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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12802. | Patrick (yevad) | 81.55 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
12803. | Harley (zeomne) | 81.55 | 89% | 2011-09-08 |
12804. | domhack (domhack) | 81.54 | 99% | 2023-11-28 |
12805. | Maximal (maximalelder) | 81.54 | 96% | 2022-11-22 |
12806. | Callan (callick) | 81.54 | 95% | 2013-04-23 |
12807. | Minh Khoa (tmkhoahcmus) | 81.54 | 98% | 2022-11-27 |
12808. | P (keystrokes) | 81.54 | 98% | 2016-04-20 |
12809. | Croii (croii) | 81.53 | 95.7% | 2023-11-24 |
12810. | Rod (compangit) | 81.53 | 96% | 2024-04-12 |
12811. | Ed (eoyama) | 81.53 | 96% | 2022-06-22 |
12812. | DAndH (dandh) | 81.53 | 97% | 2022-04-21 |
12813. | ppbeto (ppesq) | 81.53 | 92% | 2015-04-26 |
12814. | Hillary (typeymane) | 81.53 | 98% | 2017-08-21 |
12815. | Marcel (diammentrodon) | 81.53 | 96% | 2014-07-29 |
12816. | Stéphanie (tirose) | 81.53 | 94% | 2012-06-13 |
12817. | Dennis (dennis_3107) | 81.53 | 95% | 2013-02-16 |
12818. | cuppajoeman.com (cuppajoeman) | 81.52 | 97% | 2018-07-19 |
12819. | Kelly (kellymonkey28) | 81.52 | 97.9% | 2023-11-20 |
12820. | P (castlerock4) | 81.52 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
12821. | DSH (didsh) | 81.52 | 95% | 2016-01-27 |
12822. | Nirmal (nirmalraj) | 81.52 | 93% | 2014-04-26 |
12823. | Yash (rubikstyper) | 81.51 | 97% | 2022-07-09 |
12824. | Hai (macvan1207) | 81.51 | 98% | 2019-03-14 |
12825. | Zak (catinthehat) | 81.51 | — | 2011-04-18 |
12826. | hello (askmeaquestion) | 81.51 | 95% | 2014-09-19 |
12827. | Ryan (centricss) | 81.50 | 94% | 2024-01-30 |
12828. | Albert (alb3rth3nry) | 81.50 | 97% | 2021-03-24 |
12829. | Alex (axr123) | 81.50 | 96% | 2012-07-08 |
12830. | Rai (rairaiept) | 81.50 | 95% | 2013-07-18 |
12831. | Bao Son (astroaxid) | 81.49 | 96% | 2019-12-06 |
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 |