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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15575. | Harvie (harviiep) | 76.62 | 96% | 2020-07-02 |
15576. | Antonio (notnotignorant2) | 76.62 | 97% | 2021-01-11 |
15577. | jack (speedytrigger) | 76.61 | 99% | 2022-04-03 |
15578. | B (bjwong) | 76.61 | 93% | 2014-05-27 |
15579. | Natchanon (irmia223) | 76.60 | 96% | 2021-07-11 |
15580. | Quan (quandool) | 76.60 | 96% | 2023-06-20 |
15581. | MoshuFingers (scotscottie) | 76.60 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
15582. | actual (hanipop) | 76.60 | 94% | 2018-04-07 |
15583. | Mike (plasmo24) | 76.60 | 97% | 2023-07-10 |
15584. | thenewbeginning (thenewbegi... | 76.60 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
15585. | Zuhair (zishraq) | 76.60 | 99% | 2021-07-12 |
15586. | Niko (refraction1) | 76.60 | 93% | 2015-10-15 |
15587. | Linge (dailinge) | 76.60 | 98% | 2012-04-25 |
15588. | Bhushan (clicktobhushan) | 76.60 | 96% | 2012-05-12 |
15589. | greyb (greyb) | 76.59 | 98% | 2023-02-07 |
15590. | Matt (rosettastoned) | 76.59 | 97% | 2023-02-17 |
15591. | Gabriel (gabp) | 76.58 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
15592. | Hyunee (shlee) | 76.58 | 96% | 2019-05-29 |
15593. | Twilight (ribossoma) | 76.57 | 96% | 2022-05-02 |
15594. | indomitable1 (indomitable1) | 76.57 | 98% | 2021-06-15 |
15595. | Eternal religion (youvakish... | 76.57 | 98% | 2023-06-19 |
15596. | River (ronguat) | 76.57 | 98% | 2015-10-30 |
15597. | qwertz (mynameiswayne) | 76.56 | 95% | 2014-03-22 |
15598. | bag (bagduster) | 76.56 | 96% | 2023-09-13 |
15599. | Zalda (zalda) | 76.56 | 95.5% | 2023-11-21 |
15600. | Kamil (spritti) | 76.56 | 97% | 2021-01-31 |
15601. | Daniel (speed_type1) | 76.56 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
15602. | Bacosca (bacosca) | 76.56 | 99% | 2015-06-14 |
15603. | sinlesscupid (sinlesscupid) | 76.55 | 97% | 2024-03-05 |
15604. | Dustin (athleticsaddict) | 76.55 | 91% | 2015-07-16 |
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 |