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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27675. | ikmal (malrith) | 56.24 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
27676. | Trianglateral (luckyashraj) | 56.24 | 98% | 2022-11-20 |
27677. | Hilton (hiltonisgay) | 56.23 | 96% | 2024-05-18 |
27678. | Macgyver (macgyver32) | 56.23 | 95.7% | 2023-11-13 |
27679. | Lifthrasir (lifthrasir) | 56.23 | 98% | 2023-11-13 |
27680. | Nurti (nurti07) | 56.23 | 96.1% | 2023-11-15 |
27681. | Patrick (liesense) | 56.23 | 87% | 2011-07-14 |
27682. | Janet Ann (janet_ann) | 56.23 | 93% | 2015-12-15 |
27683. | Zach (strongnrg) | 56.22 | 98% | 2024-02-20 |
27684. | Surely (surely_) | 56.22 | 97% | 2020-10-28 |
27685. | fishmanbmt (fishmanbmt) | 56.22 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
27686. | king (sadwik) | 56.21 | 97% | 2023-09-24 |
27687. | Zidan (muhzidanj) | 56.21 | 95% | 2024-03-01 |
27688. | Jade (hlhd2310) | 56.21 | 94.8% | 2021-02-21 |
27689. | PiPi (pipicomel) | 56.21 | 96% | 2020-10-15 |
27690. | Rob (rawbbb) | 56.21 | 94% | 2014-05-22 |
27691. | Decker (decker12) | 56.19 | 94% | 2024-03-20 |
27692. | Yosin (yosin1616) | 56.19 | 94% | 2023-12-29 |
27693. | Kyle (sparrowfan101) | 56.19 | 95% | 2019-04-04 |
27694. | yogesh (yogesh_1_2) | 56.19 | 97% | 2021-02-15 |
27695. | AHOMKING (ahomking_21) | 56.18 | 97% | 2024-01-17 |
27696. | walidad khan (wali17) | 56.18 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
27697. | Mohammed (alazzouny) | 56.18 | 97% | 2020-12-27 |
27698. | Sam (samy321) | 56.18 | 91% | 2016-10-20 |
27699. | Amir (goat_bot) | 56.17 | 94% | 2021-01-27 |
27700. | Hieu (lavatran) | 56.17 | 92% | 2014-07-24 |
27701. | Geust (flypaste) | 56.17 | 95% | 2014-02-24 |
27702. | tstats[sidonthetroll] (sido... | 56.16 | 94.9% | 2023-11-19 |
27703. | Nerps (dainternetdude) | 56.16 | 97% | 2024-01-12 |
27704. | Starmaster (starmasterx) | 56.16 | 95% | 2024-04-14 |
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 |