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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30462. | 666Rising (666rising) | 49.17 | 95% | 2022-01-12 |
30463. | chandu (chandu970) | 49.17 | 95% | 2020-11-23 |
30464. | Af (aa5316893) | 49.17 | 93% | 2014-06-11 |
30465. | tstats[abyl_10] (abyl_10) | 49.16 | 93% | 2021-07-27 |
30466. | Sang (nhs89) | 49.15 | 93% | 2012-02-09 |
30467. | Halil (lilko) | 49.15 | 97% | 2011-06-21 |
30468. | jason (jason_park) | 49.15 | 89% | 2012-03-19 |
30469. | Ochi (ochimoto) | 49.14 | 94.1% | 2024-01-03 |
30470. | Zech (rive) | 49.14 | — | 2010-11-24 |
30471. | Rekelo (rekelo) | 49.14 | 94% | 2020-12-23 |
30472. | Vu (vuta) | 49.14 | — | 2010-12-06 |
30473. | 紫夕橋 (s04416) | 49.14 | 97% | 2013-11-11 |
30474. | Eren Yeager (itzadit) | 49.13 | 95% | 2021-05-16 |
30475. | Jaciel (itsvybe) | 49.13 | 92% | 2019-03-12 |
30476. | Sooraj (thesgyro) | 49.13 | 95% | 2017-07-26 |
30477. | Elaina (erenton80) | 49.13 | 93% | 2015-02-03 |
30478. | okay__okey (okay__okey) | 49.12 | 95% | 2023-09-14 |
30479. | John (1underman123) | 49.12 | 96% | 2021-04-28 |
30480. | humm (humm) | 49.12 | — | 2011-04-19 |
30481. | gigi (jimmy_may) | 49.12 | 85% | 2013-04-06 |
30482. | kris (kriskarm) | 49.12 | 97% | 2012-07-02 |
30483. | Andy Hue (andy_hue) | 49.10 | 91.6% | 2023-11-12 |
30484. | b0b1r (b0b1r) | 49.10 | 89% | 2012-07-23 |
30485. | slow kid (usernotavailable2... | 49.09 | 94% | 2020-12-18 |
30486. | Origami (lilleline) | 49.09 | 88% | 2016-07-13 |
30487. | sendhilkumar (coolsendhil) | 49.09 | 91% | 2015-01-07 |
30488. | Halo (fishmona) | 49.08 | 96% | 2023-04-12 |
30489. | Hatrick (rccodes) | 49.07 | 86% | 2015-07-25 |
30490. | francis (idominate123) | 49.06 | 86% | 2015-04-21 |
30491. | HUN (botyi22) | 49.06 | 96% | 2022-09-17 |
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 |