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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13298. | Spencer (yaboispoon) | 79.99 | 98% | 2020-11-04 |
13299. | Adrian (adrianc04) | 79.99 | 98% | 2020-12-23 |
13300. | Mark (phuture) | 79.99 | 90% | 2014-06-03 |
13301. | Mochi (skylane) | 79.99 | 96% | 2014-04-15 |
13302. | mel (madi920) | 79.99 | 96% | 2012-12-26 |
13303. | M (maddyjune) | 79.98 | 96% | 2015-04-09 |
13304. | Steve (feedthejoe) | 79.98 | 93% | 2016-09-09 |
13305. | Galen (waflet) | 79.98 | 95% | 2016-09-19 |
13306. | kammy (kammycat) | 79.98 | 95% | 2011-08-12 |
13307. | Erika (frenzymania) | 79.97 | 96% | 2024-01-12 |
13308. | Zarius (zarius) | 79.97 | 95% | 2011-12-07 |
13309. | lightning (lightning_knight) | 79.97 | 95% | 2023-04-09 |
13310. | Vanilo (vanilo) | 79.97 | 99% | 2021-08-12 |
13311. | Dominic (klukasdominic) | 79.97 | 90% | 2017-02-24 |
13312. | aud (audimka04) | 79.97 | 91% | 2015-11-25 |
13313. | Destiny (destiny214457) | 79.97 | 90% | 2016-10-19 |
13314. | Godly (goadly_moadz) | 79.96 | 96.3% | 2023-12-05 |
13315. | Tom (gazi243) | 79.96 | 97% | 2022-05-29 |
13316. | GoodToast (goodtoast) | 79.96 | 94% | 2014-07-20 |
13317. | AJ (ragingkeys) | 79.96 | 99% | 2014-10-06 |
13318. | Kristen (kristengreen) | 79.96 | — | 2011-02-11 |
13319. | duck2 (duck2) | 79.96 | 97% | 2012-06-27 |
13320. | 210 (badoop) | 79.95 | 90% | 2015-12-27 |
13321. | Sleepy (sleepy_torch) | 79.95 | 96% | 2021-03-27 |
13322. | Jon (zigzagtag) | 79.95 | 95% | 2011-10-21 |
13323. | Krittiphum (100508274) | 79.94 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
13324. | TKamo (tkamo) | 79.94 | 98% | 2023-09-18 |
13325. | Jack (jackbiscegliaa) | 79.94 | 95% | 2022-03-28 |
13326. | NAFSHT (nafsht) | 79.94 | 99% | 2014-01-21 |
13327. | Deflay (deflay) | 79.94 | 97% | 2016-05-21 |
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 |