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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4238. | Jesse Albert (jessealbert23) | 103.18 | 97% | 2012-06-27 |
4239. | 3st (dimigator) | 103.17 | 98% | 2022-07-15 |
4240. | Savaroni (savaroni) | 103.17 | 96.1% | 2021-02-19 |
4241. | Jon (zzrdvark) | 103.17 | 95% | 2012-05-16 |
4242. | Donald Trump is your daddy.... | 103.17 | 95% | 2012-07-20 |
4243. | LKB (lkb1) | 103.16 | 98% | 2022-03-07 |
4244. | Ouiabou (tki_deneb) | 103.16 | 100% | 2016-08-29 |
4245. | Pernekhan (10bd02006) | 103.16 | 97% | 2015-04-25 |
4246. | Klog (klog53) | 103.15 | 97.4% | 2023-11-25 |
4247. | Omer (om3rrr) | 103.15 | 99% | 2021-01-15 |
4248. | EtherealFog (etherealfog) | 103.15 | 98% | 2020-02-08 |
4249. | Jacob (zoticus) | 103.15 | 99% | 2016-08-19 |
4250. | umad? #yoloswag (yariyari) | 103.15 | 99% | 2013-02-14 |
4251. | Fast (kingeric) | 103.15 | 95% | 2011-12-20 |
4252. | argelfaster (foopoop) | 103.15 | 98% | 2011-06-20 |
4253. | D4ngerous (barzahd) | 103.15 | 95% | 2014-07-27 |
4254. | Tiffany (txtxxu) | 103.14 | 89% | 2017-03-30 |
4255. | Gibran (musellk) | 103.14 | 96% | 2021-02-27 |
4256. | Dan (ramadanl) | 103.14 | 98% | 2016-05-14 |
4257. | asdf (zergrush) | 103.14 | — | 2011-04-21 |
4258. | Isaac (psachy) | 103.13 | 97.7% | 2024-02-10 |
4259. | Gortrak (gortrak) | 103.13 | 95% | 2014-08-09 |
4260. | Bam (bam189) | 103.13 | 94% | 2012-04-11 |
4261. | Josh (theherojoe) | 103.12 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
4262. | tstats[andrewheimyoutube] (... | 103.12 | 99% | 2023-01-13 |
4263. | Luc (lucb1e) | 103.12 | 97% | 2019-03-06 |
4264. | Opal (opal_p) | 103.11 | 92% | 2015-11-23 |
4265. | Kelsey (lkelseyd) | 103.10 | 94% | 2012-08-14 |
4266. | PinguwuNoot (jahanji) | 103.10 | 97% | 2016-05-14 |
4267. | Chuck (helicopter123) | 103.09 | 97% | 2021-01-13 |
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 |