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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11154. | Juggernaut (jugg07) | 84.51 | 98% | 2023-04-20 |
11155. | Calvin (calvinsamuel04) | 84.51 | 96.3% | 2024-01-03 |
11156. | sandra (sandy_spring) | 84.51 | — | 2011-01-30 |
11157. | vidroth (vidroth) | 84.50 | 97% | 2024-02-27 |
11158. | wesk (ifeelbadforu899) | 84.50 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
11159. | Kaden (takistakistakis) | 84.50 | 97.7% | 2023-12-21 |
11160. | Matt (fattyg) | 84.50 | 97.9% | 2023-11-18 |
11161. | joel (jouel1234567) | 84.50 | 97% | 2022-04-19 |
11162. | Jenny (ntosm925) | 84.50 | 96% | 2015-08-02 |
11163. | Edward (legitimum) | 84.49 | 95.8% | 2024-02-07 |
11164. | Kevin (kzcheese) | 84.49 | 95% | 2016-12-31 |
11165. | Derrick (mamba98) | 84.49 | 96% | 2021-08-31 |
11166. | stejhu (stejhu) | 84.49 | 91% | 2011-08-06 |
11167. | Ryu (ryusong) | 84.49 | 96% | 2021-03-08 |
11168. | Mythia (rumieru) | 84.49 | 98% | 2019-05-03 |
11169. | kahtleen (kahtleen) | 84.49 | 98% | 2011-10-27 |
11170. | halfcab (halfcab) | 84.48 | 94% | 2015-11-28 |
11171. | TiltClock (tiltclock) | 84.48 | 98% | 2022-08-07 |
11172. | Dr.D (donghuh601) | 84.48 | 96% | 2021-11-30 |
11173. | Kabir (786kabir) | 84.47 | 95.6% | 2024-01-05 |
11174. | Jack (furcifer) | 84.47 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
11175. | autistic pink blender (sc3r4) | 84.47 | 96% | 2019-05-09 |
11176. | Shaker (shaker_faker) | 84.46 | 97.5% | 2024-01-05 |
11177. | Short (shortedcircuit) | 84.46 | 95% | 2015-07-10 |
11178. | TastyApple (tastyapple) | 84.46 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
11179. | Marcus (x5starmodding) | 84.46 | 96% | 2022-09-19 |
11180. | slowasfwuck (wubz) | 84.45 | 97% | 2013-08-27 |
11181. | salvation (mo7a_1913) | 84.44 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
11182. | Luzonsker (luzonero) | 84.44 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
11183. | Peter (ptrmai) | 84.44 | 98.6% | 2021-02-15 |
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 |