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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15458. | Enrique (enriquealamilla) | 76.64 | 92% | 2012-03-15 |
15459. | Nick (kmkhami) | 76.64 | 97% | 2017-04-03 |
15460. | Melinda (melliejayne) | 76.64 | 98% | 2018-09-28 |
15461. | Alan (alandjackson) | 76.64 | 96% | 2011-08-24 |
15462. | Christian (bacrown) | 76.64 | 93% | 2013-07-13 |
15463. | bonboy (bonboy) | 76.64 | 97% | 2015-03-15 |
15464. | Madelyn (madherc) | 76.63 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
15465. | T.AU (pokl) | 76.63 | 95% | 2024-03-31 |
15466. | root (chroot) | 76.63 | 96% | 2024-04-15 |
15467. | Ezra (eluxsion) | 76.63 | 96% | 2019-06-11 |
15468. | Andrej (demonlish) | 76.63 | 95% | 2019-02-12 |
15469. | Yash (yash891) | 76.63 | — | 2011-04-19 |
15470. | angelo (patuasic) | 76.63 | 95% | 2011-09-19 |
15471. | BrĂ¡ulio (braulio) | 76.63 | — | 2011-01-29 |
15472. | Harvie (harviiep) | 76.62 | 96% | 2020-07-02 |
15473. | Antonio (notnotignorant2) | 76.62 | 97% | 2021-01-11 |
15474. | jack (speedytrigger) | 76.61 | 99% | 2022-04-03 |
15475. | B (bjwong) | 76.61 | 93% | 2014-05-27 |
15476. | Natchanon (irmia223) | 76.60 | 96% | 2021-07-11 |
15477. | Quan (quandool) | 76.60 | 96% | 2023-06-20 |
15478. | MoshuFingers (scotscottie) | 76.60 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
15479. | actual (hanipop) | 76.60 | 94% | 2018-04-07 |
15480. | Mike (plasmo24) | 76.60 | 97% | 2023-07-10 |
15481. | thenewbeginning (thenewbegi... | 76.60 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
15482. | Zuhair (zishraq) | 76.60 | 99% | 2021-07-12 |
15483. | Niko (refraction1) | 76.60 | 93% | 2015-10-15 |
15484. | Linge (dailinge) | 76.60 | 98% | 2012-04-25 |
15485. | Bhushan (clicktobhushan) | 76.60 | 96% | 2012-05-12 |
15486. | greyb (greyb) | 76.59 | 98% | 2023-02-07 |
15487. | Matt (rosettastoned) | 76.59 | 97% | 2023-02-17 |
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 |