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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9789. | hype train (herman12345) | 87.30 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
9790. | Naveen (stinkyman) | 87.30 | 92% | 2016-11-02 |
9791. | Andy (haondy) | 87.30 | 97% | 2020-12-01 |
9792. | Harold (olafthered) | 87.30 | 96% | 2018-12-12 |
9793. | FIveyyy (lufyyy) | 87.29 | 96% | 2023-06-18 |
9794. | Vaibhav (vaibhav974) | 87.29 | 99% | 2023-05-09 |
9795. | Sycko (sycko) | 87.29 | 91% | 2016-12-18 |
9796. | jazon (nozaaaj) | 87.29 | 95% | 2017-03-17 |
9797. | Dani (dani_8) | 87.29 | 95% | 2012-07-25 |
9798. | Martin (elementhh) | 87.28 | 97% | 2020-08-22 |
9799. | Free Palestine (mohamad01) | 87.28 | 99% | 2023-12-26 |
9800. | Vali (ryuzul) | 87.28 | 97% | 2020-10-20 |
9801. | jo (divergingfrompintos) | 87.28 | 94% | 2013-03-24 |
9802. | Pranav (prawny_00) | 87.27 | 98% | 2024-01-12 |
9803. | ashbellebsha (ashbel_g) | 87.27 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
9804. | Savannah (savannahmaira) | 87.27 | 99% | 2012-02-01 |
9805. | Knutzano (knutzano) | 87.26 | 98% | 2023-09-07 |
9806. | Master (masterdvorak) | 87.26 | 98% | 2022-03-02 |
9807. | Ⓐⓝⓣⓞⓝ (racingisaw... | 87.26 | 95.9% | 2024-01-20 |
9808. | Mathew (dna44) | 87.26 | 94% | 2014-05-07 |
9809. | Jayfiddy (jayfiddydog) | 87.26 | 93% | 2014-05-16 |
9810. | Miguel (mhcal) | 87.25 | 98% | 2022-02-05 |
9811. | Donnkey (donnkey) | 87.25 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
9812. | Alfonso (topazio88) | 87.25 | 99.3% | 2021-02-20 |
9813. | Shwigly (shwigly) | 87.25 | 97.1% | 2021-02-19 |
9814. | Vinay (mad_max1993) | 87.25 | 98% | 2016-03-29 |
9815. | Klaus (derkoenig) | 87.25 | 97% | 2013-07-29 |
9816. | Nemo (35603560) | 87.25 | 96% | 2014-07-16 |
9817. | Expect (matinachang) | 87.24 | 95% | 2016-09-27 |
9818. | braaa (braaaiiins) | 87.24 | 90% | 2011-11-12 |
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 |