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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10285. | Wolf (wolfwf) | 86.15 | 97% | 2021-12-24 |
10286. | Magoo (chris4891) | 86.15 | 98% | 2021-02-21 |
10287. | 🎃 (igorslow) | 86.15 | 97% | 2022-04-21 |
10288. | Filip (sixkey) | 86.15 | 98% | 2019-11-12 |
10289. | Radmilo (radmilo) | 86.15 | 98% | 2021-03-12 |
10290. | take (f_take) | 86.15 | 97% | 2012-03-24 |
10291. | Paul (jinzonam) | 86.15 | 98% | 2022-02-23 |
10292. | Adam (woohooman) | 86.15 | 98% | 2014-01-28 |
10293. | Steve (mcgee_00) | 86.15 | — | 2010-08-17 |
10294. | Matt (poot_nanny) | 86.14 | 98% | 2020-01-03 |
10295. | Trent (tdavis23540) | 86.14 | 98% | 2023-05-30 |
10296. | SkyKatsura (skykatsura) | 86.14 | 97% | 2023-11-22 |
10297. | Ricky (rickster88) | 86.14 | — | 2010-10-20 |
10298. | Anchit (anchit) | 86.13 | 99% | 2023-07-27 |
10299. | Andrei (andreibanc) | 86.13 | 98% | 2022-12-07 |
10300. | Sahil (sahil21db) | 86.13 | 95% | 2022-04-22 |
10301. | ToncaIlPunta (toncailpunta) | 86.12 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
10302. | Amir (nao.paladin@yahoo.com) | 86.12 | 97% | 2014-06-17 |
10303. | Brandon (cubist_boi) | 86.12 | 97% | 2023-12-13 |
10304. | Hernan (caantics) | 86.12 | 84% | 2016-12-28 |
10305. | (◠‿◠✿) (nyafuu) | 86.12 | 98% | 2021-12-11 |
10306. | mugiwara (mugiwara1337) | 86.12 | 96.9% | 2023-11-16 |
10307. | Chris (christrilling) | 86.12 | 96% | 2020-03-01 |
10308. | Tri Le Minh (leminhtri) | 86.12 | 97% | 2011-07-18 |
10309. | Robe (robedigov) | 86.12 | 97% | 2012-05-17 |
10310. | Michael (pioverlord) | 86.12 | 96% | 2018-09-20 |
10311. | Bjorn (bjornbaboon) | 86.11 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
10312. | nonaem (apansi) | 86.11 | 97% | 2021-08-23 |
10313. | รà¸à¸”้วย (pond79) | 86.11 | 99% | 2016-06-10 |
10314. | mosab (mosabreda) | 86.10 | 98% | 2023-04-23 |
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 |