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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10712. | eaves (locktrig) | 85.48 | 98.2% | 2023-12-22 |
10713. | Mamma (mammaracer) | 85.48 | 97% | 2014-07-07 |
10714. | Johnny (jlien0102) | 85.48 | 96% | 2015-01-12 |
10715. | not gammoron (gammoron) | 85.48 | 96% | 2018-09-27 |
10716. | shmike (shmike) | 85.47 | 97% | 2018-09-03 |
10717. | iotku (iotku) | 85.47 | 92% | 2016-12-21 |
10718. | Marcus (marcus100wpm) | 85.47 | 96% | 2022-07-07 |
10719. | Daniel (danielkry) | 85.47 | 96.7% | 2021-02-07 |
10720. | ankit (ankitthegreat) | 85.47 | 99% | 2022-09-17 |
10721. | เป็ดเขียว... | 85.47 | 95% | 2015-01-16 |
10722. | Christian (xtianz459) | 85.47 | 94% | 2015-04-16 |
10723. | niko (nikuruuuuu) | 85.46 | 98% | 2022-01-14 |
10724. | Kevin (hyperdubz) | 85.46 | 98% | 2016-09-02 |
10725. | Fiona (lilmeg37) | 85.46 | 96% | 2011-05-24 |
10726. | Giles (gga_) | 85.46 | 97% | 2015-06-09 |
10727. | Sienny (siangel) | 85.46 | 99% | 2014-03-08 |
10728. | Felipe (mrsilverspoon) | 85.45 | 97% | 2020-11-15 |
10729. | byron (bozzarf) | 85.45 | 98.2% | 2024-02-29 |
10730. | someone (i_love_sonechkka) | 85.45 | 96.8% | 2023-11-28 |
10731. | blob (blobery) | 85.45 | 96.6% | 2023-12-07 |
10732. | Note (note_r) | 85.45 | 99% | 2020-11-25 |
10733. | Aaron (wigsy) | 85.44 | 97% | 2013-01-23 |
10734. | ocramka (ocramka1) | 85.44 | 97% | 2023-03-19 |
10735. | Awful (sha0wn) | 85.44 | 97% | 2013-09-17 |
10736. | matt (archytas) | 85.44 | 98% | 2012-06-30 |
10737. | Uros (uroskrunic) | 85.43 | 93% | 2015-05-05 |
10738. | Dimitri (dimittori) | 85.43 | 96% | 2016-04-23 |
10739. | Shiva (shivamalik) | 85.43 | 96% | 2015-03-01 |
10740. | Fatnot (fatnot) | 85.42 | 97% | 2021-12-16 |
10741. | Jared (wok1) | 85.42 | 97% | 2021-08-17 |
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 |