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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16999. | Chase (chasechai) | 74.16 | 97% | 2022-10-08 |
17000. | ⓔⓓⓐⓝⓘ (edaniguy90) | 74.15 | 99% | 2024-03-21 |
17001. | Lynx_n (lynx_n) | 74.15 | 97.3% | 2024-02-20 |
17002. | Lebo (lebo) | 74.15 | 95% | 2012-03-30 |
17003. | Claudia (heartbreakinglyawk... | 74.15 | 96% | 2012-12-11 |
17004. | Luca (cheezeitzrice) | 74.15 | 99% | 2020-09-24 |
17005. | Serguk (serguk) | 74.15 | 99% | 2021-12-29 |
17006. | M@RKUS (makuslis) | 74.15 | 88% | 2012-04-11 |
17007. | Anna (amd617) | 74.15 | 92% | 2016-10-24 |
17008. | Colin (cabb007) | 74.14 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
17009. | Christian (cram0112) | 74.14 | 98% | 2016-09-16 |
17010. | Jardo (marqz) | 74.14 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
17011. | Presiyan (presiyan15) | 74.14 | 95.8% | 2024-01-24 |
17012. | Bolt (boltxd) | 74.14 | 96.8% | 2024-01-07 |
17013. | Jill (devaunsmom) | 74.14 | 99% | 2019-09-11 |
17014. | Har (harr) | 74.14 | 95% | 2012-01-06 |
17015. | Patrick (patbird) | 74.13 | 96% | 2021-08-20 |
17016. | TheHollow (goofymunchkin23) | 74.13 | 98% | 2024-01-23 |
17017. | chumchumlol (chumchumlol) | 74.13 | 96% | 2021-07-13 |
17018. | Seth (kierlol) | 74.13 | 95% | 2023-12-25 |
17019. | Kiril (sh_edwin) | 74.13 | 97% | 2021-04-12 |
17020. | Dinmukhamed (pro005) | 74.13 | 97% | 2020-09-26 |
17021. | lemty (lemty) | 74.13 | 98% | 2017-10-21 |
17022. | gat (gatwtal) | 74.13 | 96% | 2016-09-19 |
17023. | julz (julzbetter) | 74.12 | 97% | 2024-03-14 |
17024. | Mazze (shadyone) | 74.12 | 97% | 2023-03-16 |
17025. | thranduills (thranduills) | 74.12 | 97% | 2018-08-03 |
17026. | akk (torriala) | 74.12 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
17027. | Talgat (talgattim) | 74.11 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
17028. | Christian (kickstyping4thewin) | 74.11 | 96% | 2022-05-11 |
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 |