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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26094. | Faizi (faizan_abid) | 60.08 | 96% | 2021-08-01 |
26095. | Arun (arun9486) | 60.08 | 88% | 2017-04-02 |
26096. | Leonardo (saborfaze) | 60.08 | 94% | 2021-05-02 |
26097. | Viki (wikinger) | 60.08 | 96% | 2015-05-28 |
26098. | Tony (midnite3326) | 60.08 | 90% | 2016-03-08 |
26099. | Rudolph (dolph3) | 60.08 | 92% | 2014-07-08 |
26100. | midsane (midsane) | 60.07 | 95% | 2024-04-14 |
26101. | ben (bel0ngggg) | 60.07 | 95.8% | 2023-11-15 |
26102. | Thor (thordadoor) | 60.07 | 95% | 2021-01-22 |
26103. | HKn (zepcate) | 60.07 | 95% | 2020-01-03 |
26104. | Thien An (ngay8818) | 60.07 | 95% | 2012-08-16 |
26105. | Raymond (racerwins) | 60.07 | 94% | 2016-03-28 |
26106. | birdybluey (birdybluey) | 60.06 | 96.2% | 2024-04-18 |
26107. | Mohammed (ramzan12345) | 60.06 | 98% | 2021-09-08 |
26108. | Gajen (techgajen) | 60.06 | 97% | 2022-10-18 |
26109. | Boo_layout_noob (boolayoutn... | 60.06 | 98% | 2022-08-18 |
26110. | Victor (victorm900) | 60.05 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
26111. | Mike (kb_acolite99) | 60.05 | 97% | 2022-02-27 |
26112. | Julian (losjulios) | 60.05 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
26113. | Ishaan Kaushal (ishaankaushal) | 60.05 | 94% | 2023-12-15 |
26114. | Nyan Lin (nyanlung) | 60.05 | 98% | 2023-02-01 |
26115. | MK-47 (construct) | 60.05 | 97% | 2021-09-26 |
26116. | Paul (paulyagami) | 60.05 | 95% | 2021-03-02 |
26117. | Waqas (wakash) | 60.05 | 91% | 2011-11-07 |
26118. | Bartek (magalax) | 60.04 | 95% | 2019-05-15 |
26119. | Zane (redskore) | 60.04 | 93% | 2016-08-26 |
26120. | Jake (s2d_) | 60.04 | 97% | 2018-09-12 |
26121. | JC_ (jc__) | 60.03 | 97% | 2023-11-27 |
26122. | Arefin (arefinite) | 60.03 | 96% | 2023-01-21 |
26123. | André Tiago (osul78) | 60.02 | 98% | 2023-11-14 |
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 |