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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14581. | Francisco (cdt1) | 78.31 | 98% | 2021-07-02 |
14582. | peck&hunt (louieah) | 78.31 | 98% | 2020-09-29 |
14583. | Kendall (kendall1605) | 78.31 | 93% | 2016-09-29 |
14584. | Cally (callyh) | 78.31 | 99% | 2015-07-30 |
14585. | Auslady (auslady) | 78.31 | 98% | 2015-01-09 |
14586. | Aibek (aosmonov) | 78.30 | 96% | 2015-09-02 |
14587. | Jeremiah (jgdude) | 78.30 | 96% | 2019-08-18 |
14588. | Aaron (tzemati) | 78.30 | 97% | 2019-06-28 |
14589. | uwunation (uwunation) | 78.30 | 98% | 2020-08-23 |
14590. | Jordan (jsford) | 78.30 | 98% | 2022-02-02 |
14591. | Hunter (hunter_da_man11) | 78.30 | 96% | 2022-01-29 |
14592. | kate (wimbleimble) | 78.30 | 97% | 2021-06-03 |
14593. | Sak (sakiii) | 78.30 | 95% | 2011-08-24 |
14594. | Lyam Katz (lyam_katz) | 78.29 | 96.7% | 2023-12-01 |
14595. | fake (a_rocky_rock) | 78.29 | 97% | 2021-02-26 |
14596. | Sonny (sonny2011) | 78.29 | 99% | 2013-11-11 |
14597. | VonHustler (vonhustler) | 78.28 | 97.2% | 2024-03-14 |
14598. | Angel (angtheavatar) | 78.28 | 98% | 2022-07-17 |
14599. | petrichoir (tejinara) | 78.28 | 98.3% | 2021-02-08 |
14600. | Fishy_Types (fishy_types) | 78.28 | 94% | 2021-04-28 |
14601. | aeouaoeu (slow_guy) | 78.28 | 96% | 2016-09-08 |
14602. | daniel (dannym91) | 78.28 | 96% | 2011-11-24 |
14603. | Sourav (yashsaha555) | 78.27 | 97.5% | 2024-02-24 |
14604. | Mario (siftage) | 78.27 | 95% | 2023-05-29 |
14605. | Jaswinder (jaswinder1997) | 78.27 | 97% | 2023-05-22 |
14606. | IChun (lighttodie) | 78.27 | 95% | 2021-01-07 |
14607. | Candice (cc_1217) | 78.27 | 96% | 2014-09-08 |
14608. | Tyler (zerio) | 78.26 | 94% | 2013-05-30 |
14609. | Daniel (kimster773) | 78.26 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
14610. | ZorPieu_FoXXRay-HKM-37 (pet... | 78.26 | 97.4% | 2021-02-05 |
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 |