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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24837. | Jeff (navigation07) | 60.57 | 95% | 2022-03-14 |
24838. | The Flash (ozymandiasmoses) | 60.57 | 96% | 2024-01-19 |
24839. | Esha (eshahande) | 60.57 | 97% | 2019-11-20 |
24840. | Shine (shinekukkar) | 60.57 | 92% | 2016-06-03 |
24841. | Khan (khan2) | 60.57 | — | 2010-09-07 |
24842. | MOMO (_momo2000_) | 60.56 | 96% | 2022-05-05 |
24843. | S (dontudare) | 60.56 | 95% | 2023-01-11 |
24844. | Ryan (chaoticblitz) | 60.56 | 93.1% | 2023-10-11 |
24845. | Sean (felesper) | 60.56 | 95% | 2021-01-19 |
24846. | T-bage (rrraaadddaaa) | 60.56 | — | 2011-03-12 |
24847. | Juan (archangel615) | 60.56 | 89% | 2014-04-07 |
24848. | Elias (dillenn) | 60.55 | 95% | 2021-04-19 |
24849. | Keiji (keiji453) | 60.55 | 95% | 2021-10-24 |
24850. | riggers (riggers) | 60.55 | 93.9% | 2023-12-17 |
24851. | simon (kusin_simon) | 60.55 | 92% | 2012-11-19 |
24852. | Pewpewpew (paradoxon) | 60.55 | 97% | 2015-09-09 |
24853. | Sultan (sultannawazkhan) | 60.54 | 90% | 2016-05-09 |
24854. | gerald (gbzapico) | 60.54 | 90% | 2012-07-16 |
24855. | Ajay (ajaytyper) | 60.54 | 98% | 2019-04-30 |
24856. | Jolyon (deltics) | 60.53 | 97% | 2021-05-28 |
24857. | Eva (niejingtan) | 60.53 | 94% | 2016-04-26 |
24858. | Thorben (thorben009) | 60.53 | 97% | 2020-12-17 |
24859. | Hugh (bbyhc) | 60.53 | 94% | 2021-04-13 |
24860. | Mr (mrminerva) | 60.53 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
24861. | johann (juski) | 60.53 | — | 2011-01-21 |
24862. | LW (nowrongtype) | 60.53 | 96% | 2019-09-04 |
24863. | Orsan (kilnnt) | 60.53 | 95% | 2014-07-17 |
24864. | root (rootdev) | 60.52 | 94% | 2023-12-22 |
24865. | Kshitij (kshitij21) | 60.52 | 95% | 2021-12-13 |
24866. | hashom (5ashom_) | 60.52 | 95.8% | 2023-12-24 |
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 |