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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24969. | Ahmad (azaky) | 61.43 | 91% | 2012-03-07 |
24970. | NuFilm (nufilm) | 61.43 | 91% | 2014-10-29 |
24971. | curious_crow (curious_crow) | 61.42 | 93.1% | 2023-11-27 |
24972. | alex (alexsf_9000) | 61.42 | 94.9% | 2023-11-21 |
24973. | Jorge (jorfx) | 61.42 | 94% | 2011-08-17 |
24974. | rambinox (gigginox) | 61.42 | 91% | 2014-10-21 |
24975. | Whatshisname (whatshisname) | 61.42 | 95% | 2018-10-09 |
24976. | Gustavo (schmidt) | 61.42 | — | 2010-06-25 |
24977. | Jordi (jordiboss) | 61.41 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
24978. | I (senpai16) | 61.41 | 96% | 2021-03-19 |
24979. | firstworldproblem (phuongng... | 61.41 | 93% | 2014-04-19 |
24980. | Paulius (konstruktorius) | 61.41 | 95% | 2021-03-10 |
24981. | Alec (joingii) | 61.41 | 96% | 2020-11-02 |
24982. | asd (zunken1337) | 61.41 | 87% | 2013-01-03 |
24983. | Otto (o2despo) | 61.41 | 97% | 2017-08-10 |
24984. | Tanvir (lakhan) | 61.41 | 93% | 2016-06-29 |
24985. | niteshnoob (nitesh369) | 61.40 | 95.4% | 2023-12-20 |
24986. | WhoYou (whoyou1) | 61.40 | 99% | 2023-11-18 |
24987. | luffy (luffy04) | 61.40 | 97% | 2022-07-08 |
24988. | Maaddy (maaddy_) | 61.40 | 98% | 2020-04-01 |
24989. | Ismail (ismail51) | 61.40 | 94% | 2013-02-13 |
24990. | sjorn (sjorn) | 61.40 | 93% | 2016-05-03 |
24991. | Shawn04 (shawn04_2009) | 61.40 | 88% | 2012-01-04 |
24992. | masoniya (masoniya) | 61.40 | 94% | 2018-05-22 |
24993. | Kimberly Anne (olivakimberly) | 61.39 | 97.7% | 2023-11-14 |
24994. | Kake (emokid69) | 61.39 | 97% | 2017-11-21 |
24995. | Tyler (inamorta) | 61.39 | 95% | 2012-04-11 |
24996. | Christos (__christos__) | 61.38 | 98% | 2021-03-09 |
24997. | Doug (napster1) | 61.38 | 97% | 2013-01-19 |
24998. | Karen (karenf) | 61.38 | 92% | 2016-04-30 |
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 |