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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8218. | Baruk (baruk) | 90.65 | 99% | 2017-03-16 |
8219. | leichiang (leichiang) | 90.64 | 98% | 2023-12-07 |
8220. | 💜LEAN💜 (tellervo) | 90.64 | 97% | 2022-11-03 |
8221. | Lumineux (lumineux9666) | 90.64 | 98% | 2021-03-28 |
8222. | Dina (dinalg97) | 90.64 | 85% | 2016-11-07 |
8223. | Shaun (sharkbasket) | 90.63 | 97% | 2023-03-27 |
8224. | BigAppleMan (appleinmyhead123) | 90.63 | 97% | 2023-06-24 |
8225. | Zol (zoltac) | 90.63 | 99% | 2021-05-09 |
8226. | Paul (pk234) | 90.63 | 99% | 2022-10-13 |
8227. | timefaker (timeassassin) | 90.62 | 97% | 2022-07-09 |
8228. | no (prtlai) | 90.62 | 99% | 2023-08-02 |
8229. | loser (losertyperlul) | 90.62 | 98% | 2020-10-20 |
8230. | Slow (insys) | 90.62 | — | 2010-10-02 |
8231. | Adlin (adlin_typer18) | 90.61 | 97% | 2022-09-06 |
8232. | iChoke@TheEnd (vidivinci) | 90.61 | 97.7% | 2024-01-15 |
8233. | geras (gerastv) | 90.61 | 96% | 2021-04-29 |
8234. | Lorenzo (liquidswords) | 90.60 | 99% | 2021-06-17 |
8235. | terminelocity (terminelocity) | 90.60 | 98% | 2020-03-09 |
8236. | Chetnifikovano (gh0stblad3zz) | 90.60 | 97% | 2020-05-20 |
8237. | Ahead of you (wadehuangjr) | 90.60 | 98.6% | 2021-02-08 |
8238. | Nick (hobomichaels) | 90.60 | 100% | 2019-02-09 |
8239. | moe (moe091) | 90.60 | 96% | 2012-12-11 |
8240. | Meeks (eekms) | 90.59 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
8241. | Somogyi (vincture) | 90.59 | 98% | 2021-06-28 |
8242. | me (gghoney) | 90.59 | 98% | 2023-12-28 |
8243. | tstats[witherking] (witherk... | 90.58 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
8244. | JRD (yesjrd) | 90.58 | 96.5% | 2023-11-13 |
8245. | Bertram (spoxez) | 90.58 | 95% | 2020-04-01 |
8246. | Akerlyn (akerlyn) | 90.58 | 97% | 2016-02-27 |
8247. | DanL (danleedle) | 90.58 | 98% | 2019-08-05 |
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 |