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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12842. | Kei 100 (kei100) | 81.16 | 98% | 2021-03-03 |
12843. | neo (eliteneo) | 81.16 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
12844. | tstats[guest_typists] (gues... | 81.16 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
12845. | Soheil (soheilvb) | 81.16 | 98% | 2013-05-09 |
12846. | ரவி (mirasravi2) | 81.16 | 93% | 2013-05-10 |
12847. | Joshua (wrycat) | 81.15 | 97.2% | 2024-02-12 |
12848. | Hugh Mann (hugh_man) | 81.15 | 97% | 2023-10-01 |
12849. | rODJAK (gucci_boi) | 81.15 | 97% | 2022-03-17 |
12850. | Spoon (spoonforkspork) | 81.14 | 98% | 2019-01-24 |
12851. | adrian (aidsasis) | 81.14 | — | 2010-09-30 |
12852. | Kevin (tigon_ridge) | 81.14 | 98% | 2021-09-16 |
12853. | JD_FPS (jd_fps) | 81.14 | 96% | 2022-06-02 |
12854. | Nicolas (nicalics26) | 81.14 | 97% | 2018-08-14 |
12855. | Max (haniuridza) | 81.14 | 96% | 2018-01-17 |
12856. | Rascell (soul94) | 81.13 | 99% | 2016-06-23 |
12857. | chelly (chelly69) | 81.13 | 97.6% | 2023-12-29 |
12858. | Jay (lianglin2) | 81.12 | 97% | 2018-03-25 |
12859. | wewon (wewon123) | 81.12 | 98% | 2021-01-27 |
12860. | Zevi (zevie) | 81.12 | 97% | 2014-03-01 |
12861. | Almer (almersafara) | 81.12 | 98% | 2019-10-03 |
12862. | Kreator (thekreator42) | 81.12 | 94% | 2013-03-22 |
12863. | D. (mnda99) | 81.11 | 93% | 2013-02-18 |
12864. | Andrew (fujiou) | 81.11 | 93% | 2016-03-10 |
12865. | Martin (xduelgodx) | 81.11 | 98% | 2021-05-11 |
12866. | Alex (mlex) | 81.11 | — | 2011-02-13 |
12867. | Sting (z35shi) | 81.11 | 97% | 2014-11-09 |
12868. | lasindu (lasindu) | 81.11 | 93% | 2016-12-28 |
12869. | Giorgos (pinkisntwell) | 81.10 | 98% | 2013-01-18 |
12870. | Jason (deerjason) | 81.10 | 97% | 2014-11-10 |
12871. | Will (williamharp) | 81.10 | 91% | 2016-07-19 |
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 |