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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24860. | A (thekingwindsor) | 62.37 | 91% | 2016-05-03 |
24861. | Alexa (alexa_07) | 62.37 | 96% | 2023-12-04 |
24862. | xy (soox0001) | 62.37 | 96% | 2020-11-27 |
24863. | Minh (minhz) | 62.37 | 95% | 2013-07-06 |
24864. | Rare (i_am_slow) | 62.37 | 91% | 2013-05-19 |
24865. | Lindsey (linz) | 62.37 | 96% | 2012-06-21 |
24866. | Prasanna Kumar (111a30088) | 62.37 | 94% | 2014-07-28 |
24867. | Manny (mannyb) | 62.36 | 91% | 2011-11-18 |
24868. | theJuice (unc_tarheel) | 62.36 | 90% | 2012-11-03 |
24869. | Tsogtbayar (tsogtbayarbox) | 62.36 | 96% | 2015-02-15 |
24870. | tyjeremiad (tyjeremiad) | 62.36 | 88% | 2014-02-11 |
24871. | Andrew (aakay_why_e) | 62.36 | 97% | 2018-03-05 |
24872. | Jimmy (patacorn) | 62.35 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
24873. | Yellow (yellowasianguy) | 62.35 | 94% | 2021-03-16 |
24874. | Cyber (dernikonoll) | 62.35 | 96% | 2014-08-16 |
24875. | Phyotic (demondrone) | 62.35 | 86% | 2014-11-05 |
24876. | mememeester5000 (mememeeste... | 62.34 | 96.5% | 2024-04-25 |
24877. | Bec (soothsayer_soul) | 62.34 | 97% | 2024-04-21 |
24878. | dhwani (dhwanijain_842671935) | 62.34 | 95% | 2024-01-29 |
24879. | yaw (powitsyaw) | 62.34 | 97% | 2023-09-01 |
24880. | wpmcpm (foryt) | 62.34 | 96% | 2023-05-13 |
24881. | Brian (brianthetypist) | 62.34 | 95% | 2017-09-01 |
24882. | Pearl (amphetamine) | 62.34 | 84% | 2011-11-07 |
24883. | James Timothy (parapala23) | 62.34 | 86% | 2012-09-09 |
24884. | namakoro (namakoro) | 62.33 | 97.4% | 2024-01-08 |
24885. | Richard (rcasey88) | 62.33 | 97% | 2022-02-25 |
24886. | Meg (meganxjordan) | 62.33 | 89% | 2014-11-20 |
24887. | Arslan (malikarslan) | 62.33 | 96.4% | 2021-02-18 |
24888. | eduard777 (eduard777) | 62.32 | 96% | 2024-06-16 |
24889. | DoodieMan (doodieman) | 62.32 | 96% | 2024-04-17 |
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 |