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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16872. | Rafael (rmtorres) | 74.62 | 96% | 2014-01-12 |
16873. | Nemo (sanganxoidetienkuagai) | 74.62 | — | 2010-10-09 |
16874. | usuck (usuck123456) | 74.61 | 99% | 2023-11-30 |
16875. | 1337 (samseks) | 74.61 | 95% | 2021-05-02 |
16876. | Adel (adel69) | 74.61 | 91% | 2012-11-19 |
16877. | Lion (yellowlion321) | 74.61 | 96% | 2019-01-04 |
16878. | Eric (rzepkae) | 74.61 | 98% | 2011-08-10 |
16879. | Leonardo Da Vinci Carlo (ld... | 74.61 | 95% | 2016-07-11 |
16880. | J (storm356) | 74.60 | 95.8% | 2024-01-02 |
16881. | Beibarys (beba23) | 74.60 | 96.7% | 2024-01-11 |
16882. | Erik (naitmare) | 74.60 | 93% | 2016-12-10 |
16883. | IhakAnm (ihakanm) | 74.60 | 93% | 2017-03-08 |
16884. | Artur (arturkarapetyan) | 74.60 | 95% | 2016-09-26 |
16885. | o_O (dml0211) | 74.59 | 96.3% | 2024-04-04 |
16886. | ' (jmontgomer4) | 74.59 | 97% | 2023-02-11 |
16887. | Ishaan (ishaan600) | 74.59 | 97% | 2018-02-08 |
16888. | Desk (desktopped) | 74.58 | 96% | 2023-06-12 |
16889. | Rube (rubegoldberger) | 74.58 | 97% | 2022-05-02 |
16890. | Daris (tuytuy3) | 74.58 | 98% | 2018-05-29 |
16891. | Jordan (jordan_speedy_hands) | 74.58 | 96% | 2024-03-08 |
16892. | Carl (carlalalala) | 74.58 | 96.2% | 2021-03-01 |
16893. | rav2blue@gmail.com (kirac) | 74.58 | 96% | 2012-10-22 |
16894. | Deepak (deepsboy) | 74.58 | 94% | 2015-02-10 |
16895. | Mr. Fahrenheit (eadgbe) | 74.58 | 98% | 2012-02-25 |
16896. | Noah (nocorunning) | 74.57 | 97% | 2023-12-26 |
16897. | Choko (chokko) | 74.57 | 98% | 2023-03-31 |
16898. | Marco (makoxeng) | 74.57 | 96% | 2023-05-05 |
16899. | Hugh Janus (chrispoulos) | 74.57 | 98.3% | 2024-05-01 |
16900. | mazen omar (mazen94) | 74.56 | 96.8% | 2024-03-30 |
16901. | Aaron (violapwner) | 74.56 | 95.5% | 2024-03-29 |
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 |