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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29734. | Anatoly (anatolix2008) | 48.97 | 91% | 2012-04-26 |
29735. | yesdef (yesdefinitely) | 48.96 | 97% | 2017-06-18 |
29736. | Gordon (hugo525) | 48.95 | 95% | 2013-03-10 |
29737. | Ty (quachgiaty) | 48.94 | 95% | 2019-07-22 |
29738. | VISHRUTH (unikon) | 48.94 | 93% | 2012-06-12 |
29739. | Posto (posto) | 48.93 | 94% | 2024-02-07 |
29740. | Ehsan (ekgma) | 48.91 | 88% | 2015-08-02 |
29741. | oswald (oswald63) | 48.91 | 95% | 2014-04-22 |
29742. | Adesh (thechosenadesh) | 48.90 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
29743. | Pepe (poggers12) | 48.90 | 94% | 2021-02-11 |
29744. | namascar (namascar) | 48.90 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
29745. | ArKá (rockomaga) | 48.88 | 91.4% | 2023-10-20 |
29746. | Charles (charles0420) | 48.88 | 91% | 2014-01-28 |
29747. | Andres (atv2307) | 48.87 | 94% | 2021-10-12 |
29748. | Blackwidow (gregggregggregg) | 48.86 | 86% | 2017-01-22 |
29749. | Luka (ellenor) | 48.85 | 86% | 2016-07-14 |
29750. | dub (dubeyeng) | 48.84 | 96% | 2023-12-28 |
29751. | Mai (napping_koala) | 48.84 | 92.6% | 2021-02-20 |
29752. | Nguyen (ngamykaka) | 48.84 | 92% | 2012-02-08 |
29753. | Emil Børsting (torben350) | 48.84 | 88% | 2013-11-21 |
29754. | Claude (pachec) | 48.84 | 98% | 2022-08-10 |
29755. | Tuong (tuong999) | 48.84 | 92% | 2014-08-26 |
29756. | nguyễn quang (tieuphongvt) | 48.84 | — | 2010-10-07 |
29757. | Juck (juck52) | 48.83 | 95% | 2023-12-14 |
29758. | Evaop (gzlwan22) | 48.83 | 93% | 2012-12-15 |
29759. | Tiankong (tiankong) | 48.82 | 94.7% | 2023-11-26 |
29760. | Karnouk (karnouk) | 48.82 | 91% | 2016-08-22 |
29761. | chen chieh (chieh) | 48.81 | 95.2% | 2024-02-07 |
29762. | Redsource (redsource) | 48.81 | 86% | 2013-04-23 |
29763. | tstats[dangerdungara] (dang... | 48.80 | 97% | 2023-06-12 |
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 |