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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18924. | Reza (reza_joonm) | 70.87 | 96% | 2013-06-24 |
18925. | Chris (integrus) | 70.87 | 94% | 2012-11-29 |
18926. | Shrox (shrox) | 70.87 | 93% | 2015-07-27 |
18927. | Brandon (baddoodle) | 70.86 | 95% | 2022-06-29 |
18928. | simen (weeooweeoo) | 70.86 | 98% | 2017-12-20 |
18929. | _____ (____________________... | 70.86 | 96% | 2015-09-12 |
18930. | chrys learning colemak (dev... | 70.85 | 97.1% | 2023-12-08 |
18931. | jimmy (phong_nguyen296) | 70.85 | — | 2010-09-12 |
18932. | Mega (metoosiren) | 70.84 | 96% | 2021-09-29 |
18933. | Jorge (jorar91) | 70.84 | 97% | 2014-09-16 |
18934. | Gijs (gijswijs) | 70.84 | 98.3% | 2021-02-04 |
18935. | (proxy707) | 70.84 | 97% | 2021-05-11 |
18936. | Chrod (chrodv1) | 70.84 | 94% | 2014-05-02 |
18937. | JNeil! (miyapanget) | 70.84 | 93% | 2014-05-18 |
18938. | Maki (lookitsmaki) | 70.84 | 92% | 2015-07-07 |
18939. | Viet (lamphanviet) | 70.84 | 94% | 2013-12-02 |
18940. | Oscar Laiho (uunituore420) | 70.83 | 94% | 2023-12-05 |
18941. | Roderlump (roderlump) | 70.83 | 98% | 2015-06-18 |
18942. | Jack (spiral64) | 70.83 | 91% | 2017-05-07 |
18943. | Balgow (balgow) | 70.83 | 94% | 2024-05-05 |
18944. | Unstoppable (unstoppable) | 70.83 | — | 2010-10-07 |
18945. | Victor (flipoffer13) | 70.83 | 96% | 2013-06-27 |
18946. | Niccolò (niccoflo) | 70.83 | — | 2011-03-03 |
18947. | Ethan (ondoyant) | 70.83 | 98% | 2019-10-21 |
18948. | stl (stl74) | 70.83 | 94% | 2014-02-10 |
18949. | Staci (stacirenee) | 70.83 | — | 2010-09-04 |
18950. | Nim (nimlasher) | 70.83 | 97% | 2018-03-09 |
18951. | Mizuki (darkshadow69) | 70.82 | 96% | 2024-04-12 |
18952. | ender416 (ender416) | 70.82 | 97% | 2024-04-01 |
18953. | AD (adbmil) | 70.82 | 94% | 2015-05-07 |
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 |