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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18145. | Otatop (unterepere) | 72.41 | 96% | 2018-07-13 |
18146. | Riley (rileydmcdonald) | 72.41 | 94% | 2015-09-09 |
18147. | Ryan (fine_n_bright) | 72.41 | 96% | 2011-06-19 |
18148. | Kushal (kushaltrivedi5) | 72.40 | 94% | 2024-01-03 |
18149. | Robert (roberty579) | 72.40 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
18150. | Christian (enermaster) | 72.40 | 98% | 2017-06-07 |
18151. | Andre (andrepham) | 72.39 | 96% | 2020-08-31 |
18152. | Appa (grrluvya) | 72.39 | 96% | 2021-10-04 |
18153. | ketchuplegend (ketchuplegend) | 72.39 | 97% | 2023-05-08 |
18154. | Dan (typefffast) | 72.39 | 99% | 2018-12-28 |
18155. | Patrik (oishinek) | 72.38 | 94% | 2022-03-12 |
18156. | Omkar (omkar_12) | 72.38 | 95% | 2024-05-15 |
18157. | Kiharu (kiharu) | 72.38 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
18158. | Navia (navia) | 72.38 | — | 2011-01-20 |
18159. | Jacob (ajflipper) | 72.38 | 93% | 2013-02-04 |
18160. | Gunther (nintendoaddict1) | 72.38 | 95% | 2014-09-29 |
18161. | kysnacha (kysnacha) | 72.37 | 97.4% | 2023-11-30 |
18162. | Rob (robocat) | 72.37 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
18163. | Kevin (keveno123) | 72.37 | 96% | 2024-05-01 |
18164. | Minnot (omar10211) | 72.36 | 96% | 2023-04-11 |
18165. | Kite (typingkite) | 72.36 | 96.6% | 2023-12-21 |
18166. | Drawer (accouchement) | 72.36 | 96.7% | 2023-12-01 |
18167. | trace (tracevining) | 72.36 | 93% | 2015-11-20 |
18168. | mrklein (mrklein) | 72.36 | 96% | 2020-01-27 |
18169. | Deon (deonoxivar) | 72.36 | — | 2010-10-31 |
18170. | Anthony (100real) | 72.36 | 93% | 2016-10-06 |
18171. | Suddsy (suddsy123) | 72.36 | 95% | 2019-08-24 |
18172. | Kunal (agarwaltechniques) | 72.36 | 95% | 2014-04-03 |
18173. | helen (helen624) | 72.35 | 93% | 2012-12-08 |
18174. | Nico Yan (nicoyan) | 72.35 | 96% | 2024-03-04 |
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 |