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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23971. | Miss (shaman0897) | 63.73 | 96% | 2012-03-02 |
23972. | Tấn (tanbkhn) | 63.73 | 94% | 2013-11-27 |
23973. | Ben (corton1) | 63.72 | 98% | 2024-05-31 |
23974. | Hin (borng123) | 63.72 | 96% | 2022-07-27 |
23975. | Saikou (saikousocial) | 63.72 | 97% | 2021-05-15 |
23976. | Rick (cowisboss) | 63.72 | 97% | 2022-08-31 |
23977. | piyopiyo (piyopiyopiyo) | 63.72 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
23978. | Davit (alpha_17) | 63.72 | 95% | 2020-12-09 |
23979. | sam (samracer) | 63.72 | — | 2010-12-25 |
23980. | Dean (mtgapless) | 63.71 | 96.5% | 2023-11-16 |
23981. | Mohammed (mi_14) | 63.71 | 96% | 2017-12-03 |
23982. | Sahaj (sahaj01) | 63.71 | 96% | 2023-04-05 |
23983. | J (greatbjowski) | 63.71 | 96% | 2020-10-21 |
23984. | Hyper (yo_hyper) | 63.71 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
23985. | Valtsu (copywriter) | 63.71 | 96% | 2020-01-09 |
23986. | Uriel (uriel1217) | 63.71 | 94% | 2017-02-03 |
23987. | Gabe (gabesu17) | 63.70 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
23988. | Niko (gona01) | 63.70 | 98% | 2023-09-04 |
23989. | Sigurdur (siggi84) | 63.70 | — | 2011-04-04 |
23990. | Mahmoud (m_s_ali) | 63.70 | 92% | 2017-02-07 |
23991. | KingG (kingg) | 63.70 | — | 2011-03-31 |
23992. | Frank Nam (franknam) | 63.69 | 96% | 2023-12-09 |
23993. | Hannah (handiangel) | 63.69 | 97% | 2011-11-18 |
23994. | Christian (dat_mexican_tac04) | 63.68 | 94% | 2023-04-04 |
23995. | XI-TIGER (xitiger) | 63.68 | 99% | 2024-02-11 |
23996. | Gab (gabbb_) | 63.68 | 97% | 2021-01-20 |
23997. | Nick (exray12) | 63.68 | 95% | 2021-03-30 |
23998. | Hank (oakyolo) | 63.68 | 96% | 2018-12-05 |
23999. | Mustafa (msfilmwala) | 63.68 | 94% | 2014-04-03 |
24000. | sean (tak32) | 63.67 | 96% | 2020-07-25 |
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 |