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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15956. | Marie (savannahmc) | 75.51 | 92% | 2012-10-12 |
15957. | Sam (samblez) | 75.50 | 95% | 2020-09-01 |
15958. | Deron (deronpianoplayer) | 75.50 | 96% | 2016-02-13 |
15959. | Ken (kenzymazy) | 75.50 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
15960. | Joel (jouel) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-10-12 |
15961. | windycity2020 (cocolike621) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-01-19 |
15962. | kb noob (akh7) | 75.50 | 98% | 2020-06-30 |
15963. | chollip (chollip) | 75.49 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
15964. | Shubham (shubham_aswal) | 75.49 | 97% | 2023-07-10 |
15965. | Hmmm... (in_the_jungle) | 75.49 | 97% | 2023-10-04 |
15966. | amongla (kagez) | 75.49 | 95% | 2021-01-14 |
15967. | George (georgedmi) | 75.49 | 97% | 2017-06-01 |
15968. | Daniel (daniel24jan) | 75.49 | 94% | 2013-10-20 |
15969. | Noe (noe7) | 75.49 | 94% | 2016-04-29 |
15970. | Justin (jwtalbott) | 75.49 | 90% | 2016-02-13 |
15971. | Pawel (japi) | 75.49 | 99% | 2013-01-03 |
15972. | Marvin (maars) | 75.48 | 98% | 2022-08-15 |
15973. | Mikael (mikael_abe) | 75.48 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
15974. | Spavid (dadkos34) | 75.48 | 94.7% | 2021-01-31 |
15975. | shantanu (shantothegreat) | 75.48 | 97% | 2016-11-05 |
15976. | Hieu (perfect314079) | 75.48 | 95% | 2014-05-15 |
15977. | Camden (r3dding33) | 75.47 | 97.9% | 2023-12-29 |
15978. | Sean (sebby_man) | 75.47 | 93% | 2012-11-22 |
15979. | A (ba_rai) | 75.47 | 97% | 2020-11-07 |
15980. | Joe (joesffseoj) | 75.47 | 97% | 2016-10-02 |
15981. | atthespeedofcheeba (figilon) | 75.47 | 95% | 2020-01-25 |
15982. | Ghost (immaghost) | 75.47 | 94% | 2016-04-16 |
15983. | Raido (audioplacid) | 75.47 | 95% | 2012-11-22 |
15984. | Apollo (ahollo) | 75.46 | 96% | 2021-11-07 |
15985. | tuttle (tuttle) | 75.46 | 93% | 2011-07-18 |
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 |