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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18156. | Edmund (edboogie) | 72.18 | 97% | 2013-06-30 |
18157. | Monis (monisiqbal) | 72.17 | 92% | 2016-06-10 |
18158. | Hubert (hube04) | 72.17 | 97.2% | 2024-01-03 |
18159. | data2004 (datunda123) | 72.17 | 96.7% | 2023-12-04 |
18160. | Typing🤯🤯🤯 (sirsoup) | 72.17 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
18161. | Emily (allsmall) | 72.16 | 92% | 2012-03-05 |
18162. | touko.ursin (oikipoiki) | 72.16 | 96.2% | 2023-12-18 |
18163. | ريضوان (tab3_850m) | 72.16 | 99% | 2018-03-25 |
18164. | Brendan (btbens) | 72.16 | 97% | 2014-10-26 |
18165. | Ivan (dide1818) | 72.15 | 96% | 2024-01-22 |
18166. | Piotr (pmurach) | 72.15 | 96% | 2014-06-05 |
18167. | T.Rose (lilaznpnaii) | 72.15 | 92% | 2011-10-29 |
18168. | tdept (123rfv) | 72.14 | 97% | 2024-04-25 |
18169. | Stitch (stitch2) | 72.14 | 97% | 2023-01-24 |
18170. | mugu (mugumugu) | 72.14 | 97% | 2021-01-04 |
18171. | G R E E D (axceeel) | 72.14 | 93% | 2017-05-01 |
18172. | Daniel (danbroncos) | 72.13 | 98% | 2024-05-02 |
18173. | Loz (lozenge) | 72.13 | 97.1% | 2023-11-14 |
18174. | Nick (aaaywhatup) | 72.13 | 95% | 2022-12-08 |
18175. | Bingsong (bingsongbingsong) | 72.13 | 96% | 2022-07-14 |
18176. | Teslum (teslum_369) | 72.13 | 96% | 2020-09-21 |
18177. | Mahesh (mahesh_gl) | 72.13 | 99% | 2013-10-20 |
18178. | Venki (itzmesriram) | 72.13 | — | 2011-01-22 |
18179. | xEvanH (incred) | 72.13 | 96% | 2012-06-11 |
18180. | Racer (boyracer) | 72.13 | 95% | 2016-05-13 |
18181. | Bob (brunofernades) | 72.12 | 97% | 2021-09-22 |
18182. | Pierce (nitten) | 72.12 | 97% | 2017-02-07 |
18183. | Bill Le (bill_le9956) | 72.12 | 97.1% | 2023-11-17 |
18184. | Stian (borgermester) | 72.12 | 88% | 2013-01-28 |
18185. | Ken (slowmode1) | 72.12 | 97% | 2015-01-15 |
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 |