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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20967. | Ginevra (ginevra) | 67.78 | 94% | 2012-05-05 |
20968. | Vincent (vincenteyao) | 67.78 | 94% | 2011-12-04 |
20969. | Champion (ethenk) | 67.77 | 95% | 2023-11-29 |
20970. | Viacheslav (krevetko) | 67.77 | 95.9% | 2023-12-19 |
20971. | Benedikt (dikt73) | 67.77 | 96% | 2021-01-05 |
20972. | Morty (hey_i_am_morty) | 67.76 | 96% | 2022-04-20 |
20973. | Mike (gotouchgrass) | 67.76 | 97% | 2023-04-18 |
20974. | Elver (danielnene80) | 67.76 | 99% | 2014-08-22 |
20975. | aruj (b0b1000) | 67.76 | 97% | 2022-04-09 |
20976. | Ryan (imacoconut) | 67.76 | 96% | 2017-06-29 |
20977. | Richard (tougo) | 67.76 | 97% | 2019-12-01 |
20978. | NuvolaRosa (nuvolarosa) | 67.76 | 95% | 2015-12-20 |
20979. | Nick (barry101) | 67.76 | 92% | 2017-05-21 |
20980. | very (very_how) | 67.76 | 96% | 2016-06-07 |
20981. | Ethan (varkarth) | 67.75 | 90% | 2014-05-27 |
20982. | corredor (em321) | 67.75 | 95% | 2011-10-28 |
20983. | Marstam (marstam) | 67.74 | 96% | 2023-06-11 |
20984. | yudax (yudax42) | 67.74 | 96% | 2023-11-29 |
20985. | Brian (bdash) | 67.74 | 97% | 2019-11-28 |
20986. | Casper (venomizedcasper) | 67.74 | 95% | 2021-04-28 |
20987. | Kropla (voaux) | 67.74 | 97% | 2019-03-06 |
20988. | Tracy (schelgirl) | 67.74 | 97% | 2017-03-18 |
20989. | Bruno (brunoyb) | 67.74 | 96% | 2017-10-02 |
20990. | 3isa 7ayaty (yal3ab) | 67.73 | 96% | 2023-02-01 |
20991. | antsy (antsyy) | 67.73 | 98% | 2023-12-02 |
20992. | zidan (ilmazidan12) | 67.73 | 96% | 2023-11-10 |
20993. | Gustav (whil_) | 67.73 | 97.7% | 2023-12-02 |
20994. | Adam (house878) | 67.73 | 96.6% | 2021-02-01 |
20995. | Mykhailo (mishok) | 67.73 | 96% | 2020-10-31 |
20996. | Ioannis (ipaio) | 67.73 | 97% | 2020-07-18 |
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 |