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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7310. | Piotr (snooppiotr) | 96.43 | 97.9% | 2024-08-19 |
7311. | Joses (josesl16) | 96.43 | 99% | 2021-04-28 |
7312. | eggs979 (eggs979) | 96.43 | 98% | 2018-11-26 |
7313. | Brad (fusillibrad) | 96.42 | 98% | 2013-03-29 |
7314. | Sofia (sofiaianni) | 96.42 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
7315. | (palpha) | 96.42 | 97.3% | 2024-01-25 |
7316. | Raymond (raymo_nd) | 96.42 | 98% | 2021-01-07 |
7317. | mohamed (doublemimo) | 96.42 | 100% | 2011-09-20 |
7318. | infolepsy (acceleradiance) | 96.42 | 97% | 2020-02-08 |
7319. | matt (mattratt) | 96.41 | 91% | 2016-10-25 |
7320. | keyma.sh (bommer1234) | 96.41 | 97% | 2020-12-13 |
7321. | Jackcheal (jackchealdang) | 96.41 | 96% | 2016-01-17 |
7322. | What's up (mistak) | 96.41 | 97% | 2015-03-21 |
7323. | Daniel (d4n7u7) | 96.41 | 100% | 2019-03-14 |
7324. | Oscar (moksleepy) | 96.41 | 99% | 2012-03-23 |
7325. | Jester (cypher26) | 96.41 | 97% | 2017-06-28 |
7326. | poopy mcfartface (poopy_mcf... | 96.40 | 97.7% | 2023-11-27 |
7327. | Drizzle (drizzle671) | 96.40 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
7328. | zev (zevvy) | 96.40 | 96% | 2020-11-10 |
7329. | emerald (jungyeon) | 96.40 | 95% | 2017-09-17 |
7330. | Norm (dwagner8) | 96.40 | — | 2010-08-15 |
7331. | CapitalGains (capitalgains) | 96.39 | 97% | 2023-11-19 |
7332. | Derek (flattocius) | 96.39 | 98% | 2020-11-21 |
7333. | juswawawa (juswawawawawa) | 96.39 | 98.2% | 2024-11-21 |
7334. | Bias R2 w/ CRP Tulip (nnaco... | 96.39 | 98% | 2021-03-03 |
7335. | Bingy (waesoph) | 96.39 | 99% | 2018-12-03 |
7336. | phzz (phzzq) | 96.39 | 93% | 2015-08-30 |
7337. | Jyothiraditya (jyothiraditya) | 96.39 | 97% | 2018-12-04 |
7338. | Leoking (pentatonix) | 96.38 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
7339. | Typi (typist8) | 96.38 | 96% | 2019-04-21 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |