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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29828. | Heshy (heshy) | 51.77 | 96% | 2011-07-17 |
29829. | Obed Gonzalez (bedo45) | 51.76 | 96% | 2024-05-09 |
29830. | kazi (kazitipu) | 51.76 | 94% | 2021-01-21 |
29831. | worldd (worldd) | 51.76 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
29832. | samy (samy_mohsen) | 51.76 | 94% | 2022-09-17 |
29833. | Super (f600) | 51.76 | 96.4% | 2021-01-29 |
29834. | Pakistani (toori) | 51.76 | — | 2010-08-23 |
29835. | baljit (baljitchauhan) | 51.76 | 89% | 2014-06-06 |
29836. | neymar (zerocool345) | 51.75 | 96% | 2016-09-02 |
29837. | Maia (maiadarling) | 51.75 | 97% | 2017-10-10 |
29838. | lemonytwist (lemonytwist) | 51.75 | 95% | 2014-10-23 |
29839. | Vinh (conansss) | 51.74 | — | 2011-04-28 |
29840. | trendy (strongly_typed_trendy) | 51.73 | 95% | 2021-12-06 |
29841. | Pratik (torpido99) | 51.73 | 94% | 2023-06-20 |
29842. | Darren (darrenhoho) | 51.73 | 95% | 2017-10-22 |
29843. | Pedro (glockworks) | 51.73 | 92% | 2013-01-25 |
29844. | Rishay (rishayg) | 51.72 | 95% | 2022-05-15 |
29845. | noe jr (noevash) | 51.72 | — | 2010-08-15 |
29846. | Julius (juliusmysad) | 51.72 | 93% | 2012-04-18 |
29847. | james (jayoco) | 51.72 | 91% | 2014-06-26 |
29848. | Håvard (haavga) | 51.71 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
29849. | Nesha (recorder) | 51.71 | 92% | 2014-12-26 |
29850. | pirach (torlek) | 51.71 | 98% | 2012-07-01 |
29851. | Bilawal (bilawal) | 51.71 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
29852. | gaurab (wind00) | 51.70 | 97.7% | 2023-12-01 |
29853. | Peter (peteralli) | 51.70 | 95% | 2023-07-22 |
29854. | Bradley (bradleyjohnson) | 51.70 | 96% | 2021-07-08 |
29855. | คูมิ-คนญึ... | 51.70 | 92% | 2013-08-14 |
29856. | tom (integritytester@hotmai... | 51.70 | — | 2011-02-18 |
29857. | Soulreaper (soulreaperdeath... | 51.69 | 97% | 2021-09-23 |
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 |