |
6674. | Owen (sairaerk) | 94.79 | 95% | 2016-03-28 |
6675. | whirlpool (gilanganggara27) | 94.78 | 98% | 2012-09-20 |
6676. | NELiXERY (nelixery) | 94.78 | 99% | 2015-07-06 |
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 |