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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18306. | Lazukr (lazukr) | 72.11 | 93% | 2012-05-05 |
18307. | Hichael (rotibom) | 72.11 | 95% | 2014-10-15 |
18308. | TeddyHan (teddyhan) | 72.10 | 96% | 2024-05-16 |
18309. | thmd (thmd) | 72.10 | 95% | 2023-11-14 |
18310. | mn (real_mn) | 72.10 | 99% | 2021-07-17 |
18311. | Zaef (freneticbandit) | 72.10 | 97% | 2023-01-03 |
18312. | applekwisp (applekwisp) | 72.10 | 89% | 2012-11-24 |
18313. | Evan (ze3ro) | 72.10 | 95% | 2016-10-05 |
18314. | Ajmal (ajmal21) | 72.10 | 97% | 2020-03-22 |
18315. | David (klassmagicer17) | 72.10 | 96% | 2021-04-15 |
18316. | Leafy (leafy) | 72.10 | 96% | 2012-03-18 |
18317. | Barton (xbarton) | 72.10 | 96% | 2020-06-26 |
18318. | David (davidenl) | 72.10 | 93% | 2012-10-25 |
18319. | guest (woopy) | 72.10 | 98% | 2012-11-20 |
18320. | Dylan (fosterdill) | 72.10 | 97% | 2013-09-08 |
18321. | Arnelle (arnellebalane) | 72.10 | 93% | 2015-05-01 |
18322. | Dalton (dawg_d) | 72.09 | 98% | 2021-07-23 |
18323. | ethwhatsman (ethwhatsman) | 72.09 | 98% | 2024-02-27 |
18324. | Juan (juanmartinez111) | 72.09 | 95% | 2022-09-20 |
18325. | Grant (gboi881) | 72.09 | 97% | 2024-05-18 |
18326. | Brian (cybercrimelawinph) | 72.09 | 98% | 2013-10-29 |
18327. | BOAT (captain_boaty) | 72.08 | 96% | 2024-04-24 |
18328. | w (rednoodle) | 72.08 | 97.2% | 2023-12-01 |
18329. | emelie (emunch7) | 72.07 | 96% | 2017-11-11 |
18330. | Daniel (childz) | 72.07 | 93% | 2013-06-07 |
18331. | Amit (amit__123) | 72.07 | 95.9% | 2023-12-10 |
18332. | Alec (abahrami) | 72.07 | 95% | 2017-08-05 |
18333. | Mike (perception) | 72.07 | 95% | 2015-07-09 |
18334. | Patrick (patrickstar13) | 72.07 | 93% | 2015-05-25 |
18335. | ingidi (avinashtulasi) | 72.06 | 97% | 2023-02-17 |
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 |