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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10297. | Parm (parm__85) | 86.05 | — | 2011-05-02 |
10298. | Lazer (lawins) | 86.04 | 97% | 2017-09-14 |
10299. | Homayoon (homayoonalm) | 86.04 | 96% | 2022-12-20 |
10300. | Austin (hobbes_0623) | 86.04 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
10301. | Miaj (miajokuloj) | 86.04 | 96% | 2015-11-13 |
10302. | Malcolm (shredsauce) | 86.04 | 97% | 2015-05-06 |
10303. | Brian (brianpee) | 86.03 | 92% | 2012-11-21 |
10304. | jjujjubar (jjujjubar) | 86.03 | 98% | 2022-09-25 |
10305. | TC (mstngt) | 86.03 | 98% | 2020-07-15 |
10306. | tyler (ssjtyru) | 86.03 | 96% | 2022-04-03 |
10307. | Rodney (rodneyslafuente) | 86.03 | 96.8% | 2021-02-02 |
10308. | Trent (trent9j12) | 86.03 | 95% | 2016-01-24 |
10309. | Chocolat (ichocolat) | 86.03 | 95% | 2014-06-15 |
10310. | Emrah (lostinofthefunhouse) | 86.03 | 97% | 2011-10-30 |
10311. | Barett (thebman919) | 86.03 | — | 2011-03-27 |
10312. | Dennis (mwaweru) | 86.03 | 97% | 2012-06-13 |
10313. | qwertyu43 (qwerty34yh) | 86.02 | 97% | 2023-05-15 |
10314. | Daniel (sea_sick) | 86.02 | 97% | 2022-09-28 |
10315. | Derek (konceptzofdeath) | 86.02 | 94% | 2011-05-06 |
10316. | Jethro (jethrofort) | 86.01 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
10317. | James (jamoes) | 86.01 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
10318. | Weston (westond11) | 86.01 | 97% | 2020-05-17 |
10319. | Thomas (thawindsurfer) | 86.01 | 92% | 2011-10-06 |
10320. | Rockpj (rockpj) | 86.01 | 94% | 2016-04-14 |
10321. | Syreeta (reeta) | 86.01 | 96% | 2012-01-13 |
10322. | OuttaCtrl (outtactrl) | 86.01 | 93% | 2017-04-15 |
10323. | Wasim (golden_horse) | 86.01 | 99% | 2015-10-31 |
10324. | George (piehead567) | 86.00 | 98% | 2020-02-26 |
10325. | imtdk (imtdk) | 86.00 | 98% | 2022-06-05 |
10326. | Andrew (greatfighter10) | 86.00 | 98% | 2021-03-08 |
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 |