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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14981. | ALec (apollyon08) | 77.18 | 96% | 2024-02-06 |
14982. | John (th3w4v3) | 77.18 | 96% | 2015-10-15 |
14983. | John (typist426) | 77.18 | 97% | 2017-02-04 |
14984. | Demonsoulz (demonsoulz) | 77.17 | 98% | 2024-02-22 |
14985. | Angel (failwhale) | 77.17 | 95% | 2013-09-20 |
14986. | sammy bartholomew (s4mmyb) | 77.17 | 97% | 2023-11-25 |
14987. | Noob (theunlockr8) | 77.17 | 96% | 2024-01-31 |
14988. | Patek X Water (krackpotz) | 77.17 | 95% | 2021-02-03 |
14989. | hari (h4ri_01@yahoo.com) | 77.17 | 97% | 2011-09-27 |
14990. | hiTman (ubiubi) | 77.17 | 96% | 2012-12-30 |
14991. | A (etulf) | 77.17 | 93% | 2014-11-20 |
14992. | unicorn_cup (unicorn_cup) | 77.16 | 98% | 2024-02-03 |
14993. | Carter (mburchell) | 77.16 | 97% | 2023-12-21 |
14994. | enkhochir (enkhochir) | 77.16 | 94% | 2023-11-10 |
14995. | ftplz (hisoka666) | 77.16 | 96% | 2020-12-25 |
14996. | Generic (generics) | 77.16 | 92% | 2013-05-04 |
14997. | Kornel (kornelt) | 77.15 | 97% | 2022-12-08 |
14998. | Mohammad (moreda1999) | 77.15 | 97.4% | 2023-12-29 |
14999. | Adrian (the_adrian) | 77.15 | 93% | 2012-10-31 |
15000. | Piyush (piyush072) | 77.15 | 96.4% | 2024-01-24 |
15001. | huahongquan (huahongquan2007) | 77.15 | 94% | 2016-12-01 |
15002. | Nikki (levitate_reachthesky) | 77.15 | 95% | 2011-10-09 |
15003. | Seraphear (_seraphear) | 77.14 | 98.6% | 2023-12-07 |
15004. | drew (drewg2009) | 77.14 | 93% | 2015-06-27 |
15005. | matthew (mattchy) | 77.14 | 96% | 2022-04-04 |
15006. | Kyle (kwilliamnrys) | 77.14 | 99% | 2022-02-09 |
15007. | Ezekiel (saucyio) | 77.14 | 94% | 2012-10-11 |
15008. | Pranav (pranav93) | 77.14 | 97% | 2013-12-03 |
15009. | FalkenFlyver (falkenflyver) | 77.14 | 90% | 2013-01-30 |
15010. | Sohail Gulamoidin (sarcotix) | 77.13 | 95.8% | 2024-02-14 |
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 |