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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18920. | Nishal (nishalns) | 71.00 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
18921. | Melisa (colorsunimaginable) | 71.00 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
18922. | Brenda (6renda) | 71.00 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
18923. | Alexander (algert) | 71.00 | 96% | 2012-10-11 |
18924. | Hello (pancakeparlour) | 71.00 | 96% | 2018-12-12 |
18925. | Muhammad (as7771) | 71.00 | 95% | 2015-01-16 |
18926. | Alaa Awamleh (alaa_awamleh) | 70.99 | 98.1% | 2023-10-03 |
18927. | ppoxx (ppoxx) | 70.99 | 96.7% | 2023-11-29 |
18928. | yanzhi (cakeuuuu) | 70.99 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
18929. | flumi (aircatcher) | 70.99 | 94% | 2014-10-09 |
18930. | Tim (karn1vore) | 70.99 | 94% | 2012-02-22 |
18931. | Philip (pajala) | 70.99 | 96% | 2017-09-11 |
18932. | Michael (mtflynn99) | 70.98 | 89% | 2017-03-15 |
18933. | sachin (sachinpumps) | 70.98 | 96% | 2012-08-27 |
18934. | Martin (kompik) | 70.98 | 97% | 2012-12-10 |
18935. | Jin (jin168) | 70.98 | 97% | 2011-08-09 |
18936. | n0 (doo1222) | 70.97 | 97% | 2022-05-13 |
18937. | Rem (remroid66) | 70.97 | 97% | 2022-10-20 |
18938. | cadde (cadde) | 70.97 | 98.8% | 2024-01-13 |
18939. | Jackie (jackie3923) | 70.97 | 96.7% | 2023-11-28 |
18940. | Sticky (st1ckyman) | 70.97 | 99% | 2022-05-05 |
18941. | MTGAP | Tokimahery (tokimah... | 70.97 | 96% | 2021-11-14 |
18942. | Krazy (tilatik) | 70.97 | 94% | 2021-07-28 |
18943. | don (seichan_04) | 70.97 | 96% | 2021-09-21 |
18944. | Vo Danh (training4069) | 70.97 | 90% | 2012-05-10 |
18945. | T (slopra) | 70.97 | 93% | 2013-09-11 |
18946. | Sledge (sledge_hammer) | 70.97 | — | 2011-04-21 |
18947. | Aram (arejm7) | 70.97 | 94% | 2016-08-28 |
18948. | Steven (smfoote) | 70.96 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
18949. | Harsh Jain (yourharshu) | 70.96 | 97% | 2023-12-27 |
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 |