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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8057. | Jim (hockeyhead019) | 90.82 | 98% | 2021-10-21 |
8058. | da (causenetsofv) | 90.82 | 98% | 2022-10-27 |
8059. | david (digger514) | 90.82 | 97% | 2012-09-11 |
8060. | T (omega5002) | 90.81 | 97% | 2020-04-07 |
8061. | J0kerJ4y (j0kerj4y) | 90.81 | 97% | 2021-07-30 |
8062. | Ragged (raggedstar) | 90.80 | 93% | 2011-10-29 |
8063. | Mohd (mohd_shaikh) | 90.80 | 96% | 2018-11-17 |
8064. | 磊杰 (maleijie182) | 90.79 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
8065. | Mike (gngrninja) | 90.79 | 96% | 2015-10-06 |
8066. | Galamb (galamb) | 90.79 | 97.9% | 2023-11-20 |
8067. | Abizer (abizern) | 90.79 | 99% | 2020-08-15 |
8068. | Divide (divide0) | 90.79 | 96% | 2016-02-25 |
8069. | a (tinle1307) | 90.78 | 94% | 2015-08-07 |
8070. | leftovericecream (leftoveri... | 90.78 | 98% | 2021-07-16 |
8071. | Omer (okirnap) | 90.78 | 97% | 2020-09-15 |
8072. | Nicholas (nicholas_68) | 90.78 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
8073. | Dhruv (pingali1234) | 90.77 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
8074. | Jake (jakethekorean) | 90.77 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
8075. | K (omg911) | 90.77 | 97% | 2023-07-26 |
8076. | DavDaBomb21 (davdabomb21) | 90.77 | 99% | 2020-03-02 |
8077. | Glennis (biotic_god) | 90.77 | 96% | 2022-04-21 |
8078. | mv0 (the_oko) | 90.77 | 99% | 2021-05-16 |
8079. | Sibi (rsibi) | 90.77 | 97% | 2015-09-04 |
8080. | Bryan (ogbbae) | 90.77 | 98% | 2018-12-18 |
8081. | roaringsheep (sminseonong) | 90.76 | 98.6% | 2023-10-19 |
8082. | kingsalman (kingsalman11) | 90.75 | 100% | 2023-12-25 |
8083. | Gren (rhpm) | 90.75 | 96% | 2012-02-18 |
8084. | Brent (avoc17) | 90.75 | 95.3% | 2021-02-16 |
8085. | Daikaigan (daikaigan) | 90.75 | 97% | 2020-11-17 |
8086. | Lukas (refusive) | 90.75 | 97% | 2011-09-26 |
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 |