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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13074. | Adin (nightmarexe) | 80.92 | 95.6% | 2021-02-16 |
13075. | Kenn (kenn_double_n) | 80.92 | 95% | 2020-11-02 |
13076. | Vato (vatm1010) | 80.92 | 96% | 2014-11-23 |
13077. | Aubree (itzmeaubree1) | 80.91 | 96% | 2022-12-26 |
13078. | nara (naraaa) | 80.91 | 97% | 2021-09-23 |
13079. | Joonho (tmboy) | 80.91 | 96% | 2014-01-02 |
13080. | maufry (maufry) | 80.91 | 96% | 2020-09-17 |
13081. | rainbowdash (ranebowdash) | 80.91 | 97% | 2015-12-31 |
13082. | Zeeshan (zeeshan13) | 80.90 | 95.4% | 2023-11-10 |
13083. | parth (parthvaghela) | 80.90 | 97% | 2022-08-01 |
13084. | Yaaaaboi (yaboiiiiiiiiiii) | 80.90 | 96% | 2023-10-01 |
13085. | Josh (joshmgeorge) | 80.90 | 97% | 2022-06-26 |
13086. | taseh (taseh) | 80.90 | 95% | 2021-07-05 |
13087. | N (oryptic) | 80.90 | 97% | 2014-08-08 |
13088. | sebs (slausell) | 80.90 | 97% | 2013-11-04 |
13089. | Norton (pajj) | 80.90 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
13090. | Taylor (tlantisdel) | 80.89 | 99% | 2024-01-26 |
13091. | SpeedCubeMan (speedcubeman) | 80.89 | 98% | 2024-04-06 |
13092. | Fractioned (fractioned) | 80.89 | 97% | 2022-08-17 |
13093. | Piotr (codemate) | 80.89 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
13094. | Gareth (morpen8) | 80.89 | 96% | 2019-11-03 |
13095. | Ampit (5p33d) | 80.89 | 94% | 2011-11-30 |
13096. | WISH (wisheth) | 80.88 | 97% | 2023-11-29 |
13097. | Gabywaby (gabey) | 80.88 | 95% | 2012-11-09 |
13098. | Emmy (emmanuelle29) | 80.88 | 97% | 2017-10-31 |
13099. | Matti (djveslemoy) | 80.88 | 97% | 2011-11-24 |
13100. | Josh (jaysche) | 80.87 | 97% | 2022-11-03 |
13101. | Srijan (lego_11) | 80.87 | 97% | 2024-04-02 |
13102. | sk (skfoo88) | 80.87 | 98% | 2020-12-27 |
13103. | yoimhungry (yoimhungry) | 80.87 | 96% | 2017-08-27 |
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 |