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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27869. | Judy (xxtonka13xx) | 56.01 | — | 2011-04-24 |
27870. | Trey (tr3y) | 56.01 | 83% | 2012-05-16 |
27871. | arst (sveitser@gmail.com) | 56.01 | 92% | 2011-12-21 |
27872. | Dana (danakirsean) | 56.01 | 90% | 2011-12-20 |
27873. | Mahi (mahiali) | 56.00 | 97.2% | 2024-02-09 |
27874. | czianzian (cziany) | 56.00 | 95% | 2024-05-08 |
27875. | Leanne (1i11y) | 56.00 | 94.9% | 2024-01-24 |
27876. | Koshi (koshigaming) | 56.00 | 95% | 2016-11-15 |
27877. | Tran (qsang) | 56.00 | 98% | 2019-03-05 |
27878. | 180scorer (180scorer) | 55.99 | 95.5% | 2024-04-16 |
27879. | Probeta (_probeta_) | 55.99 | 95% | 2023-11-14 |
27880. | Juan (juanesdiago) | 55.99 | 94% | 2018-03-13 |
27881. | Mayank (mayank1508) | 55.99 | 93.7% | 2021-02-21 |
27882. | Nurymzhan (nurym99) | 55.99 | 96% | 2018-02-01 |
27883. | Escher (escher8) | 55.98 | 96% | 2016-04-07 |
27884. | Andrew (andrew4ever) | 55.98 | 94% | 2020-04-05 |
27885. | Amaya (2700) | 55.97 | 93% | 2022-07-10 |
27886. | Ivo (izomorphius) | 55.97 | 95% | 2022-03-21 |
27887. | KEN (ken_54069) | 55.97 | 96% | 2023-11-19 |
27888. | Tornado (dual_deadly_dagger) | 55.97 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
27889. | rjey (rjey) | 55.97 | 96% | 2020-09-24 |
27890. | Rupesh (rupeshmor) | 55.97 | 92% | 2012-09-22 |
27891. | Ben (jastas) | 55.96 | 92% | 2011-09-09 |
27892. | biias (ishaq2002) | 55.96 | 94% | 2023-09-25 |
27893. | Isabella (refundmybirth_21) | 55.95 | 94% | 2021-11-03 |
27894. | Samuel Essilfie (samess) | 55.95 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
27895. | eyal (eyal3656) | 55.95 | 93% | 2022-05-08 |
27896. | arush (arush11) | 55.95 | 94% | 2023-05-22 |
27897. | ☺Ballu☺ (puneetno1) | 55.95 | 93% | 2011-07-20 |
27898. | Olti (olti_z) | 55.94 | 97% | 2024-04-17 |
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 |