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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30154. | Aarya (aaryatambe) | 49.63 | 93% | 2021-04-19 |
30155. | SW (steelseries2001) | 49.63 | 93% | 2016-11-09 |
30156. | Kshitij (kshitij_srv) | 49.62 | 97% | 2021-06-29 |
30157. | tstats[xtyping] (xtyping) | 49.62 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
30158. | J (useneolayout) | 49.62 | 96% | 2015-06-01 |
30159. | Manh (manhlapvo) | 49.62 | 95% | 2013-03-18 |
30160. | Le (beeno92) | 49.62 | 93% | 2011-09-18 |
30161. | Vamsi Krishna (pvk9) | 49.61 | 95.2% | 2024-03-31 |
30162. | Anna (kooka1) | 49.60 | 95% | 2018-02-03 |
30163. | Ironside (ironside_7) | 49.60 | 93.7% | 2023-11-18 |
30164. | abobacar (absky) | 49.60 | 86% | 2013-04-16 |
30165. | Jaulanbek (jaulanbek) | 49.59 | 94% | 2022-11-26 |
30166. | Sunkid (hoangthetoan) | 49.59 | 96% | 2020-12-13 |
30167. | jordan (loveball) | 49.59 | 95% | 2012-10-02 |
30168. | mbahtedjo (cahkulon) | 49.59 | 96% | 2014-04-21 |
30169. | Karl (xillionpro) | 49.58 | 83% | 2016-06-17 |
30170. | raouf (icyenigma) | 49.57 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
30171. | nour (nour_amr1) | 49.57 | 93.6% | 2023-11-26 |
30172. | Thomas (todadqa) | 49.56 | 82% | 2015-10-02 |
30173. | ig@ (fainterkitten) | 49.56 | 88% | 2016-03-23 |
30174. | Ahmad Raza (ahmadraza188@ya... | 49.56 | 89% | 2012-09-12 |
30175. | Ethereal (dragonfly654) | 49.55 | 95.4% | 2023-12-01 |
30176. | Abdullah (abdullasawood) | 49.55 | 93% | 2012-04-22 |
30177. | Varun_Shivaram (varun_shiva... | 49.54 | 95% | 2024-01-12 |
30178. | Rushabh (rushabhshah20) | 49.54 | 95% | 2023-02-09 |
30179. | Tu (tunguyenq) | 49.54 | 94% | 2015-10-28 |
30180. | Abhi (abhi_kheni) | 49.53 | 96% | 2024-02-17 |
30181. | Paramjit (paramjit.dhankhar... | 49.53 | 92% | 2012-04-21 |
30182. | saleh (msynk) | 49.52 | 86% | 2015-05-03 |
30183. | Sur (phonelock) | 49.52 | 86% | 2012-03-20 |
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 |