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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10494. | J (falsekrakk808) | 85.79 | 93% | 2015-10-06 |
10495. | Suikyo (suikyo) | 85.78 | 97% | 2023-03-19 |
10496. | Chisa (chisa) | 85.78 | 91% | 2012-08-06 |
10497. | Abhas (imabhas) | 85.77 | 99.5% | 2023-12-13 |
10498. | pog (sanojwenis) | 85.77 | 96% | 2021-01-17 |
10499. | Rafal (gornius) | 85.77 | 94% | 2016-12-15 |
10500. | moncojhr (moncojhr) | 85.77 | — | 2010-12-24 |
10501. | Jared (laserhole) | 85.77 | 95% | 2017-02-04 |
10502. | Jeremy (civilizedebates) | 85.76 | 98% | 2024-01-27 |
10503. | _Suvam 0_0 ! (qw_slow_typist) | 85.76 | 98.4% | 2023-11-28 |
10504. | Nguyễn Trần (dattran03) | 85.76 | 98% | 2021-09-19 |
10505. | Bolu (bolu_) | 85.76 | 98% | 2023-08-25 |
10506. | Cole (colemakingprocess) | 85.76 | 97% | 2022-01-02 |
10507. | UnoriginalName (someguywhoh... | 85.75 | 95% | 2016-05-27 |
10508. | E. N. (shooting_stars) | 85.75 | 98% | 2021-12-28 |
10509. | Ronnie (censeo) | 85.75 | — | 2010-09-28 |
10510. | Frank (popofrank97) | 85.74 | 93% | 2015-12-07 |
10511. | Maxim (kiwihd) | 85.74 | 97% | 2017-06-12 |
10512. | Goon (dragonszn) | 85.74 | 95.1% | 2021-02-12 |
10513. | Zzzz (serum_zero) | 85.74 | 97% | 2012-02-28 |
10514. | Lee (pawzkat) | 85.74 | 96% | 2016-02-11 |
10515. | remrem (remz0406) | 85.74 | 94% | 2014-04-10 |
10516. | Michal (miso244) | 85.74 | 99% | 2011-08-02 |
10517. | Profound SADNESS (makky_86) | 85.74 | 95% | 2012-04-06 |
10518. | Charles (ablooga) | 85.74 | 92% | 2012-09-20 |
10519. | Keshav Arora (keshav_123) | 85.73 | 97.1% | 2023-12-12 |
10520. | Frederik (andybernard) | 85.73 | 94% | 2017-03-15 |
10521. | J. (indazone) | 85.73 | 99% | 2012-02-16 |
10522. | AuraBlitz (aurablitz) | 85.72 | 95% | 2024-04-11 |
10523. | James (blackavar) | 85.72 | 95% | 2016-09-17 |
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 |