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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18623. | onlinetichoi (onlinetichoi) | 71.84 | 94% | 2013-10-13 |
18624. | Adham (adhamfn) | 71.83 | 98% | 2024-02-22 |
18625. | Dan (yugurtz) | 71.83 | 95% | 2021-05-06 |
18626. | The Stig (the_veldt) | 71.83 | 95% | 2016-04-20 |
18627. | Matt (digisax) | 71.83 | 97% | 2017-06-23 |
18628. | Walker (arunsreyas) | 71.83 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
18629. | shez (shezcode) | 71.82 | 97% | 2023-08-22 |
18630. | Tajwar (dxadcircuit) | 71.82 | 97% | 2021-08-07 |
18631. | Siddharth (sid.shandilya@gm... | 71.82 | — | 2011-04-21 |
18632. | email (emailgmail) | 71.82 | 96% | 2019-06-12 |
18633. | duhber (duhber) | 71.82 | 94% | 2016-02-21 |
18634. | Jared (infamousjj) | 71.81 | 94% | 2017-10-04 |
18635. | Michael (michaeleekk) | 71.81 | 97% | 2011-09-22 |
18636. | Amy (miss_a) | 71.81 | — | 2010-07-29 |
18637. | Phillip (littlebigphil) | 71.81 | 93% | 2016-02-10 |
18638. | Alejandro (appleonama1) | 71.81 | 97% | 2016-05-09 |
18639. | Leo Saiu-Bell (leoasb) | 71.80 | 95.2% | 2023-12-01 |
18640. | neno (nenobid428) | 71.80 | 99% | 2021-09-20 |
18641. | Sreekar (sreekarsr) | 71.80 | 95.6% | 2023-11-25 |
18642. | ballz (ballzbazz) | 71.80 | 98% | 2022-12-01 |
18643. | Oliver (ollciso) | 71.80 | 93% | 2016-04-01 |
18644. | sunil (udpsunil) | 71.80 | — | 2011-02-22 |
18645. | Erik (lither) | 71.80 | — | 2011-02-17 |
18646. | smn (fnacke) | 71.80 | 98% | 2013-04-14 |
18647. | Yoci (yociee) | 71.80 | 93% | 2017-03-25 |
18648. | Artur (artixalke) | 71.80 | 95% | 2017-12-23 |
18649. | Debdip Das (dipto_debdip) | 71.79 | 94.6% | 2023-12-08 |
18650. | I ♥ MODI (pukle) | 71.79 | 97% | 2018-07-10 |
18651. | justin (justinjustbeatyou1) | 71.79 | 93% | 2011-05-11 |
18652. | YamaguchiCatSpring (burgers... | 71.78 | 96.8% | 2023-12-21 |
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 |