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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6296. | steelmonkey (thecornhobble) | 96.17 | 92% | 2015-10-19 |
6297. | poke (ekop1) | 96.17 | 93% | 2015-07-27 |
6298. | ginginggaang (cremleme) | 96.16 | 97.7% | 2023-11-04 |
6299. | Someone (_some_one_) | 96.16 | 97% | 2021-12-21 |
6300. | Colemak (prayaerold) | 96.16 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
6301. | Jun (vegetto1126) | 96.16 | 97.4% | 2023-10-19 |
6302. | Jordan (dredlex) | 96.15 | 96% | 2019-02-07 |
6303. | Ali (ali_pro) | 96.14 | 96.6% | 2024-05-07 |
6304. | Chris (nukesterz) | 96.14 | 96% | 2018-07-24 |
6305. | cindy (chapssal) | 96.13 | 97% | 2023-08-18 |
6306. | Mr. (serallfreedbear) | 96.13 | 98% | 2021-08-29 |
6307. | ♒Татьяна♒ (synfae) | 96.13 | 95% | 2013-12-29 |
6308. | Where's Christian? 👌 (ho... | 96.13 | 96% | 2018-04-29 |
6309. | liam (liom101) | 96.12 | 97% | 2014-05-02 |
6310. | Alex (pwnzr2) | 96.12 | 97% | 2014-06-29 |
6311. | Brian (beitel) | 96.12 | 95% | 2017-02-02 |
6312. | cr0w (krussell) | 96.11 | 98% | 2020-06-14 |
6313. | Simone (imkindatoxiccx) | 96.11 | 97.4% | 2023-10-21 |
6314. | king (kingclem) | 96.11 | 99% | 2024-03-19 |
6315. | Kimie (lil_pulsar) | 96.11 | 97% | 2023-02-16 |
6316. | elliptic (elliptic) | 96.11 | 99% | 2023-06-20 |
6317. | rishh_ (imrishitpant) | 96.11 | 96.5% | 2023-12-21 |
6318. | BanBananaBand (banbananaband) | 96.11 | 97% | 2023-11-12 |
6319. | Bea (libbearator) | 96.11 | 100% | 2019-12-29 |
6320. | Ibrahim (ibrahimtyper) | 96.11 | 98% | 2020-02-26 |
6321. | Financier (financier_cdh) | 96.10 | 98% | 2024-02-19 |
6322. | Toastyohs (toastyohs) | 96.10 | 97% | 2011-09-26 |
6323. | Jaguar (jaguar21) | 96.10 | 98% | 2015-04-17 |
6324. | Bridgetown (bridgetown) | 96.09 | 97% | 2018-09-09 |
6325. | Special Guest (ssguest) | 96.08 | 97% | 2015-07-18 |
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 |