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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30754. | "(◕‿◕)" (rocky_pogi) | 38.82 | 81% | 2011-10-28 |
30755. | R4ven (r4ven) | 38.81 | 96% | 2021-01-08 |
30756. | Anton (hoovett) | 38.78 | 98% | 2024-02-11 |
30757. | Kayleigh (kayleigh_denise) | 38.74 | 92% | 2014-07-07 |
30758. | SaintlyWingz (gabesean) | 38.73 | 97% | 2024-01-04 |
30759. | ANKIT (ankit11) | 38.71 | 87% | 2016-04-02 |
30760. | poppin (peepser) | 38.68 | 92% | 2023-12-09 |
30761. | Daniel (dmmj) | 38.68 | 84% | 2015-11-03 |
30762. | Dotcom (coffikrups) | 38.66 | 96.9% | 2024-01-02 |
30763. | Mingshuo (st_nec) | 37.73 | 92% | 2016-04-27 |
30764. | Eve (flackm) | 37.05 | 95% | 2012-01-04 |
30765. | Bro (zimpery) | 36.99 | 95% | 2016-09-19 |
30766. | Goraldo (frozty40) | 33.54 | 90% | 2013-05-25 |
30767. | Jun Hao Hu (saivron) | 33.41 | — | 2011-04-13 |
30768. | Kumaran (kum1904) | 31.31 | 89% | 2016-06-05 |
30769. | bob (polo12341) | 27.98 | 92% | 2012-10-21 |
30770. | sopian (sopian9) | 26.86 | 94% | 2015-04-04 |
30771. | Gunawan (gunawan) | 26.30 | 93% | 2011-09-12 |
30772. | Alice (_alice_) | 26.27 | 88% | 2012-09-11 |
30773. | 沒人帶一定會迷路 (c... | 24.42 | 91% | 2017-03-09 |
30774. | Colten (adventuretime) | 23.32 | — | 2011-03-08 |
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 |