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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11180. | george (deziire) | 84.00 | 98% | 2023-12-29 |
11181. | Blank (ct7567) | 84.00 | 96.5% | 2021-02-20 |
11182. | Mqrius (Colemak) (mqrius) | 84.00 | 99% | 2013-04-25 |
11183. | zyoda (zyoda) | 84.00 | 93% | 2013-05-28 |
11184. | tYpErAcEr (typeracerracer) | 84.00 | 97% | 2015-03-28 |
11185. | Nick (saumera) | 84.00 | 99% | 2015-11-23 |
11186. | Tommy B (tommyb02) | 83.99 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
11187. | Seth (supernova825) | 83.99 | 97.9% | 2023-12-13 |
11188. | Shivam Rai (shivamrai162) | 83.99 | 96% | 2023-08-17 |
11189. | JoshAlfred (joshalfred) | 83.99 | 98% | 2012-07-25 |
11190. | Blender (taktisy) | 83.99 | 94% | 2015-09-22 |
11191. | Cody (cpark231) | 83.99 | 94% | 2014-01-21 |
11192. | Peter (akr0nik) | 83.98 | 96% | 2020-12-28 |
11193. | Lucas (kasparian) | 83.98 | 94% | 2019-01-23 |
11194. | Ross (imwos) | 83.98 | 90% | 2016-12-12 |
11195. | Amal (amalmurali47) | 83.98 | 93% | 2014-08-03 |
11196. | andrei5 (mute_6) | 83.97 | 97% | 2023-09-02 |
11197. | Nina (ninbean101) | 83.97 | 93% | 2014-03-16 |
11198. | Charles (char466) | 83.97 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
11199. | Justin (tinhuydang) | 83.97 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
11200. | Joshua (mitchelljo2000) | 83.97 | 98.1% | 2021-02-15 |
11201. | Adam (adoapplemac) | 83.97 | 97% | 2013-01-03 |
11202. | Serend.. Too many trolls !!... | 83.97 | 90% | 2013-03-15 |
11203. | Vasko (vaskozl) | 83.97 | 93% | 2013-02-03 |
11204. | Gina (nannelcam) | 83.97 | 97% | 2021-08-15 |
11205. | Dreck (dreck25) | 83.96 | 98% | 2024-03-18 |
11206. | Jasmine (nyeaow) | 83.96 | 99% | 2023-07-12 |
11207. | Tao (litao91) | 83.96 | 96% | 2016-12-05 |
11208. | New129 (new129) | 83.96 | 98% | 2017-09-27 |
11209. | Jack (stannisthegrammarist) | 83.96 | 98% | 2018-02-21 |
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 |