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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10332. | Nguyen (ntnghiabk) | 86.23 | 96% | 2015-11-14 |
10333. | Apple (samiryounan37) | 86.23 | 88% | 2012-04-08 |
10334. | Patrick (pmahones) | 86.23 | 97% | 2014-02-10 |
10335. | Luffy (oluffyyyy) | 86.22 | 99% | 2024-03-26 |
10336. | Alexandru (alexoaz5) | 86.22 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
10337. | Steven (_typemaster_) | 86.22 | — | 2010-11-14 |
10338. | rdw (madison437) | 86.22 | 92% | 2013-11-27 |
10339. | Gaster (iamgaster) | 86.21 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
10340. | Fedor (fshabashev) | 86.21 | 97% | 2019-10-01 |
10341. | Daniel (zdaniel02_) | 86.21 | 97% | 2020-07-08 |
10342. | Aron (aronbk) | 86.21 | 98% | 2022-07-20 |
10343. | Pei Bin (cheongpeibin) | 86.21 | 96% | 2014-12-06 |
10344. | na (nanaracer) | 86.20 | 97% | 2022-08-07 |
10345. | Sean (metrognome12) | 86.20 | 96.2% | 2024-03-22 |
10346. | Catalin (art_vendelay) | 86.20 | 99% | 2015-02-26 |
10347. | NinjR (gingerninjr) | 86.20 | 95% | 2015-02-03 |
10348. | Maz3l (hitti47) | 86.19 | 98% | 2023-11-27 |
10349. | MINH (shinmyou) | 86.19 | 98% | 2020-03-08 |
10350. | Tony (sarcasticbanana) | 86.19 | 97.2% | 2021-02-13 |
10351. | Alex (airstreamdriver) | 86.19 | 96% | 2015-05-07 |
10352. | scott (pmonkey) | 86.19 | 98% | 2013-12-08 |
10353. | Kevin (drezar) | 86.19 | 97% | 2016-06-15 |
10354. | Will (xebrion) | 86.18 | 98% | 2024-01-30 |
10355. | Korra (grandesonnerie) | 86.18 | 96% | 2021-09-04 |
10356. | Amjo324 (amjo324) | 86.18 | 97% | 2011-07-01 |
10357. | Roma (useflame) | 86.17 | 97% | 2020-08-15 |
10358. | BlindNinja (blindninja) | 86.16 | 98% | 2020-03-17 |
10359. | Tyler (superkai65) | 86.16 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
10360. | Mendel (mendeljacks) | 86.16 | 99% | 2021-09-18 |
10361. | Markus (magges) | 86.16 | 96% | 2012-10-08 |
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 |