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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18915. | Aaren (aarengan) | 70.74 | 97% | 2011-10-25 |
18916. | Vic (vic1524) | 70.73 | 97% | 2023-12-25 |
18917. | (wiyw) | 70.73 | 95.7% | 2024-02-27 |
18918. | Pradip (pradipg) | 70.73 | 96% | 2021-08-13 |
18919. | mercy (mercy_13) | 70.73 | 96.5% | 2023-12-19 |
18920. | Jacob (wosp) | 70.73 | 97% | 2021-05-19 |
18921. | Free (maredcod24) | 70.73 | 99% | 2020-10-21 |
18922. | Lauren (laurentdot8) | 70.73 | 97% | 2017-04-17 |
18923. | Carlos (carlosmachina) | 70.73 | 95% | 2015-03-25 |
18924. | Nabil (shamglad1) | 70.72 | 96% | 2022-03-28 |
18925. | MilkyPeanut (milky_peanut) | 70.72 | 96% | 2023-12-08 |
18926. | Colemak-Planck (turtle_boy1) | 70.72 | 97% | 2022-12-07 |
18927. | TBo (tbo_) | 70.72 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
18928. | Jaer (jaer) | 70.72 | 96% | 2017-12-20 |
18929. | . (blue_eyed_boy) | 70.72 | — | 2010-07-09 |
18930. | Ben (dabeniao) | 70.72 | 95% | 2019-05-09 |
18931. | JojiZ (joji718) | 70.71 | 96% | 2022-10-06 |
18932. | Megan (megaprincess25) | 70.71 | 92% | 2015-11-06 |
18933. | Mike (micbran) | 70.71 | 91% | 2014-08-11 |
18934. | deadman (aarrgggghh) | 70.71 | 92% | 2015-05-04 |
18935. | Jazz Hands (offsound) | 70.70 | 91% | 2013-02-18 |
18936. | Rohit (ironhide227) | 70.70 | 96% | 2017-06-05 |
18937. | Discipline (horizon8848) | 70.70 | 95% | 2023-12-30 |
18938. | Sammy (yusamuel03) | 70.70 | 95.2% | 2021-02-26 |
18939. | Avinash (avinash625) | 70.70 | 98% | 2020-01-25 |
18940. | antiriad7 (antiriad7) | 70.69 | 95% | 2023-12-07 |
18941. | epicc (epiccuwu) | 70.69 | 96% | 2022-02-12 |
18942. | Casey (clmaher) | 70.69 | — | 2010-08-02 |
18943. | Kaylie (kayliezach) | 70.69 | 94% | 2016-01-30 |
18944. | Brylle (latios12349) | 70.68 | 95% | 2024-01-12 |
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 |