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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27867. | Christian (nill8nill) | 56.55 | 92% | 2016-09-14 |
27868. | oriks (oriks_25) | 56.54 | 94.8% | 2023-11-13 |
27869. | Anders (andersg1) | 56.54 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
27870. | kevin (kevinkai) | 56.54 | 96% | 2017-12-12 |
27871. | G Dragon (g.w.l.griffiths@b... | 56.54 | 86% | 2015-12-01 |
27872. | Michael (buffblitz) | 56.53 | 94.2% | 2021-02-19 |
27873. | kevin (saystereo) | 56.53 | 95.3% | 2023-12-08 |
27874. | Hjalmar (hjalmardur) | 56.53 | 95% | 2021-01-04 |
27875. | Irvin (irvmed) | 56.53 | 92% | 2015-09-25 |
27876. | Val (lavmotoh) | 56.53 | 93% | 2015-10-10 |
27877. | Above All (thebesttyperprog... | 56.52 | 96.7% | 2023-12-11 |
27878. | Bertram (onemansand) | 56.52 | 95% | 2022-09-22 |
27879. | Kris (krilleliten) | 56.52 | 97% | 2021-05-04 |
27880. | Alexander (codec4) | 56.52 | 94% | 2014-07-10 |
27881. | April (apping) | 56.52 | 97% | 2023-11-16 |
27882. | Maciej (mac13k) | 56.52 | 91% | 2015-03-19 |
27883. | JohnSam (johnsam) | 56.51 | 95% | 2024-01-05 |
27884. | Yohanes (yohanes78) | 56.51 | 96.3% | 2023-10-15 |
27885. | Vlaad (vladiii) | 56.51 | 91% | 2022-01-02 |
27886. | Ella (ellaannrr) | 56.51 | 96% | 2024-02-06 |
27887. | Nova (supernovax4) | 56.51 | 94% | 2014-02-05 |
27888. | snail (mashiro123) | 56.51 | 95% | 2020-12-26 |
27889. | Yeh (aaa43521) | 56.50 | 96.6% | 2024-04-18 |
27890. | Ritvik (darkside07) | 56.50 | 95% | 2020-08-26 |
27891. | technobok (technobok) | 56.50 | 93% | 2013-06-03 |
27892. | Paul (ozflyer) | 56.50 | — | 2010-09-23 |
27893. | E. Crimson [MX] ~ (galneryus) | 56.50 | 97% | 2017-07-24 |
27894. | Megan (durvish) | 56.49 | 88% | 2017-04-12 |
27895. | MinatoNamikaze (minato_mami... | 56.49 | 97% | 2024-05-15 |
27896. | Max K (mxwll) | 56.49 | 95.6% | 2023-11-17 |
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 |