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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17678. | for the typing gainzzz (dee... | 73.57 | 98% | 2023-11-26 |
17679. | ThatkneeGa (thatkneega) | 73.57 | 95.3% | 2023-11-13 |
17680. | Kshitij (jsparrow) | 73.57 | 98% | 2021-01-07 |
17681. | Mohammed (mhdco7) | 73.57 | 99% | 2014-07-01 |
17682. | Hammond (hammond1) | 73.57 | — | 2011-02-15 |
17683. | Fayaz Ali (fayazalilashari) | 73.57 | — | 2010-10-19 |
17684. | Schlong Master (schlongmaster) | 73.56 | 97.7% | 2024-02-09 |
17685. | Michael (seddwick) | 73.56 | 96% | 2020-02-01 |
17686. | Jonathan (jah_n_i) | 73.56 | 96% | 2021-11-24 |
17687. | Huhuhn (huhuhn) | 73.56 | 97% | 2016-03-12 |
17688. | ha.na234-love (haruna) | 73.56 | 94% | 2012-03-18 |
17689. | bsbs (lazyswami) | 73.55 | 95% | 2024-05-26 |
17690. | ItsmeHiwad (hiwadkarimi) | 73.55 | 99% | 2023-05-16 |
17691. | tstats[rebecca_annn] (rebec... | 73.55 | 97% | 2020-04-02 |
17692. | Jagan (ijagan) | 73.55 | 94% | 2012-01-03 |
17693. | nemasu (nemasu) | 73.55 | 95% | 2011-09-22 |
17694. | pippersthegreat (pippersthe... | 73.54 | 98% | 2024-01-10 |
17695. | khalil (credendo) | 73.54 | 97% | 2021-08-03 |
17696. | Rip - Meech (bblgod) | 73.54 | 95% | 2023-06-20 |
17697. | TT (teabough) | 73.54 | 97% | 2018-10-03 |
17698. | Chase (xzenergy) | 73.54 | 96% | 2016-03-30 |
17699. | Colambage (nushydude) | 73.54 | 96% | 2017-04-11 |
17700. | Jo (joogawa) | 73.54 | 95% | 2011-11-29 |
17701. | ♦ Sharp ♦ (thesharpest) | 73.54 | 92% | 2015-06-26 |
17702. | Den4ikRus (den4ikrus) | 73.53 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
17703. | Amaranath (amaranathfodcgisl) | 73.53 | 99% | 2023-09-14 |
17704. | Jamie (jamiela11) | 73.53 | 95% | 2021-05-14 |
17705. | Eesa (eesa10) | 73.53 | 98% | 2023-06-03 |
17706. | Yoan (yoanrl) | 73.53 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
17707. | Marcus (mengkeshi) | 73.53 | 99% | 2015-09-05 |
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 |