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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7518. | Sir (sirfatfingers) | 92.66 | 98% | 2024-02-10 |
7519. | Hieu (mylenploa) | 92.66 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
7520. | Bella Lucita (dj_e) | 92.66 | 98% | 2011-09-15 |
7521. | misty (sprainedartery) | 92.65 | 98% | 2022-02-09 |
7522. | (alf89757) | 92.65 | 94% | 2016-09-08 |
7523. | Rob (robear72) | 92.65 | 98% | 2021-03-08 |
7524. | Leonardo (finwens) | 92.65 | 95% | 2012-12-26 |
7525. | rodneee (rodneee) | 92.64 | 99% | 2024-01-08 |
7526. | Freddy (frcepeda) | 92.64 | 96% | 2013-03-27 |
7527. | Matt (frostbyte) | 92.64 | 97% | 2011-10-21 |
7528. | Tyler (tylermcintyler) | 92.64 | 96% | 2016-05-12 |
7529. | AHHH (chuckles1357) | 92.63 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
7530. | Sphage (sphage) | 92.63 | 97% | 2023-05-25 |
7531. | agm (ag__) | 92.63 | 90% | 2011-10-16 |
7532. | Jesse Garcia's biggest fan ... | 92.63 | 91% | 2017-02-26 |
7533. | sicx (sicx) | 92.63 | — | 2010-06-24 |
7534. | Guest (whoyoung99) | 92.62 | 98% | 2023-05-18 |
7535. | Gaz (gdeacon7) | 92.62 | 98% | 2014-04-18 |
7536. | clipoy (clipoy) | 92.62 | 95% | 2013-07-15 |
7537. | vin (ogooboogo) | 92.61 | 97% | 2023-05-05 |
7538. | ゼロ (zeroballing) | 92.61 | 92% | 2016-11-06 |
7539. | Lesson (lesson21) | 92.61 | 97% | 2015-04-17 |
7540. | Emily (pufferfish717) | 92.61 | 96% | 2015-01-10 |
7541. | Ian (iandaking) | 92.60 | 97% | 2016-01-19 |
7542. | ryssh (ryssh) | 92.60 | 96% | 2015-04-07 |
7543. | ♥ (deuxanima) | 92.60 | 95% | 2011-08-18 |
7544. | A (aa1729) | 92.59 | 95% | 2011-10-08 |
7545. | goodtype (lolalvarooooy) | 92.59 | 97% | 2023-11-25 |
7546. | Mikael (mahorkankasvattaja) | 92.59 | 97% | 2023-07-08 |
7547. | JiminL (jiminl) | 92.59 | 96% | 2011-07-30 |
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 |