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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14194. | Will (wbrocket) | 79.18 | 97.3% | 2021-02-19 |
14195. | Immanuel (i_mmanuel) | 79.18 | 93% | 2015-11-03 |
14196. | ASDFG (jassanna) | 79.18 | 91% | 2011-12-09 |
14197. | Biased (biased) | 79.18 | 96% | 2019-12-24 |
14198. | Steve (steve7414) | 79.18 | — | 2010-10-24 |
14199. | Phil (pliao39) | 79.18 | 97% | 2019-03-16 |
14200. | Tony (agimus) | 79.18 | 98% | 2014-09-15 |
14201. | Krystal (sunshinenmyeyes) | 79.17 | 95% | 2024-02-03 |
14202. | Gavin (perfectgavinator) | 79.17 | 96% | 2021-05-09 |
14203. | Peter (ploeper) | 79.17 | 90% | 2013-11-06 |
14204. | Scott (sisyphus) | 79.17 | 97% | 2016-04-21 |
14205. | Petter (dvex) | 79.17 | 94% | 2017-04-24 |
14206. | test (cmlyma) | 79.17 | 95% | 2020-12-11 |
14207. | Dyl (dbambino) | 79.16 | 90% | 2016-12-21 |
14208. | 宇都宮 虎丸 (phibatbai) | 79.16 | 95% | 2012-04-06 |
14209. | Greg (greghinton) | 79.16 | 95% | 2014-12-24 |
14210. | giodude.sp (giodudespencer) | 79.15 | 94% | 2017-01-28 |
14211. | Ignorant (iggrant) | 79.15 | 97% | 2019-10-08 |
14212. | Dudeyay (dudeyay) | 79.15 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
14213. | Rocky (sushil26) | 79.15 | 98% | 2024-02-17 |
14214. | Naqet (naqet) | 79.15 | 97% | 2023-05-29 |
14215. | The (amirgambit) | 79.15 | 97% | 2021-05-17 |
14216. | paolo (pagsi26) | 79.14 | 95.6% | 2023-12-06 |
14217. | Matt (xiemos) | 79.14 | 90% | 2015-02-24 |
14218. | Sam (garuda1221) | 79.13 | 98% | 2021-08-20 |
14219. | Veeduli (veeduli) | 79.13 | 96.2% | 2023-11-24 |
14220. | Jeyson (canutex) | 79.13 | 95% | 2014-03-01 |
14221. | Rob (aftershock7) | 79.13 | 98% | 2017-07-18 |
14222. | Diepday (linhleo372) | 79.12 | 99% | 2024-04-18 |
14223. | samir (_samir) | 79.12 | 96% | 2022-08-03 |
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 |