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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18832. | Des (desl) | 77.71 | 97% | 2022-02-10 |
18833. | M. (abdulmuhsee) | 77.71 | 94% | 2013-09-06 |
18834. | Falerian (rifleon) | 77.71 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
18835. | SpartanerTom (spartanertom) | 77.71 | 98% | 2013-09-10 |
18836. | Sean (betterthancstein) | 77.71 | 93% | 2015-08-27 |
18837. | Ray (bwchen) | 77.70 | 98.6% | 2025-02-14 |
18838. | Anshul Chennavaram (anshulk... | 77.70 | 96.3% | 2025-04-03 |
18839. | free palestine (yesterdaysj... | 77.70 | 96.9% | 2024-09-12 |
18840. | hhqefyccoctqybskkt (hhqefyc... | 77.70 | 97.3% | 2023-12-16 |
18841. | jazzy (jazzyboop) | 77.70 | 97.1% | 2024-06-29 |
18842. | winner (thisisgoodname) | 77.70 | 96.9% | 2024-06-22 |
18843. | Jaden (stxatix) | 77.70 | 96% | 2022-01-13 |
18844. | Tomoasdf (tomoasdf) | 77.70 | 97% | 2021-01-16 |
18845. | Ben (lampost) | 77.70 | 98% | 2022-04-25 |
18846. | Ren (yozj) | 77.70 | 96% | 2017-02-06 |
18847. | Tasha (tashadimps) | 77.70 | 95% | 2012-07-02 |
18848. | SpookySnail (spookysnail) | 77.69 | 97% | 2024-06-18 |
18849. | Luis (lmorales) | 77.69 | 96% | 2021-10-17 |
18850. | Cake (dumpcako) | 77.69 | 98% | 2022-04-27 |
18851. | Izzy (izzycebola) | 77.69 | 97% | 2022-05-25 |
18852. | Mr.Pickles (ap_ultra) | 77.69 | 97.5% | 2021-02-18 |
18853. | Evan (jcm800) | 77.69 | 98% | 2021-06-01 |
18854. | Om3G4 (om3g4) | 77.69 | 95% | 2018-01-26 |
18855. | Crissvil (khadaffy) | 77.69 | — | 2010-06-17 |
18856. | Rad (radandrei) | 77.69 | 92% | 2016-10-09 |
18857. | Domen (sablja) | 77.69 | 96% | 2016-04-01 |
18858. | Jordy (mrollie) | 77.69 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
18859. | bosh (boshhh) | 77.68 | 98% | 2025-05-23 |
18860. | Megalonmaniac (megalonmaniac) | 77.68 | 97.9% | 2024-09-12 |
18861. | Skyer (skypeasant) | 77.68 | 97% | 2024-08-26 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |