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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28834. | Anshu (imanshu822) | 53.99 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
28835. | Kim (kwaldner) | 53.99 | 96% | 2024-05-01 |
28836. | THe Blob (the_blob) | 53.98 | 96.4% | 2023-11-17 |
28837. | george (biggroge) | 53.98 | 94% | 2021-03-03 |
28838. | Aleksandar (virage94) | 53.97 | 94% | 2021-11-04 |
28839. | DRD (slo_est_typer) | 53.97 | 96% | 2023-05-17 |
28840. | .l. ^_^ .l. (getrekt) | 53.97 | 94% | 2014-05-08 |
28841. | Yi-Fan (bioniclezx) | 53.97 | 94% | 2022-02-19 |
28842. | Giovanni (qwertyg01) | 53.97 | 94.7% | 2021-02-17 |
28843. | ralph (realityloser) | 53.97 | 97% | 2017-11-12 |
28844. | probe (typingmaster2987) | 53.97 | 97% | 2015-11-23 |
28845. | Sunena (incia2210) | 53.97 | 95% | 2016-07-08 |
28846. | Sho (sho_mee) | 53.96 | 98% | 2019-07-23 |
28847. | Diony (diony) | 53.96 | 96% | 2015-02-09 |
28848. | Hendry (inihendry) | 53.95 | 95.9% | 2023-11-19 |
28849. | Louis (louislam) | 53.95 | 96% | 2012-07-06 |
28850. | M (sithurs) | 53.94 | 91% | 2016-08-14 |
28851. | Tatparya (tatparya) | 53.94 | 91% | 2013-10-23 |
28852. | rvthy (rxthyy) | 53.94 | 95% | 2023-11-25 |
28853. | rehude (rehudedvorak) | 53.94 | 94% | 2022-11-30 |
28854. | Rachhek (evildevil) | 53.94 | 95% | 2012-03-12 |
28855. | smeko (smekojunior) | 53.93 | 96% | 2024-01-12 |
28856. | Hi (hifive010) | 53.93 | 94% | 2023-08-29 |
28857. | Brown (birdnumber8) | 53.92 | 94% | 2024-02-02 |
28858. | Evgeny Kropotin (ekropotin) | 53.91 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
28859. | GoldmiteWorkman (goldmite_w... | 53.91 | 94.1% | 2024-01-02 |
28860. | Katstats[karthikkumar]rthik... | 53.91 | 95% | 2021-07-31 |
28861. | yentup (yentup) | 53.91 | 93% | 2012-02-24 |
28862. | Bernhard (str0hhut1) | 53.91 | 90% | 2012-12-12 |
28863. | alpha_555 (alpha_555) | 53.90 | 97.4% | 2024-04-01 |
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 |