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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16001. | Justin (jwtalbott) | 75.49 | 90% | 2016-02-13 |
16002. | Pawel (japi) | 75.49 | 99% | 2013-01-03 |
16003. | Marvin (maars) | 75.48 | 98% | 2022-08-15 |
16004. | Mikael (mikael_abe) | 75.48 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
16005. | Spavid (dadkos34) | 75.48 | 94.7% | 2021-01-31 |
16006. | shantanu (shantothegreat) | 75.48 | 97% | 2016-11-05 |
16007. | Hieu (perfect314079) | 75.48 | 95% | 2014-05-15 |
16008. | Camden (r3dding33) | 75.47 | 97.9% | 2023-12-29 |
16009. | Sean (sebby_man) | 75.47 | 93% | 2012-11-22 |
16010. | A (ba_rai) | 75.47 | 97% | 2020-11-07 |
16011. | Joe (joesffseoj) | 75.47 | 97% | 2016-10-02 |
16012. | atthespeedofcheeba (figilon) | 75.47 | 95% | 2020-01-25 |
16013. | Ghost (immaghost) | 75.47 | 94% | 2016-04-16 |
16014. | Raido (audioplacid) | 75.47 | 95% | 2012-11-22 |
16015. | Apollo (ahollo) | 75.46 | 96% | 2021-11-07 |
16016. | tuttle (tuttle) | 75.46 | 93% | 2011-07-18 |
16017. | Yusuke (tokyoprogramming) | 75.45 | 96.6% | 2023-11-18 |
16018. | bresgamo (sneymo) | 75.45 | 98% | 2024-02-09 |
16019. | Nicholas (nicholas_r) | 75.45 | 98% | 2020-03-19 |
16020. | Alaa Esam Abdo (alaaesam) | 75.45 | 93% | 2011-08-19 |
16021. | Massimo (xasaza7) | 75.45 | 97% | 2017-05-06 |
16022. | Gourav (batragrv) | 75.45 | 91% | 2015-11-19 |
16023. | Jon Jon (jonjonps) | 75.44 | 98% | 2023-12-23 |
16024. | Chuoky (yula24) | 75.44 | 97% | 2022-11-09 |
16025. | abhi (cheapcoder) | 75.44 | 98% | 2020-09-27 |
16026. | Art (vargtro) | 75.44 | 95% | 2016-05-18 |
16027. | Jakey (nigos) | 75.43 | 96% | 2024-02-09 |
16028. | Themuuln (themuuln) | 75.43 | 95% | 2023-01-10 |
16029. | Parth (parth20) | 75.43 | 96% | 2021-04-08 |
16030. | Ashley (aswenson3907) | 75.43 | 96% | 2019-05-27 |
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 |