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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27186. | sxrcch (sxrcch) | 57.78 | 97% | 2023-08-16 |
27187. | Vincenzo (vinni_boi) | 57.78 | 95% | 2021-01-20 |
27188. | Askur (askur00) | 57.78 | 94% | 2020-01-05 |
27189. | Rohit (rohitvimal100) | 57.78 | 92% | 2016-10-23 |
27190. | Julie (unitofenergy) | 57.78 | — | 2010-08-07 |
27191. | Accurate (accurate_barz) | 57.77 | 97% | 2024-02-14 |
27192. | bob (rhuefd) | 57.77 | 99% | 2023-12-07 |
27193. | Yashwanth (warmblanket) | 57.77 | 94% | 2024-03-29 |
27194. | Peter (ch9cken) | 57.76 | 96% | 2018-02-12 |
27195. | Jasur (jasur_257) | 57.76 | 95% | 2022-11-07 |
27196. | chinnu (chinnu19) | 57.76 | 97% | 2024-02-15 |
27197. | Gleb (gsavchenko) | 57.76 | 97% | 2022-12-21 |
27198. | roy (shote) | 57.76 | 93% | 2022-09-22 |
27199. | Tam (april0704) | 57.76 | 95% | 2012-05-11 |
27200. | Elvin (elvs) | 57.75 | 95% | 2019-06-23 |
27201. | Shreyas (shreyas_jani) | 57.75 | 94% | 2022-01-13 |
27202. | rj (randyj) | 57.74 | 96% | 2024-01-21 |
27203. | Max G (maxtothemaxx) | 57.74 | 97% | 2024-01-15 |
27204. | abdullah (abdullah3325569) | 57.74 | 95.7% | 2023-12-04 |
27205. | Umer Khalid (umer_khalid) | 57.74 | 95% | 2024-02-03 |
27206. | SkimnerPhi (skyminer707) | 57.74 | 89% | 2013-09-27 |
27207. | kat (itskat_boba) | 57.74 | 95% | 2024-02-02 |
27208. | ibrahim (ibrahim_al_assi) | 57.74 | 96% | 2022-08-26 |
27209. | Ocean (masayocean) | 57.74 | 95% | 2015-09-28 |
27210. | Aia (aiafrias) | 57.74 | 93% | 2011-10-01 |
27211. | Marz (marzipann) | 57.73 | 97.6% | 2024-01-12 |
27212. | Ken (kenken141) | 57.73 | 93% | 2013-06-03 |
27213. | Qi (williamz) | 57.73 | 92% | 2016-03-01 |
27214. | IONIS (liaro0903) | 57.73 | 89% | 2015-04-30 |
27215. | jason (jasonwrench) | 57.73 | 96% | 2016-04-26 |
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 |