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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26987. | Calem (slow_crunch) | 58.53 | 95% | 2024-04-07 |
26988. | Nicholas (nicholasyeet) | 58.53 | 96% | 2020-07-18 |
26989. | matasa (matat) | 58.53 | 97% | 2012-04-28 |
26990. | Steven (mercatres) | 58.53 | 97% | 2013-02-25 |
26991. | Nilotpal Hajong (nilozen) | 58.52 | 93% | 2024-02-03 |
26992. | Patrik (pgdth) | 58.52 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
26993. | blaze (blaze_012) | 58.52 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
26994. | Brian (briansu) | 58.52 | 95% | 2019-08-23 |
26995. | Kelly (strawberry05) | 58.52 | 97% | 2015-04-02 |
26996. | Maria (oshjosh) | 58.52 | — | 2011-04-20 |
26997. | moon (ivan442211) | 58.52 | 98% | 2015-07-06 |
26998. | reiline89 (reiline) | 58.51 | 96% | 2024-01-15 |
26999. | G Praveen (g_praveen) | 58.51 | 93% | 2015-06-25 |
27000. | Firman (muntaco) | 58.51 | 96% | 2011-12-17 |
27001. | Lucas (yzl427) | 58.51 | 90% | 2015-07-08 |
27002. | RealForce (firemp) | 58.51 | 96% | 2013-04-04 |
27003. | Adam (adamanz) | 58.50 | 96% | 2018-03-29 |
27004. | ochko (ochkofficial) | 58.50 | 96% | 2021-02-28 |
27005. | Guest (njdarton) | 58.50 | 95% | 2011-08-31 |
27006. | Irfan (rawalpindiexpress) | 58.50 | 97% | 2016-03-14 |
27007. | Fung (keith12321) | 58.50 | 95% | 2012-11-26 |
27008. | kelloaki (kelloaki) | 58.49 | 94.5% | 2024-02-08 |
27009. | Christopher (christophersit) | 58.49 | 88% | 2017-02-13 |
27010. | Vesko (baskettaz) | 58.49 | 98% | 2024-04-09 |
27011. | Yerzhan (erzhands) | 58.49 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
27012. | Abhinav Rawal (abhinavrawal) | 58.49 | 96% | 2023-07-23 |
27013. | Hassan (hamoro) | 58.49 | 94% | 2021-07-10 |
27014. | trien (hoangocvan) | 58.49 | 94% | 2011-08-24 |
27015. | Swarna (swarna_m) | 58.48 | 92.6% | 2024-02-19 |
27016. | NinoSack (adsflgtois) | 58.48 | 96% | 2020-05-07 |
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 |