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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5037. | Ai Sing (aixin) | 99.93 | 94% | 2017-04-20 |
5038. | Domz (vdom) | 99.92 | 97% | 2022-05-23 |
5039. | johnn2 (johnn2) | 99.92 | 98% | 2022-02-19 |
5040. | Brian (scwbrian) | 99.92 | 94% | 2015-03-26 |
5041. | Luuk (luukdeman111) | 99.91 | 98% | 2021-01-12 |
5042. | Vuh (_trueasian_) | 99.90 | 96% | 2021-04-17 |
5043. | brian (heartcore) | 99.89 | 96% | 2014-03-10 |
5044. | aa (mukhtoyo) | 99.89 | 95% | 2013-08-09 |
5045. | Joshua (joshuajoshuak) | 99.88 | 98% | 2017-10-04 |
5046. | ~! Fraud of Feminism, 1913... | 99.88 | 96% | 2013-05-11 |
5047. | Muhammad (muhammad_salah) | 99.87 | 19% | 2017-02-15 |
5048. | Maxwell (arkensol) | 99.87 | 96% | 2019-05-20 |
5049. | Alex (epicene) | 99.87 | 98% | 2014-09-26 |
5050. | dvorak (div_dvorak) | 99.86 | 96.4% | 2024-01-12 |
5051. | John (tiansa) | 99.86 | 95% | 2014-11-04 |
5052. | Renan (renanandre) | 99.85 | 96% | 2014-10-13 |
5053. | Henry (singmok) | 99.84 | 98% | 2013-11-06 |
5054. | mr. poopybutthole (stealy) | 99.84 | 97% | 2016-05-12 |
5055. | Ferdiant (justquarter) | 99.84 | 98% | 2019-10-23 |
5056. | Angela36 (angela36) | 99.84 | 90% | 2017-04-18 |
5057. | Joseph (josqu) | 99.84 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
5058. | ohmygod (ohmygod7627) | 99.84 | 98% | 2015-04-26 |
5059. | I (excelsiate) | 99.83 | 98% | 2016-03-04 |
5060. | kanacurry (kanacurry) | 99.83 | 95% | 2015-08-31 |
5061. | Ben (bena115) | 99.82 | 96% | 2016-10-03 |
5062. | ⠀ (omnispectral) | 99.81 | 98% | 2016-10-05 |
5063. | John (wac_haitem) | 99.81 | 96% | 2019-04-07 |
5064. | PikaPower (pikapower) | 99.80 | 97% | 2016-08-02 |
5065. | Always Last (always_last) | 99.80 | 97% | 2012-02-11 |
5066. | Aeoryth (aeoryth) | 99.80 | 94% | 2012-02-15 |
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 |