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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20201. | Mikael (herbertwest) | 68.47 | 97% | 2016-06-11 |
20202. | Jansu (strawberryhat) | 68.47 | — | 2010-11-15 |
20203. | randomoink (randomoink) | 68.47 | 96% | 2018-01-06 |
20204. | Divesh (frixion) | 68.47 | 92% | 2012-05-16 |
20205. | Jonny (karunakaruna) | 68.47 | 91% | 2011-05-27 |
20206. | Mike (mike_returns) | 68.46 | 97% | 2024-01-24 |
20207. | Orton (ortxn) | 68.46 | 95.6% | 2023-12-23 |
20208. | Youssef (youssef_175) | 68.46 | 96% | 2023-12-01 |
20209. | Alikhan (realikh) | 68.46 | 96.4% | 2021-02-18 |
20210. | Tahsin (drevil13) | 68.46 | 96% | 2021-05-25 |
20211. | Manish (mandish) | 68.46 | 98% | 2017-03-15 |
20212. | Steve (swh400) | 68.46 | 93% | 2015-01-26 |
20213. | noah (noahdj) | 68.46 | 93% | 2014-02-19 |
20214. | Last Michael (last_michael) | 68.46 | 97% | 2017-09-27 |
20215. | Ronald (jessepinkman) | 68.46 | 94% | 2014-10-17 |
20216. | tirehtööri (benracer) | 68.46 | 94% | 2018-01-01 |
20217. | dry (need_for_bandwidth) | 68.45 | 97% | 2024-04-19 |
20218. | Cola (xelo20) | 68.45 | — | 2011-04-21 |
20219. | Karumaruka (starplayer) | 68.45 | 97% | 2016-03-17 |
20220. | tam (tamraincoat) | 68.45 | 92% | 2014-11-14 |
20221. | sora (soraeri) | 68.45 | 95% | 2014-02-11 |
20222. | park (perfecto) | 68.45 | — | 2010-07-10 |
20223. | Mikayel (maghasyan) | 68.45 | 97% | 2017-03-21 |
20224. | Tonny (la4ppzt6hwawd8w) | 68.45 | 92% | 2014-07-29 |
20225. | Laura (lneedham22) | 68.44 | 97% | 2014-05-11 |
20226. | DJ (dj_ro) | 68.44 | 92% | 2012-12-26 |
20227. | Bijan (sensiblemango) | 68.44 | 98% | 2018-04-07 |
20228. | jburd (htimseiluj) | 68.44 | 94% | 2022-06-30 |
20229. | P (birchum2) | 68.44 | 90% | 2013-06-01 |
20230. | arjun22 (arjun22) | 68.44 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
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 |