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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17965. | Maik0pl (maik0) | 72.79 | 95% | 2012-10-14 |
17966. | sledatic (yuholong) | 72.78 | 95% | 2022-07-04 |
17967. | aoeu (lazycheetah) | 72.78 | 93% | 2014-01-17 |
17968. | jag (jaggerknot) | 72.78 | 97% | 2019-11-29 |
17969. | Don't bully me plz (dontbul... | 72.78 | 96% | 2021-11-22 |
17970. | Arvind (arvindr9) | 72.78 | 99% | 2020-12-01 |
17971. | VinceFX (vincefx) | 72.78 | 93% | 2014-07-13 |
17972. | Caraziness (caraziness) | 72.78 | 93% | 2013-10-07 |
17973. | Kitchen (kitchen_operator) | 72.77 | 97% | 2021-12-15 |
17974. | Joseph (phantom5k) | 72.77 | 96% | 2021-01-06 |
17975. | Bob (rando3691) | 72.77 | 96% | 2020-10-04 |
17976. | Md Adnan (adnan125) | 72.77 | 98% | 2022-10-23 |
17977. | Ming (mings7) | 72.77 | 96% | 2020-08-10 |
17978. | Gabriel (gabdvorak) | 72.77 | 95% | 2011-06-18 |
17979. | Near (nearly) | 72.77 | 91% | 2011-11-02 |
17980. | dmander (dmander) | 72.77 | 100% | 2012-09-14 |
17981. | Helix (helix_cube_64) | 72.76 | 94% | 2024-02-09 |
17982. | Osmon (osmon_2004) | 72.76 | 97.1% | 2024-02-10 |
17983. | Dayra (dayrathebest123) | 72.76 | 96.2% | 2023-12-18 |
17984. | Noah (crazycrew) | 72.76 | 99% | 2023-11-18 |
17985. | Eli (elimeister) | 72.76 | — | 2011-03-17 |
17986. | How r u? (apololzed) | 72.76 | 95% | 2013-01-14 |
17987. | Benjamin (behm) | 72.75 | 96% | 2024-05-01 |
17988. | megatron27 (mgc32702) | 72.75 | 94% | 2024-03-22 |
17989. | auoaeu (aoeuhe) | 72.75 | 97% | 2021-11-18 |
17990. | Car (ufoes) | 72.75 | 97% | 2021-06-21 |
17991. | Carl (nerarith) | 72.75 | 98% | 2022-11-11 |
17992. | segfault (segfault25) | 72.75 | 98% | 2020-12-16 |
17993. | Lars (kesamx) | 72.75 | 89% | 2015-11-07 |
17994. | wharup (wharup) | 72.75 | 98% | 2013-07-26 |
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 |