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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30978. | Andrew (yungwok) | 45.94 | 92% | 2017-02-21 |
30979. | prashant (prashant_2k) | 45.93 | 94% | 2023-11-19 |
30980. | Keziah (worthless) | 45.92 | 95% | 2018-01-13 |
30981. | Sergio (rtos) | 45.92 | 94% | 2014-07-16 |
30982. | Prasad (dprasad465) | 45.92 | 95% | 2013-11-18 |
30983. | AppleSnap (applesnap_1) | 45.91 | 94% | 2021-07-25 |
30984. | colemakTYPIST (colemak_qwer... | 45.91 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
30985. | yeh (yehyann) | 45.91 | 95% | 2015-01-21 |
30986. | Christine (christine_1323) | 45.90 | 96.8% | 2023-11-21 |
30987. | Ednar (ednarstuck) | 45.89 | 90% | 2017-06-01 |
30988. | Zippy (zippy2k) | 45.89 | 95% | 2015-05-24 |
30989. | Tear ace (tear_ace) | 45.89 | 94% | 2021-04-15 |
30990. | sudhanshu (dhansu) | 45.89 | 89% | 2013-07-01 |
30991. | wifftees (wifftees) | 45.88 | 96% | 2022-01-07 |
30992. | Raymond (rayluzuvi) | 45.87 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
30993. | Siobhan (shembury) | 45.87 | 94% | 2024-01-24 |
30994. | taq (thaque58) | 45.85 | 94.7% | 2023-12-23 |
30995. | ariel (ariel154) | 45.84 | — | 2010-08-21 |
30996. | Namika (namikanavin) | 45.83 | 93% | 2021-04-13 |
30997. | fa1king (fa1king) | 45.81 | 93% | 2020-11-15 |
30998. | shubham (shubhamkushwah) | 45.80 | 94% | 2018-05-07 |
30999. | DL (syad) | 45.80 | 86% | 2013-04-27 |
31000. | Xay (xaygraah) | 45.79 | 95% | 2023-11-11 |
31001. | Herlian (herlianzhang) | 45.77 | 88% | 2017-05-20 |
31002. | Rakib Hosen (rakib__hosen) | 45.75 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
31003. | Awesoma (awesoma) | 45.74 | 93.6% | 2024-01-23 |
31004. | Captain J. Sparrow (fenixfr... | 45.74 | 96.7% | 2023-11-22 |
31005. | Caesar (red_caesar) | 45.73 | 96% | 2022-10-04 |
31006. | Josh (hockeyjosh) | 45.73 | 91% | 2016-02-17 |
31007. | ReconMarine (reconmarine117) | 45.72 | 93% | 2017-08-28 |
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 |