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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20183. | Alex (toperella) | 68.58 | 96.2% | 2023-12-07 |
20184. | Lewis (lewis_11) | 68.58 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
20185. | Jeff (charsapoo) | 68.58 | 95% | 2012-07-08 |
20186. | Locky (lockygamer) | 68.58 | 90% | 2015-11-18 |
20187. | lordvj (lordvj) | 68.58 | — | 2010-11-08 |
20188. | Thunderz (thunderz2016) | 68.58 | 94% | 2018-08-18 |
20189. | unmanbearpig (unmanbearpig) | 68.58 | 93% | 2016-10-15 |
20190. | ken (tkn1) | 68.58 | 99% | 2014-07-30 |
20191. | Oyesh (mannsingh) | 68.58 | 93% | 2014-11-28 |
20192. | another_mexiican (another_m... | 68.57 | 96% | 2024-02-21 |
20193. | Davian (theproviser) | 68.57 | 95.2% | 2023-11-26 |
20194. | N (ares646) | 68.57 | 92% | 2013-12-18 |
20195. | Marc (metanoia2125) | 68.57 | 95% | 2015-01-04 |
20196. | Alex (arslans) | 68.57 | 94% | 2020-08-20 |
20197. | tonami (taskbearer) | 68.57 | 96% | 2015-01-31 |
20198. | Duc (chiensi1900) | 68.57 | 98% | 2012-11-12 |
20199. | Jack (jga2349) | 68.56 | 93% | 2016-04-22 |
20200. | g (gkonti) | 68.56 | 97% | 2021-05-09 |
20201. | William (bizerk) | 68.56 | 99% | 2013-08-17 |
20202. | Johan (djentist) | 68.56 | 93.3% | 2023-11-17 |
20203. | Eliott (ruster) | 68.56 | 97% | 2022-12-19 |
20204. | Catman (catman847) | 68.56 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
20205. | SuperMcShizzle (supermcshiz... | 68.56 | 96.3% | 2021-01-30 |
20206. | Christian (bobbyjrrocks) | 68.56 | 96% | 2022-02-08 |
20207. | An (dao01) | 68.56 | 95% | 2011-11-03 |
20208. | ParagOGG (pavellum) | 68.56 | — | 2011-04-10 |
20209. | ♪╠¥ö§€ƒ╣♫ (ye... | 68.56 | 94% | 2013-01-31 |
20210. | tstats[ eivlgen] (eivlgen) | 68.55 | 96% | 2022-04-28 |
20211. | Pophium (pophium_520) | 68.55 | 96% | 2022-11-12 |
20212. | mohammed (helmy763) | 68.55 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
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 |