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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11217. | Joshua (mitchelljo2000) | 83.97 | 98.1% | 2021-02-15 |
11218. | Adam (adoapplemac) | 83.97 | 97% | 2013-01-03 |
11219. | Serend.. Too many trolls !!... | 83.97 | 90% | 2013-03-15 |
11220. | Vasko (vaskozl) | 83.97 | 93% | 2013-02-03 |
11221. | Gina (nannelcam) | 83.97 | 97% | 2021-08-15 |
11222. | Dreck (dreck25) | 83.96 | 98% | 2024-03-18 |
11223. | Tao (litao91) | 83.96 | 96% | 2016-12-05 |
11224. | Jasmine (nyeaow) | 83.96 | 99% | 2023-07-12 |
11225. | New129 (new129) | 83.96 | 98% | 2017-09-27 |
11226. | Jack (stannisthegrammarist) | 83.96 | 98% | 2018-02-21 |
11227. | Luc (lucfrazier) | 83.96 | 91% | 2015-09-25 |
11228. | slim (fivefour) | 83.96 | 93% | 2015-12-22 |
11229. | Jster (adaptable) | 83.95 | 96% | 2011-05-24 |
11230. | Ingrid (ingrilledbeef) | 83.95 | 97% | 2021-12-02 |
11231. | Andy (nuudle) | 83.95 | 98% | 2021-03-21 |
11232. | Nick (tswift4life) | 83.95 | 98% | 2012-12-03 |
11233. | Reina (rei7matsuura) | 83.94 | 97% | 2016-11-28 |
11234. | Evan (zinctoo) | 83.94 | 97% | 2022-08-09 |
11235. | aaaaaa (hagemanto) | 83.94 | 95% | 2023-04-18 |
11236. | Uros (uros_krunic) | 83.94 | 96% | 2014-12-23 |
11237. | Chemist (themamba) | 83.94 | 95% | 2013-01-25 |
11238. | asdads (spongerobert) | 83.93 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
11239. | Jacob (hydrogenation) | 83.93 | 96% | 2023-02-27 |
11240. | Mort (mortgrudge) | 83.93 | 96% | 2014-09-27 |
11241. | Ree (accioemrys) | 83.92 | 95% | 2011-11-05 |
11242. | Samadhan Jadhav (samadhan) | 83.92 | 96% | 2016-08-18 |
11243. | Prabhu (prabhusengal) | 83.91 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
11244. | foo (fool96) | 83.91 | 97% | 2022-12-03 |
11245. | Kelvin (kyu1012) | 83.91 | 97% | 2014-01-27 |
11246. | Orin (pigeon0) | 83.90 | 97.2% | 2023-11-24 |
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 |