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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19052. | Pranav (pranavsetpal) | 70.79 | 98% | 2021-04-22 |
19053. | patrick (mastercraft33) | 70.79 | 94.8% | 2023-11-10 |
19054. | KuuCya (kuucya) | 70.79 | 97% | 2022-11-12 |
19055. | Jacob (callmejacob) | 70.79 | 89% | 2016-04-13 |
19056. | ignorante (ignorante) | 70.79 | — | 2010-12-10 |
19057. | Darren (darrencst) | 70.79 | 86% | 2013-04-06 |
19058. | diianeira (diianeira) | 70.79 | 95% | 2014-06-16 |
19059. | PewPew (suntanscanman) | 70.79 | 97% | 2019-03-04 |
19060. | gorlork (gorlork) | 70.79 | 94% | 2016-01-13 |
19061. | Tarneem (tarneem) | 70.78 | 96% | 2024-05-17 |
19062. | Yellow Hawk (yellow_hawk131) | 70.78 | 96% | 2024-02-03 |
19063. | Jake (frieddonut) | 70.78 | 97% | 2017-07-14 |
19064. | Burr2 (burr2) | 70.78 | 96% | 2023-08-02 |
19065. | Jose (sand62) | 70.78 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
19066. | Bob (fearlessreality) | 70.78 | 94% | 2016-10-28 |
19067. | adrevo (blueswitch) | 70.78 | 97% | 2017-07-22 |
19068. | michael (pi37) | 70.77 | 95% | 2012-12-10 |
19069. | Elliot (typing_master_elliot) | 70.77 | 97% | 2021-02-19 |
19070. | al (ale_s) | 70.77 | 97% | 2021-02-16 |
19071. | Andri (chocoloid) | 70.77 | 93% | 2011-12-20 |
19072. | elsdrm (elsdrm) | 70.77 | 97% | 2011-09-22 |
19073. | Tyler (ducks4life18) | 70.77 | 94% | 2019-09-26 |
19074. | rossithedoctor (rossithedoc... | 70.77 | — | 2011-01-22 |
19075. | Ash (boyfromindia) | 70.76 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
19076. | Michael (michaellicata519) | 70.76 | 96% | 2016-05-16 |
19077. | antifragile (antifragile) | 70.76 | 95% | 2023-03-15 |
19078. | Joshua (sonofanfiel96) | 70.76 | 93% | 2015-12-07 |
19079. | Martin (mtien) | 70.76 | 99% | 2014-10-13 |
19080. | Aashil (aashil) | 70.76 | 98% | 2016-09-25 |
19081. | Procupine (procupine) | 70.75 | 95% | 2018-08-18 |
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 |