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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19837. | Peter (perokema) | 69.77 | 97% | 2013-01-21 |
19838. | Lubomir (lanastasov) | 69.77 | 96% | 2011-11-24 |
19839. | SeongUi (egotist) | 69.77 | 94% | 2012-08-30 |
19840. | lrdass (lrdass) | 69.76 | 95% | 2024-04-10 |
19841. | MiamMiam (miammiam100) | 69.76 | 97.9% | 2023-11-17 |
19842. | Eric (joker4120) | 69.76 | 97% | 2023-09-16 |
19843. | Diego (megax454) | 69.76 | 98% | 2020-05-09 |
19844. | jamalS (jamals) | 69.76 | 96% | 2018-03-03 |
19845. | Antonio (antoniom) | 69.76 | 98% | 2015-12-28 |
19846. | Anpan (anpan) | 69.75 | — | 2011-01-09 |
19847. | Ed- (edrenck) | 69.75 | 96% | 2021-01-12 |
19848. | Andrew (ybrobamieh) | 69.75 | 97% | 2021-02-11 |
19849. | Chris (shumtlc27) | 69.75 | 96% | 2020-12-27 |
19850. | Phil (joot) | 69.75 | 96% | 2021-01-21 |
19851. | Benjamin (yangben000) | 69.75 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
19852. | Sushant (okos) | 69.75 | 96% | 2011-08-29 |
19853. | cht1821 (cht1821) | 69.74 | 96% | 2024-01-19 |
19854. | Sunguk (bryan0212) | 69.74 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
19855. | Haezal (ezal_epy) | 69.74 | 93% | 2012-06-09 |
19856. | edgar (bumbleblast) | 69.74 | 97% | 2019-10-01 |
19857. | Kay (dancer09) | 69.73 | 92% | 2012-10-03 |
19858. | Cyrus (cyrusdean) | 69.73 | 87% | 2016-05-06 |
19859. | ffp (ffp5431) | 69.73 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
19860. | lillian (fartgaret) | 69.73 | 96% | 2020-12-16 |
19861. | ngo duc (black_z_13) | 69.73 | 97% | 2011-08-13 |
19862. | Tukang (tukang) | 69.73 | 97% | 2012-12-10 |
19863. | Timxad (timxad) | 69.73 | 91% | 2011-12-23 |
19864. | soulengine (soulengine) | 69.73 | 94% | 2015-10-31 |
19865. | Chelsea (foreverchelsea) | 69.72 | 97% | 2023-09-28 |
19866. | Kenway (kenway316) | 69.72 | 97% | 2022-04-19 |
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 |