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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31442. | Christine (christine_1323) | 45.90 | 96.8% | 2023-11-21 |
31443. | Ednar (ednarstuck) | 45.89 | 90% | 2017-06-01 |
31444. | Zippy (zippy2k) | 45.89 | 95% | 2015-05-24 |
31445. | Tear ace (tear_ace) | 45.89 | 94% | 2021-04-15 |
31446. | sudhanshu (dhansu) | 45.89 | 89% | 2013-07-01 |
31447. | wifftees (wifftees) | 45.88 | 96% | 2022-01-07 |
31448. | Raymond (rayluzuvi) | 45.87 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
31449. | Siobhan (shembury) | 45.87 | 94.5% | 2024-01-24 |
31450. | taq (thaque58) | 45.85 | 94.7% | 2023-12-23 |
31451. | ariel (ariel154) | 45.84 | — | 2010-08-21 |
31452. | Namika (namikanavin) | 45.83 | 93% | 2021-04-13 |
31453. | fa1king (fa1king) | 45.81 | 93% | 2020-11-15 |
31454. | shubham (shubhamkushwah) | 45.80 | 94% | 2018-05-07 |
31455. | DL (syad) | 45.80 | 86% | 2013-04-27 |
31456. | Xay (xaygraah) | 45.79 | 95% | 2023-11-11 |
31457. | pea (p_chin) | 45.78 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
31458. | Herlian (herlianzhang) | 45.77 | 88% | 2017-05-20 |
31459. | Rakib Hosen (rakib__hosen) | 45.75 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
31460. | Awesoma (awesoma) | 45.74 | 93.6% | 2024-01-23 |
31461. | Captain J. Sparrow (fenixfr... | 45.74 | 96.7% | 2023-11-22 |
31462. | Caesar (red_caesar) | 45.73 | 96% | 2022-10-04 |
31463. | Josh (hockeyjosh) | 45.73 | 91% | 2016-02-17 |
31464. | ReconMarine (reconmarine117) | 45.72 | 93% | 2017-08-28 |
31465. | poen (ppoen_d) | 45.71 | 97% | 2015-05-21 |
31466. | Tajay Whittaker (goaal100wpm) | 45.70 | 94.1% | 2023-12-02 |
31467. | ken (nighttrap) | 45.70 | 89% | 2015-06-22 |
31468. | Nagy (gynagy) | 45.70 | 89% | 2013-05-25 |
31469. | Dipendra Lamsal (dr_deep) | 45.69 | 93% | 2023-10-04 |
31470. | kacer (kacer) | 45.69 | 94% | 2012-11-19 |
31471. | Erik (vike92) | 45.69 | 85% | 2016-02-08 |
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 |