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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6071. | Misty* (annaree) | 96.75 | 97% | 2013-08-30 |
6072. | TYPELEGEND (typelegends) | 96.74 | 100% | 2021-02-11 |
6073. | Steven (rolly5019) | 96.74 | 99% | 2017-01-03 |
6074. | Jay (ricerocket) | 96.74 | 97% | 2013-01-23 |
6075. | Tuomas (tume97) | 96.72 | 96% | 2014-12-16 |
6076. | Alex (the_drifter) | 96.72 | 97% | 2013-04-08 |
6077. | Eddy (eddyconer) | 96.72 | 93% | 2015-04-12 |
6078. | Marcus (corgilobster) | 96.72 | 98% | 2019-10-14 |
6079. | Sawyer (syber339) | 96.71 | 92% | 2016-04-10 |
6080. | Blade (kingsblade) | 96.71 | 98% | 2021-03-03 |
6081. | Mike (onecarpileup) | 96.71 | — | 2010-10-20 |
6082. | Brandon (zedcall) | 96.71 | 98% | 2018-11-26 |
6083. | Colby (colbytothet) | 96.70 | 94% | 2014-12-29 |
6084. | Neil (neilborde) | 96.70 | 99% | 2020-09-25 |
6085. | Thadeus (thadeusofnazereth) | 96.70 | 98% | 2019-05-16 |
6086. | januarius (januarius) | 96.70 | 97% | 2017-11-18 |
6087. | SilentHill (gosha666) | 96.69 | 100% | 2020-10-16 |
6088. | Bronny (lbjturnup) | 96.69 | 96% | 2015-08-13 |
6089. | Sean (igetass) | 96.68 | 97% | 2023-04-12 |
6090. | Dopey (dopedabest) | 96.68 | 98.1% | 2023-11-15 |
6091. | DX3906 (dx3906) | 96.67 | 97.2% | 2024-03-31 |
6092. | Natina (waterb0g) | 96.67 | 98% | 2014-02-07 |
6093. | jt (jt177828) | 96.65 | 99% | 2024-04-22 |
6094. | max (roflmax) | 96.65 | 99% | 2013-07-13 |
6095. | Mike (eggtuary) | 96.65 | — | 2010-11-28 |
6096. | Susie (soozer) | 96.64 | 98% | 2015-09-08 |
6097. | Fabian (fabiangomez) | 96.64 | 97.9% | 2024-04-02 |
6098. | dalineth (dalineth) | 96.64 | 98% | 2018-07-22 |
6099. | Hmjo707 (hmjo) | 96.63 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
6100. | Paul (plipka) | 96.63 | 99% | 2024-03-07 |
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 |