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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3651. | Dylan (uuind) | 105.72 | 98% | 2021-09-17 |
3652. | javonte (javonteslow) | 105.71 | 97% | 2021-09-17 |
3653. | Millie (millie37) | 105.70 | 99% | 2024-04-03 |
3654. | sss (daddydaddydo) | 105.70 | 96% | 2022-08-31 |
3655. | snaily (aqkward1) | 105.69 | 96% | 2020-04-06 |
3656. | unfrog (unfrog) | 105.69 | 99% | 2017-10-31 |
3657. | dudududu (er132er) | 105.68 | 98% | 2019-08-20 |
3658. | Sheng (shengalang) | 105.67 | 95% | 2015-01-11 |
3659. | kevin (hyp135) | 105.67 | 97% | 2017-10-13 |
3660. | Garbage (nerdballer) | 105.65 | 93% | 2014-12-11 |
3661. | hand tremors from meds :( (... | 105.65 | 97% | 2013-12-21 |
3662. | Eetu (eetuwaa) | 105.65 | 95% | 2015-04-03 |
3663. | multiflipex (multiflipex) | 105.65 | 99% | 2023-04-04 |
3664. | Albert (hsabove) | 105.64 | 98.5% | 2023-12-02 |
3665. | Braylin (atlasrising) | 105.64 | 99% | 2022-02-15 |
3666. | Jumz (mrpaperman) | 105.64 | 97% | 2023-07-09 |
3667. | :) (dividge) | 105.63 | 97% | 2023-06-14 |
3668. | Pinolicious (pinolicious) | 105.63 | 98% | 2018-05-10 |
3669. | Frank (frankxu) | 105.63 | 99% | 2019-10-23 |
3670. | Jack (delux10) | 105.63 | 96% | 2014-01-31 |
3671. | Ben (bounciness) | 105.63 | 96% | 2014-09-16 |
3672. | L (l_dog) | 105.62 | 97% | 2011-05-23 |
3673. | mptj (mptj) | 105.62 | 98% | 2018-02-20 |
3674. | Boston (itsbzo) | 105.60 | 97% | 2018-02-23 |
3675. | Sanket (junkheadrooster) | 105.60 | 99% | 2019-09-21 |
3676. | Noah (bobapplepie) | 105.59 | 98% | 2023-06-15 |
3677. | Stadics (stadics) | 105.59 | 98% | 2022-03-27 |
3678. | Tootels (joenasha10) | 105.59 | 97% | 2015-05-02 |
3679. | Petar (karanfil) | 105.58 | 97% | 2014-09-28 |
3680. | DJ (shrivled) | 105.57 | 98% | 2022-09-22 |
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 |