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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8516. | oddblob3000 (oddblob3000) | 90.07 | 97.5% | 2021-02-19 |
8517. | Q (obokui) | 90.06 | 92% | 2016-12-31 |
8518. | John (liuz9) | 90.06 | 98% | 2021-12-23 |
8519. | Eric (scrubbington) | 90.06 | 94% | 2012-11-02 |
8520. | Doiv (doiv23) | 90.06 | 99% | 2021-02-11 |
8521. | Khurram (bismillah786pk) | 90.06 | 97% | 2011-07-09 |
8522. | Smol (smol_potot) | 90.06 | 97% | 2018-11-06 |
8523. | Rachel (warm_diarrhea) | 90.06 | — | 2011-05-01 |
8524. | Nathaniel (starpiratecraft) | 90.06 | 99% | 2016-03-27 |
8525. | Madison (mnbutler) | 90.06 | 97% | 2018-12-31 |
8526. | K (kizzik) | 90.05 | 98% | 2020-03-16 |
8527. | Tapas (wokando) | 90.05 | 96% | 2014-11-20 |
8528. | Alex (apedro) | 90.04 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
8529. | Peter (hamcorporal) | 90.04 | 97% | 2023-02-11 |
8530. | Caniel (canielmontalvo) | 90.04 | 97% | 2021-04-11 |
8531. | Is there a self? (deckard_4) | 90.04 | 97% | 2020-06-20 |
8532. | Phil j (thepinkandmanly) | 90.03 | 98% | 2023-04-26 |
8533. | yoyo (cacafesse123) | 90.03 | 97% | 2024-01-13 |
8534. | YT (inverxted) | 90.03 | 96% | 2021-10-03 |
8535. | alenUH (alenuh) | 90.02 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
8536. | Kevin (kevinparkit) | 90.02 | 97% | 2020-12-28 |
8537. | Leo (hogsh9862) | 90.02 | 97% | 2021-04-22 |
8538. | ndk100 (ndk100) | 90.02 | 99% | 2016-06-17 |
8539. | Huy (tqhuy1995) | 90.02 | 99% | 2014-07-25 |
8540. | Adrian (adikid89) | 90.02 | — | 2010-06-27 |
8541. | David (wdnch) | 90.01 | 99% | 2023-07-28 |
8542. | Lester (lester_caballero) | 90.01 | 94% | 2011-09-15 |
8543. | King (dykflint) | 90.01 | 91% | 2017-05-14 |
8544. | William (willhyt) | 90.01 | 97% | 2020-11-28 |
8545. | Mod (modulatus) | 90.01 | 95.4% | 2021-02-19 |
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 |