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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3870. | Milan (milang13) | 104.80 | 98% | 2017-12-02 |
3871. | bassoon (bassoon_38) | 104.80 | 99% | 2020-10-24 |
3872. | codepratton (codepratton) | 104.79 | 99% | 2023-12-01 |
3873. | Jaren (hubbington) | 104.79 | 96% | 2013-02-23 |
3874. | Josh (smjoshkim) | 104.78 | 99% | 2024-03-17 |
3875. | davbad1 (davbad1) | 104.78 | 98% | 2021-01-19 |
3876. | cherub (cherub) | 104.78 | 96% | 2012-07-09 |
3877. | Lulu (erkinb) | 104.77 | 96% | 2018-12-08 |
3878. | Andrew (acdunn10) | 104.76 | 98.1% | 2024-05-16 |
3879. | Petar (herrokan) | 104.76 | 98% | 2016-05-12 |
3880. | Michael (jimmychim) | 104.75 | 96% | 2011-12-02 |
3881. | Matthais (maciejosas2012) | 104.75 | 100% | 2023-05-24 |
3882. | Ioana (yamayama) | 104.75 | 98% | 2014-10-31 |
3883. | LSF (lsforman) | 104.75 | — | 2011-03-22 |
3884. | broken backspace (thefuture... | 104.74 | 98.5% | 2021-02-22 |
3885. | Alex (bajiizus) | 104.74 | 98% | 2015-09-08 |
3886. | 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 (unrequited_) | 104.73 | 97.5% | 2024-04-14 |
3887. | Alex (alexinfinity) | 104.73 | 98% | 2022-10-29 |
3888. | kostas (mk001) | 104.73 | 97% | 2012-02-29 |
3889. | HKER (crafting112) | 104.73 | 95% | 2017-01-19 |
3890. | InterstitialVideo Event Cal... | 104.72 | 98% | 2024-02-20 |
3891. | Ray (typer4lyfe) | 104.71 | — | 2011-01-13 |
3892. | Kevin (kevinsodium) | 104.70 | 97% | 2018-09-28 |
3893. | Akash (vermaakash1000) | 104.70 | 98% | 2023-02-19 |
3894. | HiDa (hiida) | 104.69 | 97% | 2022-05-29 |
3895. | Jeffrey (reside) | 104.69 | 93% | 2016-03-18 |
3896. | myst (mystith) | 104.68 | 99% | 2018-11-02 |
3897. | tonberrysc (ramenandeggs) | 104.68 | 95% | 2013-12-24 |
3898. | aqibm (aqibm) | 104.68 | 97% | 2018-03-18 |
3899. | Saucter (saucter) | 104.67 | 97.5% | 2023-12-29 |
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 |