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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27818. | Leon (leonnorth) | 56.90 | 96% | 2016-11-11 |
27819. | Charles Lindsey (charles_li... | 56.89 | 97% | 2024-05-18 |
27820. | Tamar (ta_mar907) | 56.89 | 96% | 2024-04-26 |
27821. | Ichimid (fm1d) | 56.89 | 96.9% | 2024-03-21 |
27822. | testtest (testtest1212) | 56.89 | 95% | 2023-04-17 |
27823. | Ashley (critiqlz) | 56.88 | 95% | 2021-10-12 |
27824. | Anish (anish_k) | 56.88 | 96% | 2023-05-26 |
27825. | Ethan (ethan_nzt11) | 56.88 | 97.1% | 2021-02-12 |
27826. | Robbie (robbiess) | 56.88 | 92% | 2017-02-12 |
27827. | Levente (levill) | 56.88 | — | 2011-01-17 |
27828. | tu (rose4love) | 56.88 | 93% | 2011-07-23 |
27829. | Macguir (macguir) | 56.88 | 94% | 2012-11-18 |
27830. | Sam (sme321) | 56.87 | 94% | 2024-06-16 |
27831. | Macqyu (macqyu) | 56.87 | 95.4% | 2023-09-28 |
27832. | Nivan (nivanr06) | 56.87 | 97% | 2020-03-20 |
27833. | Stijn (stijnmeijssen) | 56.87 | 89% | 2017-01-31 |
27834. | Ravi (ravishankarr) | 56.86 | 96% | 2021-12-16 |
27835. | Shiva (lord_kartikey) | 56.86 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
27836. | g_spot_69 (g_spot_69) | 56.86 | 96% | 2023-12-12 |
27837. | Samuel (samwatts262) | 56.86 | 95% | 2024-01-28 |
27838. | Abdulrahman (abdulrahman2003) | 56.86 | 94.1% | 2023-10-10 |
27839. | nadim (nod_jaguar) | 56.86 | 92% | 2014-08-23 |
27840. | J. (ems) (ems__) | 56.86 | 96% | 2012-11-26 |
27841. | Felipe (berr) | 56.86 | — | 2011-03-25 |
27842. | Ken (sancheke) | 56.85 | 88% | 2015-03-29 |
27843. | Jordan (stickykees) | 56.84 | 95% | 2024-05-21 |
27844. | Dkoctro (dkoctro) | 56.84 | 94% | 2020-05-29 |
27845. | Arman (arman01) | 56.84 | 97% | 2018-11-04 |
27846. | Ă–mer (zero18) | 56.84 | 92% | 2013-06-04 |
27847. | Samuel (aidoo) | 56.84 | 94% | 2018-12-18 |
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 |