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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17490. | Polar (polarsquares) | 72.91 | 96% | 2023-06-06 |
17491. | Anshuman (anshumankomawar) | 72.91 | 95% | 2020-12-10 |
17492. | Didar (didar860) | 72.91 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
17493. | Calvin (blindpainter) | 72.91 | 96% | 2015-08-17 |
17494. | William (bestestgrammar) | 72.90 | 96% | 2023-12-13 |
17495. | KIARA (atherynbane) | 72.90 | 97% | 2021-11-19 |
17496. | Mateo (mateokc) | 72.90 | 96% | 2023-09-09 |
17497. | Longtop (longtop) | 72.90 | 94% | 2017-03-14 |
17498. | afk irl (midget_spinner) | 72.90 | 95% | 2020-07-06 |
17499. | It's raining numbers (numbe... | 72.90 | 93% | 2011-06-17 |
17500. | Boom (boom_mcboom) | 72.90 | — | 2010-08-13 |
17501. | Bob (bobanton02) | 72.89 | 95% | 2020-11-06 |
17502. | Luke (firetruc) | 72.89 | 97% | 2023-11-30 |
17503. | Ooma (oomaflabaga) | 72.89 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
17504. | Cep (alhabiblidinillah) | 72.89 | 97% | 2021-10-22 |
17505. | candy (candycloth) | 72.89 | 98% | 2020-03-13 |
17506. | Andy (infurno8) | 72.88 | 97% | 2016-07-30 |
17507. | Mouse (atypingmouse) | 72.88 | 95.9% | 2024-02-21 |
17508. | cashy_b (cashy_b) | 72.88 | 97.4% | 2023-12-05 |
17509. | Savannah (peaches39) | 72.88 | 97% | 2022-01-19 |
17510. | Ryan (ryan_t) | 72.88 | 89% | 2013-11-15 |
17511. | Aljoša (aljo5) | 72.88 | 96% | 2017-05-29 |
17512. | qwerty (slushpuppy275) | 72.87 | 95.8% | 2023-11-24 |
17513. | noctedie (noctedie) | 72.87 | 93.7% | 2023-10-31 |
17514. | aradil (aradil) | 72.87 | — | 2011-01-11 |
17515. | tstats[guni_1202] (guni_1202) | 72.86 | 96% | 2023-10-01 |
17516. | Batman (blewris) | 72.86 | 95% | 2013-04-13 |
17517. | be (besalt) | 72.86 | 97% | 2022-01-03 |
17518. | ∞ (lukman999) | 72.86 | 95% | 2020-05-08 |
17519. | Ilya (whyuhefftobmad) | 72.86 | 96% | 2014-04-18 |
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 |