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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19012. | David (mrshapes) | 70.41 | 94% | 2013-02-27 |
19013. | Shan (shanisu) | 70.40 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
19014. | Jealou Jay (jealoujay) | 70.40 | 99% | 2018-02-22 |
19015. | coale (colerodster) | 70.40 | 96% | 2017-06-05 |
19016. | Ian (ianthetypist) | 70.40 | 96% | 2023-04-24 |
19017. | miranda (tfond) | 70.40 | 96.6% | 2024-02-19 |
19018. | Bryan (sonar90s) | 70.40 | 93% | 2016-09-12 |
19019. | Poink (poink_dvca) | 70.39 | 97% | 2023-11-15 |
19020. | Chris (dj_pappy) | 70.39 | 97% | 2023-09-15 |
19021. | LEO (leolelele) | 70.39 | 96% | 2023-11-23 |
19022. | Jennifer (jennifrawr) | 70.39 | 89% | 2012-05-11 |
19023. | pandu (pandu31) | 70.38 | 95% | 2024-02-28 |
19024. | David (felanee) | 70.38 | 93% | 2014-04-21 |
19025. | Tasmaniac (tasmanias) | 70.38 | 94% | 2023-11-11 |
19026. | Mại (mailinh) | 70.38 | 98% | 2013-11-12 |
19027. | WongTang (dalord44) | 70.38 | 95% | 2013-11-14 |
19028. | Alicia (thereyougo153) | 70.37 | 93% | 2014-03-27 |
19029. | Dylan (dy66) | 70.37 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
19030. | Cookie (cleancookie) | 70.37 | 96% | 2021-07-05 |
19031. | Lemuel (lemuelabellana84) | 70.37 | 96% | 2024-01-21 |
19032. | martin (martin642) | 70.37 | 98.3% | 2023-12-17 |
19033. | Khang (fireflies99) | 70.37 | 95% | 2015-04-10 |
19034. | Nate (noob4life) | 70.37 | — | 2010-07-06 |
19035. | Nguyen Thu Trang (ntt161) | 70.37 | 93% | 2013-10-21 |
19036. | Donna (ereda) | 70.37 | 96% | 2011-06-12 |
19037. | Abhijith (abhijith97) | 70.36 | 96% | 2023-02-09 |
19038. | Jimmy McFly (jimmymcfries) | 70.36 | 98% | 2024-01-29 |
19039. | youcef (babaammiyoucef) | 70.36 | 96% | 2022-07-10 |
19040. | Bruce (psycho777) | 70.36 | 94% | 2024-01-03 |
19041. | Ankit (ankit_chauhan) | 70.36 | 96% | 2023-02-25 |
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 |