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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20668. | Martin (razdril) | 68.70 | 95% | 2018-03-09 |
20669. | Jacob (jgonzalez731) | 68.70 | 93% | 2016-10-08 |
20670. | USO2JEEP (jrpawarak17) | 68.69 | 95% | 2024-04-25 |
20671. | ShungitePeddler (jbragains) | 68.69 | 96.7% | 2024-01-22 |
20672. | Mazui (mazui_) | 68.69 | 96% | 2023-12-10 |
20673. | Duy (duypham90) | 68.69 | 98% | 2021-07-19 |
20674. | Kollol (cyanomax) | 68.69 | 97% | 2016-09-21 |
20675. | Brendan (catacus) | 68.69 | 95% | 2021-03-05 |
20676. | karkrona (karkrona.uy@gmail... | 68.69 | 95% | 2014-06-28 |
20677. | Kyle (crankyllama) | 68.69 | 91% | 2015-12-26 |
20678. | Michael (jeffgordon251) | 68.69 | 95% | 2012-07-02 |
20679. | Lauren (unelunebleu) | 68.69 | 94% | 2016-08-10 |
20680. | Geeth (base_griffith) | 68.68 | 97% | 2021-05-20 |
20681. | Hugh (atticush99) | 68.68 | 95% | 2020-11-20 |
20682. | Paige (jack_hemmings) | 68.68 | 98% | 2024-01-26 |
20683. | Garrett (insanitymage) | 68.68 | 91% | 2015-03-25 |
20684. | brannon (brannonchua) | 68.67 | 93% | 2016-06-30 |
20685. | hitochan777 (hitochan777) | 68.67 | 95% | 2015-08-23 |
20686. | Atticus (farside) | 68.67 | 96% | 2014-12-04 |
20687. | CKB (hockey228) | 68.67 | 95% | 2012-03-20 |
20688. | Luke (7uke) | 68.67 | 97% | 2016-09-08 |
20689. | Schloemi (schloemi) | 68.66 | 95.2% | 2023-11-24 |
20690. | Jakov (juher) | 68.66 | 97% | 2022-10-09 |
20691. | Pins & Needles (raz3r) | 68.66 | 97% | 2023-11-27 |
20692. | eagle (e4gle) | 68.66 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
20693. | Sootymatt (sootymatt) | 68.66 | 69% | 2017-02-28 |
20694. | KELLY (okaykelly) | 68.66 | 96% | 2019-11-05 |
20695. | unrealistic (useunrealisticv4) | 68.65 | 96.1% | 2024-01-16 |
20696. | C (cmmg1) | 68.65 | 97% | 2021-07-13 |
20697. | Anshu79 (anshu79) | 68.65 | 97% | 2023-08-09 |
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 |