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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7262. | Daryl (vencaida) | 93.18 | 99% | 2021-01-07 |
7263. | CJ (cannedair) | 93.18 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
7264. | Cwanand (cwanand) | 93.17 | 96.9% | 2024-02-09 |
7265. | first place (intelxeon) | 93.17 | 93% | 2017-01-14 |
7266. | Benjamin (tryingtouse10fing... | 93.17 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
7267. | Cloakaii (cloakae) | 93.16 | 96% | 2023-05-03 |
7268. | Ben (hulkunleashed) | 93.16 | 97% | 2022-02-07 |
7269. | (thelurkerman) | 93.16 | 91% | 2013-05-07 |
7270. | Benjamin (bshammond) | 93.16 | 98% | 2012-10-05 |
7271. | Brad (risen_au) | 93.16 | 99% | 2013-01-16 |
7272. | Kieran (glasses85) | 93.16 | 98% | 2015-03-20 |
7273. | Gyeoulie (yennie) | 93.15 | 97% | 2022-06-11 |
7274. | Nathaniel (zarrakk) | 93.15 | 98% | 2015-03-02 |
7275. | zoger (blade8227) | 93.15 | 92% | 2016-03-26 |
7276. | Tyler (xtios) | 93.14 | 96% | 2020-05-12 |
7277. | Ilan (ilanzs) | 93.14 | 97% | 2021-06-08 |
7278. | Marcin (virus11828) | 93.13 | 97% | 2014-10-23 |
7279. | BioFare (colemakinginprogress) | 93.13 | 98% | 2023-09-28 |
7280. | eduardo (eduardonobre) | 93.13 | 99% | 2022-07-06 |
7281. | Satter (marcama) | 93.13 | 95% | 2014-08-01 |
7282. | Michael (mrusnak) | 93.12 | 96% | 2021-05-21 |
7283. | Alpuds (alpuds) | 93.12 | 97% | 2023-08-21 |
7284. | Guest (colorblindpilot) | 93.12 | 99% | 2016-12-28 |
7285. | Christina (bahserte) | 93.12 | 99% | 2012-03-13 |
7286. | brandaniels (toesinmyfeet) | 93.11 | 97% | 2019-11-25 |
7287. | Pranav Shetty (prawny_0) | 93.10 | 97.9% | 2024-01-23 |
7288. | Alinda (alindacheung) | 93.10 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
7289. | Om (omsharma612) | 93.10 | 97% | 2023-03-27 |
7290. | Timothy (chokehech) | 93.10 | 96% | 2016-08-26 |
7291. | Dovid (dymusicguy) | 93.10 | 94% | 2015-05-21 |
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 |