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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29863. | yannick (yannickbaze) | 48.23 | 95% | 2021-10-15 |
29864. | kenneth (kenneth29) | 48.22 | 86% | 2015-11-10 |
29865. | Guest (ap12) | 48.22 | 89% | 2012-02-12 |
29866. | The Sharker (therocketer) | 48.21 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
29867. | blueeagle (style.my.passion... | 48.21 | 94% | 2013-10-18 |
29868. | infinite (infinite_wotah) | 48.20 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
29869. | Wakeat (wakeat) | 48.20 | 94% | 2018-09-30 |
29870. | Maria (maria5555) | 48.20 | 97% | 2019-06-17 |
29871. | crspyWtrMeln (k_u_n_a_l) | 48.19 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
29872. | Matthew (cwehttam) | 48.18 | 95% | 2022-09-15 |
29873. | Abdulrahman (at7t) | 48.17 | 95.7% | 2024-01-02 |
29874. | FA (fa00) | 48.16 | 94.6% | 2023-11-18 |
29875. | Djkh (djkh) | 48.16 | 95% | 2023-06-25 |
29876. | ncampos0033@.lausd.net (nik... | 48.15 | 98% | 2023-12-07 |
29877. | xuan (xcoivie) | 48.15 | — | 2011-02-19 |
29878. | Enzo (mr_salt_turtle) | 48.14 | 95.5% | 2023-12-18 |
29879. | hei (heihei31) | 48.13 | 93% | 2015-08-23 |
29880. | Arijit (arijit91) | 48.13 | — | 2010-09-09 |
29881. | MrBuis (mrbuis) | 48.12 | 97% | 2024-03-23 |
29882. | elvis (elvispresley) | 48.11 | 96% | 2013-11-03 |
29883. | . (nerdivist) | 48.11 | 91% | 2013-10-16 |
29884. | Trash (trshgod) | 48.10 | 96% | 2022-07-02 |
29885. | ProbablyMine (probablymine08) | 48.10 | 96% | 2020-07-31 |
29886. | sebastian Twisk (albatross1... | 48.09 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
29887. | Istiaq (istiaq28) | 48.09 | 87% | 2016-03-10 |
29888. | Lewis (manorvic) | 48.09 | 90% | 2016-02-24 |
29889. | Sunny (hanc1970) | 48.09 | 94% | 2011-10-07 |
29890. | lebenson (lebenson) | 48.07 | 90% | 2013-01-18 |
29891. | Karla (meanlady) | 48.07 | 98% | 2016-08-03 |
29892. | Steven (txp2037) | 48.05 | 96% | 2018-07-27 |
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 |