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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4155. | Jeffrey (jeffreyz8) | 103.40 | 95% | 2015-04-09 |
4156. | Joash (joeash) | 103.39 | 98% | 2022-10-01 |
4157. | (ashish_antil248) | 103.39 | 97.6% | 2024-04-07 |
4158. | Vervesz (vervesz) | 103.39 | 95% | 2015-03-17 |
4159. | new to Colemak (cyclicamp) | 103.38 | 95% | 2014-08-30 |
4160. | RStyle (rstylebr) | 103.37 | 98% | 2019-10-16 |
4161. | Lord (planta) | 103.37 | 98.4% | 2024-03-02 |
4162. | TheTrueLasec (thetruelasec) | 103.37 | 97% | 2017-11-21 |
4163. | BoB (aznsushi89) | 103.37 | 93% | 2011-05-12 |
4164. | Trung (nhihon) | 103.36 | 97% | 2012-05-25 |
4165. | Invisible to (pencil_man) | 103.36 | 96% | 2013-04-20 |
4166. | dong (dongdong7) | 103.35 | 97.9% | 2023-12-10 |
4167. | yugo (kecman) | 103.35 | 97% | 2012-02-21 |
4168. | Tama (intyper) | 103.35 | 98% | 2016-06-28 |
4169. | irfan (oneirfan) | 103.35 | — | 2010-12-17 |
4170. | Yuki (mediocre_typist) | 103.35 | 98% | 2012-03-10 |
4171. | jayguessed (jayguessed) | 103.34 | 98.6% | 2023-10-22 |
4172. | Andrija (moronkovic) | 103.34 | 98% | 2023-09-21 |
4173. | monkeysee (monkeysee) | 103.34 | 100% | 2014-02-04 |
4174. | Bojack (uberjoe) | 103.34 | 99% | 2019-03-04 |
4175. | Jing (oddishjing) | 103.34 | 97% | 2017-05-14 |
4176. | Ian (juicytyper) | 103.33 | 96% | 2023-09-23 |
4177. | mtgap (strongly_typed_mtgap) | 103.33 | 99% | 2022-04-13 |
4178. | Jon (glockmog) | 103.33 | 99% | 2021-03-31 |
4179. | Felix (promeneraren) | 103.33 | 97% | 2022-07-18 |
4180. | nefrina (aaromon) | 103.33 | 94% | 2014-09-09 |
4181. | Abelardo (abel2b) | 103.33 | 97% | 2012-05-31 |
4182. | Am1n (vividus) | 103.32 | 99% | 2021-12-23 |
4183. | Atlas400 (atlas400) | 103.32 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
4184. | Dylan (impsy) | 103.32 | 98% | 2011-10-13 |
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 |