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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8693. | Nonna (spaceace77) | 89.54 | 97% | 2016-04-13 |
8694. | Izzy (isabella1203) | 89.54 | 94% | 2017-01-26 |
8695. | SelfPowered (nawid113) | 89.53 | 99% | 2014-10-07 |
8696. | Aaron (vorophobe) | 89.53 | 99% | 2012-02-17 |
8697. | Tristan (tristanhilton85) | 89.53 | 99% | 2015-03-27 |
8698. | tetterdetet (tetterdetet) | 89.53 | 98% | 2016-01-09 |
8699. | Amanda (mandapanda806) | 89.53 | 94% | 2012-05-25 |
8700. | James Ross (sedihglow) | 89.52 | 97.7% | 2024-02-13 |
8701. | Waffle (zoobloik) | 89.52 | 99% | 2017-08-21 |
8702. | Eskooty (eskooty) | 89.52 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
8703. | Dean (dean0927) | 89.52 | 96% | 2016-07-24 |
8704. | Vincent (vincenator_colemak) | 89.52 | 96% | 2013-02-02 |
8705. | Fast (greytwa) | 89.52 | 99% | 2016-04-09 |
8706. | jonica (jonicailagan) | 89.51 | 99% | 2020-09-11 |
8707. | Not (itsjusttoki) | 89.50 | 98% | 2024-03-14 |
8708. | Heo (tac_ke_bong94) | 89.50 | 97.7% | 2023-11-11 |
8709. | Todd (poposheesho) | 89.49 | 97% | 2024-02-28 |
8710. | Jalen (dabesttypr) | 89.49 | 98% | 2023-07-19 |
8711. | Alfred (alfredpennyworth) | 89.49 | 96% | 2021-09-20 |
8712. | Victor (owlgoesw00t) | 89.49 | 92% | 2016-10-15 |
8713. | beef (beefsangria) | 89.48 | 97% | 2020-11-09 |
8714. | justinhylee (justinhylee) | 89.48 | 97% | 2018-11-06 |
8715. | Thengil (thengil) | 89.48 | 97% | 2019-07-30 |
8716. | josh kim (kimaestro) | 89.48 | 94% | 2013-10-09 |
8717. | Mahler9 (jeremy0d) | 89.48 | 99% | 2017-08-24 |
8718. | Sam (brem_dog) | 89.47 | 96% | 2023-06-02 |
8719. | Nick (halfchainsaw) | 89.47 | 97% | 2023-01-10 |
8720. | Maros (wlkvr) | 89.47 | 97.1% | 2024-01-18 |
8721. | Deven (devenram) | 89.47 | 98% | 2022-07-04 |
8722. | Persov (persov) | 89.47 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
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 |