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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13886. | Lara (goddess_111) | 79.00 | 95% | 2021-09-21 |
13887. | Alexander (taklit) | 79.00 | 98% | 2022-03-09 |
13888. | Tracie (masako) | 79.00 | 92% | 2012-04-14 |
13889. | harventhy (harventhy) | 79.00 | 97% | 2019-12-28 |
13890. | Petro (vpetro) | 79.00 | 95% | 2011-10-31 |
13891. | Akshar (aksharchrome) | 79.00 | 93% | 2016-07-13 |
13892. | squidite (squidite) | 78.99 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
13893. | Luke (luthedog) | 78.99 | 99% | 2024-03-21 |
13894. | Vanessa (vanaenaeee) | 78.99 | 98% | 2021-05-15 |
13895. | GMHazem (gm_hazem02) | 78.99 | 96.7% | 2024-01-08 |
13896. | Onigirya 🍙 (x3npai) | 78.99 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
13897. | Andrè (andrree) | 78.99 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
13898. | Viet (vietvhcr) | 78.98 | 98% | 2021-06-14 |
13899. | Parth (omgatypo) | 78.98 | 95% | 2014-05-02 |
13900. | H (vigilantvillian_colemak) | 78.97 | 95% | 2015-09-02 |
13901. | Bob (rickybobby__) | 78.97 | 95% | 2014-11-15 |
13902. | Lasi (lasileuka) | 78.96 | 97% | 2021-05-23 |
13903. | Paramesh (hsemarap) | 78.96 | 97% | 2015-10-07 |
13904. | Mikey (jamezor) | 78.96 | 95% | 2011-05-09 |
13905. | Victor (yangmillstheory) | 78.95 | 92% | 2016-10-25 |
13906. | Slothsu (beanerbag) | 78.95 | 96% | 2013-06-20 |
13907. | Cory (zevvaffle) | 78.95 | 96% | 2017-02-09 |
13908. | Vince (xisthur) | 78.95 | 91% | 2016-05-17 |
13909. | Joanna (kuskuskus) | 78.95 | 98% | 2014-10-21 |
13910. | carl ashlee (kael99) | 78.95 | 98% | 2012-01-30 |
13911. | puska_t (puska_t) | 78.94 | 96% | 2022-11-22 |
13912. | Jan (juhu234) | 78.94 | 96.9% | 2023-11-07 |
13913. | oldweeb (uchiha_obito) | 78.94 | 97% | 2021-05-30 |
13914. | ProfessionalAussieChoker (c... | 78.94 | 95% | 2017-10-26 |
13915. | sulis (sulisagus) | 78.94 | 96% | 2014-11-12 |
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 |