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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7494. | Augheer (augheer) | 92.32 | 98% | 2020-11-28 |
7495. | Kaizen (zenkai5) | 92.32 | 97% | 2019-01-16 |
7496. | Shan (twoforty240) | 92.32 | 91% | 2013-03-19 |
7497. | David (lazyperson99) | 92.32 | 95% | 2012-12-17 |
7498. | Huan (hwang106) | 92.32 | — | 2010-08-18 |
7499. | Brian (flurbo) | 92.32 | — | 2011-04-25 |
7500. | Matthias (mpwagner) | 92.31 | 99% | 2022-06-29 |
7501. | Big (bigjohn05) | 92.31 | 97% | 2024-02-27 |
7502. | your mome (roseofsithis) | 92.31 | 90% | 2012-04-19 |
7503. | paul (superspys) | 92.31 | 93% | 2015-11-22 |
7504. | Gabe (max79) | 92.31 | 86% | 2014-11-01 |
7505. | AkelloMukasa (akellomukasa) | 92.31 | 97% | 2019-07-22 |
7506. | Petey (peterc93) | 92.30 | — | 2010-08-10 |
7507. | Jeffrey (jeffreyyong) | 92.30 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
7508. | Sunny Earther (sunnyearther) | 92.30 | 96% | 2015-01-03 |
7509. | Lexeme (lexeme) | 92.30 | 97% | 2012-06-22 |
7510. | Sabrick (sabrick) | 92.29 | 98% | 2016-09-01 |
7511. | Sammy (sammyf) | 92.29 | 98% | 2011-06-29 |
7512. | Jaren (jarenn) | 92.29 | 97% | 2012-11-08 |
7513. | Surendra (kshetrisurendra) | 92.28 | 96% | 2013-02-28 |
7514. | Minh (huynhcongminh) | 92.28 | 95% | 2012-07-21 |
7515. | Grandhal (grandhal) | 92.28 | 95% | 2014-11-07 |
7516. | TimTam_NZ (timtam_nz) | 92.27 | 99% | 2020-08-20 |
7517. | Xenu (xenu) | 92.27 | 100% | 2011-10-08 |
7518. | jeremy_bearimy (jeremy_bear... | 92.26 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
7519. | Matt (finkel) | 92.26 | 97% | 2018-03-27 |
7520. | Andrew (commandrew11) | 92.26 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
7521. | Elias (el_typo_jr) | 92.26 | 98% | 2023-05-17 |
7522. | Eric (ericchung) | 92.26 | 98% | 2018-07-08 |
7523. | bryan (bryantypin) | 92.25 | 97% | 2019-04-29 |
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 |