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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30899. | James (wormal) | 43.94 | — | 2011-02-17 |
30900. | Ariel (arielomo) | 43.93 | 92% | 2020-12-21 |
30901. | Indra (zolasoni) | 43.91 | 93% | 2023-10-21 |
30902. | Mike Oxlong (cmc_05) | 43.91 | 92% | 2023-02-28 |
30903. | Sinan (sinbin55) | 43.90 | 94% | 2015-05-12 |
30904. | Robert (bobbert_63) | 43.89 | 95% | 2023-03-06 |
30905. | Deni (deni1205) | 43.88 | 93% | 2023-12-15 |
30906. | Debanjan (pramdeba) | 43.88 | 89% | 2013-08-05 |
30907. | sen (sensai) | 43.84 | — | 2010-08-22 |
30908. | Crux (nophi) | 43.83 | — | 2011-02-14 |
30909. | Tâm (xxcysxx) | 43.82 | 95% | 2013-07-30 |
30910. | Manish (hi_son) | 43.80 | 92% | 2023-11-25 |
30911. | Zhenming Gu (zhenming5) | 43.79 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
30912. | TypeGod69 (type_god_69) | 43.78 | 94% | 2024-02-23 |
30913. | (\_/) (torabuddin) | 43.78 | 94% | 2024-01-07 |
30914. | Darryle (dmarble1) | 43.78 | 94% | 2015-05-19 |
30915. | J (evil_june) | 43.75 | — | 2011-01-03 |
30916. | Jitander (jitander) | 43.75 | 95% | 2021-12-30 |
30917. | blondie (_blondie) | 43.74 | 96% | 2024-02-16 |
30918. | nick (nic_von) | 43.73 | 94% | 2022-10-23 |
30919. | Ethan (e_typer1) | 43.70 | 94% | 2019-12-17 |
30920. | Shyanne (sbrown25) | 43.69 | 93% | 2024-04-16 |
30921. | Ziwi (ziwidiwi) | 43.69 | 95.3% | 2023-11-15 |
30922. | Morgan (burnsmor) | 43.69 | — | 2010-06-24 |
30923. | Jeƒƒ (juggydog) | 43.67 | 89% | 2011-10-28 |
30924. | TØM (kircket) | 43.66 | 88% | 2013-07-08 |
30925. | Mahmud (mhossain) | 43.64 | — | 2010-12-13 |
30926. | latif (sibastiane) | 43.64 | 96% | 2014-03-19 |
30927. | Mark (corrago) | 43.63 | 93% | 2016-01-18 |
30928. | chris (n0ise) | 43.62 | 94% | 2020-09-27 |
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 |