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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1346. | Was just (rsn_007) | 120.76 | 94% | 2016-01-27 |
1347. | Davd (whatdfc) | 120.74 | 91% | 2012-09-02 |
1348. | =) (fofusak) | 120.73 | 99% | 2015-08-21 |
1349. | Ben (benjabong7) | 120.71 | — | 2010-10-08 |
1350. | Conor (ulcha2) | 120.70 | 98.6% | 2023-10-31 |
1351. | andy (choboguy) | 120.70 | — | 2010-12-21 |
1352. | Amarjot (apandher) | 120.69 | 98% | 2021-11-13 |
1353. | Conar (conarbenete) | 120.67 | 97% | 2023-04-28 |
1354. | Temos (captainteemo) | 120.67 | 98% | 2021-12-12 |
1355. | PAPA (papabr) | 120.66 | 96% | 2011-08-14 |
1356. | marvin (magnimarve) | 120.64 | 99% | 2018-02-27 |
1357. | not (hayso) | 120.63 | 100% | 2017-07-26 |
1358. | Tam (tturner1960) | 120.63 | 100% | 2015-10-02 |
1359. | ClemenPine (clemenmak) | 120.59 | 99% | 2023-04-09 |
1360. | Smagic (smagic109) | 120.58 | 98% | 2020-11-02 |
1361. | のずでぬ (nozden) | 120.57 | 96% | 2017-02-08 |
1362. | Ditto (xcrafters) | 120.56 | 98% | 2023-09-12 |
1363. | HSalgo (hsalgo) | 120.56 | 92% | 2012-12-17 |
1364. | chris (chillb0) | 120.55 | 96% | 2022-12-09 |
1365. | Jordan (jordan) | 120.54 | 95% | 2013-08-31 |
1366. | Tyler (vexus) | 120.53 | 92% | 2013-09-17 |
1367. | Bigsteel (tvotyler123) | 120.53 | 97% | 2011-05-29 |
1368. | xSora (xsora) | 120.48 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
1369. | Alfian (alfianrismawan) | 120.47 | 99% | 2014-03-06 |
1370. | MJ (mj970325) | 120.47 | 97.3% | 2023-12-25 |
1371. | Olmec (wpsnan) | 120.46 | 98% | 2023-04-11 |
1372. | C (cwany) | 120.43 | 99% | 2012-06-25 |
1373. | Tiny (alianel) | 120.42 | 95% | 2013-06-17 |
1374. | CreamCheeseEater29 (waters7... | 120.41 | 98% | 2023-01-15 |
1375. | ehsaas (_ehsaas_gupta) | 120.40 | 99.5% | 2024-02-11 |
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 |