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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13386. | Alex (delvern) | 80.41 | 98% | 2022-06-01 |
13387. | Corbett (ck14136) | 80.41 | 93% | 2013-05-19 |
13388. | Crackersontheshelf (taejung... | 80.41 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
13389. | Victor (hueylouisnonews) | 80.41 | 98.3% | 2023-12-23 |
13390. | Cthulhu (cthulhu) | 80.41 | — | 2011-01-31 |
13391. | xailenz chhieun (personbeing1) | 80.40 | 95% | 2024-03-01 |
13392. | Zachcos (zachcos) | 80.40 | 98% | 2024-02-25 |
13393. | DiLiP (chiyya) | 80.40 | 93% | 2013-09-03 |
13394. | Drews (drwsmnlpg) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-10-29 |
13395. | HVZ (hvz07) | 80.39 | 98.6% | 2024-01-20 |
13396. | Pat (platts) | 80.39 | 98% | 2015-10-31 |
13397. | FromtonRouge (fromtonrouge) | 80.39 | 98% | 2018-01-28 |
13398. | Amelia (amelia03) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
13399. | jacob (jacobpierce) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-10-17 |
13400. | Jen! (samara2013) | 80.39 | 96% | 2013-04-05 |
13401. | Hekri (hekri) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-07-24 |
13402. | CarCubePanda (carcubepanda) | 80.38 | 97.2% | 2024-01-08 |
13403. | Nathanael (tunahead) | 80.38 | 97% | 2021-06-15 |
13404. | WheelieTron3000 (wheelietro... | 80.38 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
13405. | ipson (ipson) | 80.38 | 95% | 2021-06-22 |
13406. | 🥀ܐܘܔܢ🦅 (ogin) | 80.38 | 95% | 2016-10-11 |
13407. | Joe (imjoe6721) | 80.38 | 94% | 2015-03-12 |
13408. | Xashden (xashden) | 80.37 | 97% | 2021-07-04 |
13409. | Leo (liveforlolis) | 80.37 | 89% | 2015-12-17 |
13410. | Atahan (atahan) | 80.37 | 97% | 2024-02-14 |
13411. | Brady (bradymoller) | 80.37 | 99% | 2021-12-24 |
13412. | Harry (harry_k) | 80.37 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
13413. | whenstarscombine (whenstars... | 80.37 | 96% | 2020-01-11 |
13414. | !_m3_mys3!f (i_m3_mys3lf) | 80.37 | 97% | 2014-09-09 |
13415. | sander (sander_blaadjes) | 80.37 | 94% | 2017-03-15 |
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 |