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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31344. | siva (cva123) | 47.19 | 95% | 2018-03-13 |
31345. | Danny (mindcontrol) | 47.19 | 77% | 2013-02-05 |
31346. | Jane (maejin) | 47.19 | 98% | 2017-03-18 |
31347. | Mahender (mahenderbollam) | 47.18 | 94% | 2024-01-13 |
31348. | Borik (slow17hand) | 47.18 | 95% | 2022-03-11 |
31349. | Mimi (merrymolly23) | 47.18 | 89% | 2015-06-24 |
31350. | linhnv2590 (linhnv2590) | 47.18 | 92% | 2011-10-19 |
31351. | karameleke (karameleke) | 47.17 | 96% | 2023-06-03 |
31352. | Vega (vegaclaw) | 47.17 | 94.7% | 2023-12-05 |
31353. | Jessica (im_a_hot_car) | 47.17 | 94% | 2014-05-15 |
31354. | Matt (dealz) | 47.17 | 92% | 2016-08-31 |
31355. | Adit (exampel1995) | 47.16 | 96% | 2024-02-13 |
31356. | allyza (rockzxtar) | 47.14 | 96% | 2023-12-14 |
31357. | Spirit (nekospirit) | 47.14 | 95% | 2023-11-28 |
31358. | Omar (omar_mohamed7) | 47.14 | 94.6% | 2023-12-30 |
31359. | Steven (moke) | 47.13 | 85% | 2014-02-22 |
31360. | Waseem (was11) | 47.12 | 96% | 2021-12-06 |
31361. | Spiros (bytheway) | 47.12 | 95% | 2017-10-19 |
31362. | Leet (leetplayer) | 47.12 | 94% | 2018-08-07 |
31363. | Peter (jclj9000) | 47.12 | 94% | 2014-02-15 |
31364. | my finger is on fire (kiss_... | 47.11 | 95% | 2023-12-03 |
31365. | Ahmed (noor__ggggg_op) | 47.11 | 94% | 2022-11-22 |
31366. | Switch_to_Colemak (nuhyamin) | 47.11 | 95% | 2012-01-14 |
31367. | daniel (danielgarth) | 47.11 | 98% | 2023-02-19 |
31368. | split72fanboy (split72fanboy) | 47.10 | 91% | 2024-03-15 |
31369. | bayu (bayun2445) | 47.10 | 94.1% | 2023-11-16 |
31370. | rodaina (rodaina) | 47.10 | 95% | 2023-05-18 |
31371. | Darren (thetardis123) | 47.09 | 90% | 2016-04-01 |
31372. | Angelo (azn_faith) | 47.09 | 95% | 2024-01-13 |
31373. | repyx (lordgado) | 47.07 | 94% | 2016-06-27 |
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 |