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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15383. | Krzysztof (krist0ff) | 77.10 | 99% | 2024-05-08 |
15384. | Anthony (wwuly) | 77.09 | 96.3% | 2024-01-02 |
15385. | Jordan (mrkentman) | 77.09 | 97% | 2019-05-17 |
15386. | Yash (yash1402_) | 77.09 | 98% | 2021-05-18 |
15387. | Roy (sisalt) | 77.09 | 92% | 2016-11-16 |
15388. | Eugine (alwaysonfire) | 77.09 | 93% | 2016-05-16 |
15389. | Dvorak80 (spline) | 77.09 | 97% | 2016-11-23 |
15390. | Christopher (chrispbrown) | 77.09 | 91% | 2016-02-25 |
15391. | Dmytro (djolas2) | 77.09 | 98% | 2012-04-27 |
15392. | Emily (crydamoure) | 77.08 | 98% | 2018-01-12 |
15393. | Krijan (krijan) | 77.08 | 96% | 2024-05-23 |
15394. | Connor DVORAK (deepwaterbus) | 77.08 | 97% | 2022-02-19 |
15395. | nazmul (nhasan0290) | 77.08 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
15396. | dpu (ajeetraj) | 77.08 | 97% | 2017-05-29 |
15397. | Matthew (liberz) | 77.08 | 91% | 2015-02-14 |
15398. | gogofast (eleasx) | 77.08 | 88% | 2013-02-06 |
15399. | Kyle (szkylezhang) | 77.07 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
15400. | Ayush (ayuza3k) | 77.07 | 96% | 2023-03-21 |
15401. | rwansss (rwangsss) | 77.07 | 98% | 2024-01-26 |
15402. | ROcKeRDaN (rockerdan) | 77.07 | 97% | 2018-07-02 |
15403. | eren (eren_sd) | 77.07 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
15404. | ivan (ivantoodope) | 77.07 | 95% | 2022-02-12 |
15405. | lauren (rendiann) | 77.07 | 99% | 2023-01-15 |
15406. | AM (freae) | 77.07 | 96% | 2021-06-30 |
15407. | Miles (hauskaz) | 77.07 | 96% | 2021-05-24 |
15408. | Kylee (cheyna) | 77.07 | 95% | 2015-04-14 |
15409. | Mateo (extranded) | 77.06 | 97% | 2024-05-02 |
15410. | Darren (darrenoy) | 77.06 | 96% | 2015-02-12 |
15411. | Cheese (you_like_cheese_dog) | 77.06 | 97% | 2021-05-21 |
15412. | Dhruv (dhruv8601) | 77.06 | 96.1% | 2023-12-07 |
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 |