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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17293. | Ernie (ej_lightning) | 73.81 | 98.4% | 2024-03-06 |
17294. | Shinji (twnecro) | 73.81 | 93% | 2012-08-16 |
17295. | Herzer1995 (herzer1995) | 73.81 | 97.1% | 2023-12-02 |
17296. | noviaocean (starryeyes) | 73.81 | 94.5% | 2023-12-03 |
17297. | Imhotep (marcus_aurelius) | 73.81 | 95% | 2017-09-01 |
17298. | Rahmat (berzkuy) | 73.81 | 96% | 2022-08-22 |
17299. | tubolbol (calbotubol) | 73.81 | 95.7% | 2024-03-08 |
17300. | Mich (michdaevinci) | 73.81 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
17301. | ban (lapsap) | 73.81 | — | 2010-12-22 |
17302. | Milos (losmi) | 73.81 | 93% | 2014-03-01 |
17303. | ClamXtX (clamxtx) | 73.80 | 97.3% | 2024-01-03 |
17304. | alhus (ales_24) | 73.80 | 95% | 2023-11-30 |
17305. | bigman (xdbigman) | 73.80 | 94.4% | 2024-04-02 |
17306. | Nyaruko (tatrz) | 73.80 | 97% | 2020-11-11 |
17307. | Tomek (diathorn) | 73.80 | 94% | 2012-09-21 |
17308. | Chase (chasericker003) | 73.80 | 96% | 2018-03-15 |
17309. | chami (chamimi) | 73.79 | 96.1% | 2024-02-14 |
17310. | d (de9n) | 73.79 | 95% | 2024-03-08 |
17311. | khalil (khalilfa) | 73.79 | 95% | 2023-08-28 |
17312. | Rain (rain__drop) | 73.79 | 97% | 2021-02-28 |
17313. | Jerry (jerrybang) | 73.79 | 93% | 2015-06-10 |
17314. | Slack (slack) | 73.79 | 96% | 2014-12-06 |
17315. | kiril (cold_fire) | 73.79 | 95% | 2015-03-21 |
17316. | Simon (aasi) | 73.78 | 98% | 2013-05-31 |
17317. | Hyena (wildhyena) | 73.77 | 95% | 2021-11-17 |
17318. | onah (learning_dvorak1) | 73.77 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
17319. | Robert (trebordv) | 73.77 | 97% | 2020-05-05 |
17320. | Konrad (mathsage) | 73.77 | 95% | 2012-03-21 |
17321. | Derek (dtblanken81) | 73.77 | 99% | 2020-12-27 |
17322. | Dew123 (dew123) | 73.77 | 92% | 2013-02-06 |
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 |