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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17167. | Michael (macdomantay) | 74.37 | 96% | 2015-07-30 |
17168. | Mookk (junshimada) | 74.36 | 95% | 2019-02-20 |
17169. | Lia (liadali_79) | 74.36 | 98% | 2024-05-30 |
17170. | WaFik (wafik) | 74.36 | 96% | 2024-03-18 |
17171. | Himanshu (pluto_ish) | 74.36 | 97.3% | 2024-01-15 |
17172. | Hockey (hockeygirl02) | 74.36 | 94% | 2011-07-19 |
17173. | Alex (alexhosier) | 74.35 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
17174. | Alexandre (aletm) | 74.35 | — | 2010-09-03 |
17175. | Ron (lucifron28) | 74.34 | 96% | 2024-01-27 |
17176. | Speedo (pacmaniac) | 74.34 | 97% | 2021-08-05 |
17177. | redram3n (blackram3n) | 74.34 | 94.4% | 2021-02-07 |
17178. | Lord Xenon (lordxenon) | 74.34 | 97% | 2021-01-09 |
17179. | Leon (squarerootbagels) | 74.34 | 92% | 2014-12-09 |
17180. | Akibono (akibono) | 74.34 | 91% | 2015-05-12 |
17181. | Kelc (hoxfrey909) | 74.33 | 97% | 2024-03-18 |
17182. | snelens (lexylexington) | 74.33 | 96% | 2020-06-23 |
17183. | Chris (chrisjordan23) | 74.32 | 96.5% | 2024-01-16 |
17184. | Kevin (kevinlei324) | 74.32 | 93% | 2013-11-22 |
17185. | A (pinebug) | 74.32 | 99% | 2021-05-07 |
17186. | Eskil (eskizzle) | 74.32 | 94% | 2014-05-12 |
17187. | duonghoang05@gmail.com (duo... | 74.32 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
17188. | Gas on the pass with a side... | 74.31 | 96% | 2024-04-30 |
17189. | 南どか (augustus_dvk) | 74.31 | 96% | 2023-02-27 |
17190. | Fryyed (fryyedup) | 74.31 | 96.9% | 2023-12-19 |
17191. | olijoao (olijoao) | 74.31 | 98% | 2024-06-10 |
17192. | Martin (telery_95) | 74.31 | 96% | 2021-12-06 |
17193. | Ranch (ranchie) | 74.31 | 96% | 2021-12-15 |
17194. | Mo (mrmo) | 74.31 | 93% | 2021-10-26 |
17195. | Ben (thefatman) | 74.31 | 97% | 2012-06-11 |
17196. | Reuben (phyterjet) | 74.31 | 95% | 2016-10-24 |
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 |