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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19872. | Himal (panthimal) | 68.98 | 98% | 2024-01-07 |
19873. | Mike (mikeyyve) | 68.98 | 96% | 2017-11-27 |
19874. | Tech (ninja_typer) | 68.98 | 97% | 2021-08-24 |
19875. | Tigran (tigran) | 68.98 | 98% | 2011-10-27 |
19876. | Tyler (anarchyswitch) | 68.97 | 96% | 2019-05-28 |
19877. | Mrinal (_tt_) | 68.97 | 96% | 2020-11-21 |
19878. | Kay (rootameen) | 68.97 | 95% | 2020-06-12 |
19879. | John (gust01) | 68.97 | 95% | 2011-07-10 |
19880. | Phat (imwil) | 68.97 | 96% | 2016-10-23 |
19881. | Ethan (chorb) | 68.97 | 95% | 2017-12-11 |
19882. | Markos (mstefanidhs) | 68.96 | 97% | 2024-02-23 |
19883. | slashera (slashcheto) | 68.96 | 96% | 2022-07-27 |
19884. | memo (memost) | 68.96 | 95% | 2020-12-24 |
19885. | अनुराग.. (coolf... | 68.96 | 96% | 2015-10-01 |
19886. | Hank (burnedbyburton) | 68.96 | 94% | 2011-09-07 |
19887. | dan (typosterix) | 68.96 | 95% | 2014-11-03 |
19888. | Simon (simden12) | 68.95 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
19889. | Alfred Sjunnesson (alfred98) | 68.95 | 93% | 2023-02-07 |
19890. | Jason (zidea) | 68.95 | 96% | 2020-11-30 |
19891. | Haruka (hrksnsk) | 68.95 | 96.9% | 2021-02-16 |
19892. | Tony (itsonlytony) | 68.95 | 96% | 2021-03-24 |
19893. | meredith (metedith) | 68.95 | 96% | 2020-11-12 |
19894. | Lau (darkbb) | 68.95 | — | 2011-04-10 |
19895. | kavin (kmdkk) | 68.95 | 93% | 2012-12-19 |
19896. | Army (armying) | 68.95 | 93% | 2015-02-03 |
19897. | Anirudh (prowebbgamer) | 68.95 | 95% | 2020-03-02 |
19898. | Farhan (farhan2011) | 68.95 | 93% | 2012-11-24 |
19899. | Sasanka (sansam) | 68.95 | 93% | 2013-10-21 |
19900. | Fusik (fusik) | 68.95 | 93% | 2015-02-28 |
19901. | Nikita (azeko) | 68.95 | 97% | 2019-03-04 |
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 |