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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22199. | Manohar (mbmanohars) | 65.18 | 91% | 2014-01-09 |
22200. | Alex (alex__canales__) | 65.18 | 97% | 2022-09-04 |
22201. | jTactics (jtactics) | 65.18 | 97% | 2013-10-17 |
22202. | Noah (noah187) | 65.18 | 98% | 2020-11-22 |
22203. | hieu (hieult) | 65.18 | 97% | 2013-04-15 |
22204. | kakarot (khambat56) | 65.17 | 97% | 2023-11-27 |
22205. | Type (typeracer_0) | 65.17 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
22206. | Sim (simron_) | 65.17 | 95% | 2022-04-02 |
22207. | Chris (amorae) | 65.17 | 84% | 2012-09-30 |
22208. | Gringo (igringo) | 65.17 | 96% | 2019-07-30 |
22209. | cablemp4 (cablemp4) | 65.16 | 95% | 2021-07-21 |
22210. | Carlos (carlos_1995) | 65.16 | 98.1% | 2021-02-20 |
22211. | Kieran (kibthegreat) | 65.16 | 95% | 2018-01-15 |
22212. | Paul (peazy) | 65.16 | 89% | 2013-05-16 |
22213. | manoj (mshrestha20) | 65.16 | 92% | 2012-07-22 |
22214. | Mattias (matteusmauritz) | 65.16 | — | 2011-04-25 |
22215. | Tomislav (smrcak) | 65.15 | — | 2010-08-03 |
22216. | Dwight (dvorak_dwight) | 65.15 | 96% | 2011-11-30 |
22217. | elay (pushguyelay) | 65.14 | 95% | 2024-04-27 |
22218. | S (sh19) | 65.14 | 97% | 2024-01-15 |
22219. | not (j097) | 65.14 | 95% | 2021-04-14 |
22220. | Ethan (creamthehippo) | 65.14 | 95% | 2024-01-18 |
22221. | Bryan (xxavalonxx) | 65.14 | 97% | 2021-12-29 |
22222. | Max (bombayduck) | 65.14 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
22223. | Tuzy (tuzy) | 65.14 | 98% | 2016-01-17 |
22224. | Shaisab (shaisab) | 65.14 | 97% | 2013-09-21 |
22225. | Jesse (mrjesse) | 65.14 | 98% | 2013-12-24 |
22226. | Logan (lowgunnz) | 65.14 | 91% | 2015-11-10 |
22227. | Jenn (jennyev) | 65.14 | 97% | 2016-10-02 |
22228. | Anush Rao (anushrao) | 65.13 | 97% | 2023-03-21 |
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 |