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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15330. | Benjo (barbanzo) | 76.80 | 95% | 2022-02-07 |
15331. | Hassan (hassanspace) | 76.80 | 97% | 2021-05-26 |
15332. | Jonny ( ◕_◕) (keepitupm... | 76.80 | 90% | 2017-04-09 |
15333. | Ade (ade_baeyee) | 76.80 | 96% | 2011-11-02 |
15334. | Benjamin (benjaminpetrenko) | 76.80 | 99% | 2012-09-16 |
15335. | Zakiy (zakiy) | 76.80 | 95% | 2019-07-25 |
15336. | Atrin (satchafunkilus) | 76.79 | 95% | 2022-06-14 |
15337. | Barok (bar_ok) | 76.79 | 98.2% | 2023-12-31 |
15338. | Dimi (newbrict) | 76.79 | 93% | 2015-04-17 |
15339. | Basti (schinken38) | 76.79 | 97% | 2022-06-03 |
15340. | Yoav (yoav) | 76.79 | — | 2010-09-09 |
15341. | Alexander (motivate) | 76.79 | 91% | 2012-11-04 |
15342. | OSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU (ty... | 76.79 | 98% | 2018-03-02 |
15343. | Sarah (newmoon232) | 76.79 | 94% | 2012-02-10 |
15344. | Siddhartha (carte_blanche) | 76.79 | 98% | 2016-07-06 |
15345. | Honore (bigzeek3) | 76.79 | 97% | 2013-10-28 |
15346. | Nathan (nathanso) | 76.78 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
15347. | Saurabh (sau7abh) | 76.78 | 97% | 2022-07-12 |
15348. | migel (korean_melon) | 76.78 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
15349. | M (migrape) | 76.78 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
15350. | Macedonian King (ijittqerr_) | 76.78 | 94% | 2021-10-25 |
15351. | max (himunesh) | 76.78 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
15352. | Denis (junter) | 76.78 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
15353. | cykland (cykland) | 76.78 | 93% | 2017-02-13 |
15354. | pacmansghost (pacmansghost) | 76.78 | 98% | 2019-06-30 |
15355. | Der (dermouk) | 76.78 | 94% | 2013-07-17 |
15356. | Jack (falryx) | 76.78 | 98% | 2013-11-06 |
15357. | OP Dango (op_dango) | 76.77 | 97% | 2015-06-10 |
15358. | Thanh Son (thanhsonzorro) | 76.77 | 90% | 2012-03-15 |
15359. | Alex (crocket101) | 76.77 | 89% | 2014-04-14 |
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 |