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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18897. | Mikayla (msewell) | 70.88 | 97% | 2023-12-20 |
18898. | Erik (eglimpse) | 70.88 | 93% | 2012-05-25 |
18899. | محمد حسن (hassan1atk) | 70.88 | 96% | 2018-01-10 |
18900. | Frederik (fedrico) | 70.88 | 94% | 2013-08-12 |
18901. | AlittleJuku (alittlegook) | 70.87 | 96% | 2022-07-19 |
18902. | Matthew (3astman) | 70.87 | 97% | 2021-03-26 |
18903. | koski (koski_i) | 70.87 | 96.5% | 2023-12-17 |
18904. | lol (exsfo) | 70.87 | 96% | 2018-08-21 |
18905. | Sourabh (sourabh14) | 70.87 | 94% | 2016-02-07 |
18906. | Stretch (stretch_flex) | 70.87 | 99% | 2023-03-04 |
18907. | Mathyas (pureme) | 70.87 | 95.3% | 2023-11-15 |
18908. | ComputerEasy (computereasy) | 70.87 | 96% | 2022-10-10 |
18909. | Colemak good, qwerty bad (k... | 70.87 | 97% | 2021-01-20 |
18910. | Reza (reza_joonm) | 70.87 | 96% | 2013-06-24 |
18911. | Chris (integrus) | 70.87 | 94% | 2012-11-29 |
18912. | Shrox (shrox) | 70.87 | 93% | 2015-07-27 |
18913. | Brandon (baddoodle) | 70.86 | 95% | 2022-06-29 |
18914. | simen (weeooweeoo) | 70.86 | 98% | 2017-12-20 |
18915. | _____ (____________________... | 70.86 | 96% | 2015-09-12 |
18916. | chrys learning colemak (dev... | 70.85 | 97.1% | 2023-12-08 |
18917. | jimmy (phong_nguyen296) | 70.85 | — | 2010-09-12 |
18918. | Mega (metoosiren) | 70.84 | 96% | 2021-09-29 |
18919. | Jorge (jorar91) | 70.84 | 97% | 2014-09-16 |
18920. | Gijs (gijswijs) | 70.84 | 98.3% | 2021-02-04 |
18921. | (proxy707) | 70.84 | 97% | 2021-05-11 |
18922. | Chrod (chrodv1) | 70.84 | 94% | 2014-05-02 |
18923. | JNeil! (miyapanget) | 70.84 | 93% | 2014-05-18 |
18924. | Maki (lookitsmaki) | 70.84 | 92% | 2015-07-07 |
18925. | Viet (lamphanviet) | 70.84 | 94% | 2013-12-02 |
18926. | Oscar Laiho (uunituore420) | 70.83 | 94% | 2023-12-05 |
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 |