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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13171. | Jomblo (laplace_) | 80.70 | 96% | 2019-05-26 |
13172. | Kelvin (kelvgoh) | 80.70 | 92% | 2014-01-19 |
13173. | Icecuber (icecuber) | 80.70 | 97% | 2018-09-23 |
13174. | tobiah (darktilrisen) | 80.70 | 97% | 2017-06-11 |
13175. | Khoa (anhkhoa_lpt) | 80.70 | 96% | 2014-08-28 |
13176. | pmkr (painmaker) | 80.69 | 94% | 2016-08-23 |
13177. | desk (desk_wall) | 80.69 | 97% | 2023-02-14 |
13178. | John (wilde1) | 80.69 | 97% | 2020-11-07 |
13179. | David (chuckdeduck) | 80.69 | 94% | 2014-04-20 |
13180. | Dom (dcrazzy) | 80.68 | 97% | 2019-09-27 |
13181. | Jay (jstaats) | 80.68 | 98% | 2019-01-23 |
13182. | Chris (jct314) | 80.68 | 97% | 2020-03-01 |
13183. | Sashko (alexmandev_3) | 80.68 | 97% | 2022-03-24 |
13184. | justin (rold_jisas) | 80.68 | 98% | 2022-09-14 |
13185. | parth (parthb) | 80.68 | 95% | 2017-02-11 |
13186. | Mike (atrulz) | 80.68 | 93% | 2012-05-14 |
13187. | Errol (sir_errol) | 80.67 | 98% | 2020-05-14 |
13188. | MARTIN (romec11) | 80.67 | 97% | 2023-07-03 |
13189. | Pasang (irex124) | 80.67 | 95.5% | 2023-12-20 |
13190. | andy (ajggormly) | 80.67 | 96% | 2022-04-25 |
13191. | Arief (ilikfunky7) | 80.67 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
13192. | Salih Can (salihcan) | 80.67 | 99% | 2014-09-30 |
13193. | Ruben (rubenzhang) | 80.67 | 96% | 2017-04-10 |
13194. | Marie (mcglock) | 80.67 | 93% | 2011-11-07 |
13195. | Aceo (kingace) | 80.67 | 95% | 2011-07-20 |
13196. | DeanMachine44 (deanmachine44) | 80.67 | 95% | 2015-01-23 |
13197. | Brandon (muffinmcfluffin) | 80.66 | 95% | 2012-12-14 |
13198. | mel (melly_welly) | 80.66 | 96.5% | 2023-11-08 |
13199. | Faquarl (iamfaquarl) | 80.66 | 96% | 2014-04-29 |
13200. | Juan (jupalaja) | 80.65 | 99% | 2024-04-02 |
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 |