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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29157. | Andy (doughts000) | 51.37 | 92% | 2011-05-14 |
29158. | Tyler (slasherx) | 51.37 | — | 2010-09-19 |
29159. | zar (shwetoee@gmail.com) | 51.37 | 96% | 2012-11-27 |
29160. | nguyen (nguyenthangvud) | 51.37 | 94% | 2012-12-22 |
29161. | Malos (malosmalos) | 51.36 | 94% | 2024-04-13 |
29162. | RickChyou (rickchyou) | 51.36 | 97% | 2024-01-06 |
29163. | Liesl (leftyspinner) | 51.36 | 95% | 2014-02-22 |
29164. | Xemyru (xemyru) | 51.35 | 95% | 2024-02-22 |
29165. | MAF1F (afif5287) | 51.35 | 96% | 2022-01-12 |
29166. | Bloodhail (spencerschmale3) | 51.35 | 94% | 2023-10-09 |
29167. | nat (nationalist) | 51.35 | 90% | 2012-10-24 |
29168. | Kissmark (kissmark) | 51.35 | 97% | 2018-05-12 |
29169. | haloka (zze33mans) | 51.34 | 96% | 2023-05-24 |
29170. | Eliah (danishdessert) | 51.34 | 83% | 2014-10-13 |
29171. | Nikhil (niks_2012) | 51.34 | 94% | 2020-12-18 |
29172. | AbdulmedÅžid (tremortiper) | 51.34 | 94% | 2018-02-16 |
29173. | Azuremarrow2 (azuremarrow2) | 51.33 | 95% | 2024-01-11 |
29174. | Umbra (sujisan) | 51.33 | 89% | 2014-06-16 |
29175. | Surjo (surjo) | 51.32 | — | 2010-09-17 |
29176. | Pragan (pragan) | 51.32 | 94.4% | 2021-02-18 |
29177. | Ripx (ripx) | 51.32 | 95% | 2019-10-02 |
29178. | Arf (affu04) | 51.31 | 95% | 2023-11-29 |
29179. | Vladi (vladist) | 51.31 | 96.6% | 2023-11-14 |
29180. | matti (matti_123456) | 51.31 | 92% | 2011-11-11 |
29181. | Krishan (krishansharma) | 51.31 | 92% | 2015-03-03 |
29182. | Kirubel (kirubelt) | 51.30 | 96.4% | 2023-12-08 |
29183. | 7 (pingas7) | 51.30 | — | 2011-04-11 |
29184. | Ashlie (ashlie0613) | 51.29 | 96% | 2024-04-10 |
29185. | barbell (dexate) | 51.29 | 91% | 2013-09-20 |
29186. | Lalith (nivas17) | 51.28 | 95.6% | 2023-12-20 |
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 |