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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14861. | Jump (toadjump) | 77.92 | 97% | 2020-11-19 |
14862. | Adam (hannibal_ftw) | 77.91 | 96% | 2023-01-16 |
14863. | kaneki (akiyama_shinchi) | 77.91 | 98.3% | 2023-12-14 |
14864. | apoodle_ (molltenlol) | 77.91 | 97% | 2023-02-10 |
14865. | Grand Rice (grand_rice) | 77.91 | 97% | 2021-01-22 |
14866. | Duchamp (lpiechocki) | 77.91 | 98% | 2012-05-22 |
14867. | Liz (eearnest@dcstigers.org) | 77.91 | 93% | 2012-05-11 |
14868. | Salman (xinvokeroffice) | 77.90 | 98.2% | 2023-11-15 |
14869. | Nix (nix_) | 77.90 | 96% | 2013-02-23 |
14870. | Nimrod (nimrodm) | 77.90 | 94% | 2024-04-17 |
14871. | Tommy (pheasant9) | 77.90 | 97.9% | 2023-11-18 |
14872. | Tony (akhjr23) | 77.90 | 94% | 2014-06-16 |
14873. | lRaml (lsomeonel) | 77.90 | 96% | 2021-01-26 |
14874. | Oggers (oggers) | 77.90 | 96% | 2017-07-16 |
14875. | Richard (richardbautista) | 77.90 | 97% | 2011-06-23 |
14876. | Godoffyre (godoffyre) | 77.90 | 90% | 2016-01-17 |
14877. | Yupa (valleyofthewin) | 77.89 | 97% | 2023-04-24 |
14878. | darren (raisinnbrann) | 77.89 | 96% | 2023-02-23 |
14879. | Md. Musfiqur (dragon172) | 77.89 | 98.3% | 2023-11-20 |
14880. | Judd (guyonthecouch790) | 77.89 | 92% | 2016-07-29 |
14881. | Nash (n4sh) | 77.89 | 88% | 2012-02-20 |
14882. | Uncle John Jr. the 5th (che... | 77.89 | 96% | 2022-08-13 |
14883. | Roys (roys) | 77.89 | 96% | 2017-01-09 |
14884. | Walnert (walnert) | 77.89 | 97% | 2021-05-28 |
14885. | Pro (prostix) | 77.89 | 94% | 2012-12-11 |
14886. | Bartek (kamel) | 77.89 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
14887. | Ham (bladen_s) | 77.89 | 96% | 2014-06-11 |
14888. | agus (choromaster) | 77.89 | 96% | 2012-12-07 |
14889. | alex (az60) | 77.88 | 96% | 2021-05-28 |
14890. | tommy (tommyfall) | 77.88 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
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 |