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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3541. | Peter (ptnguyen) | 108.44 | 99% | 2021-03-15 |
3542. | Battesti (koubou) | 108.44 | 97% | 2011-07-21 |
3543. | Snowy (it_was_lag) | 108.43 | 98% | 2025-04-29 |
3544. | svk (svk01) | 108.43 | 97% | 2016-08-04 |
3545. | Zee (zeal0us) | 108.43 | 98% | 2014-05-27 |
3546. | Anatoliy (iganatoliy) | 108.42 | 98% | 2016-04-10 |
3547. | sməxy (smexyflako) | 108.42 | 99% | 2023-03-19 |
3548. | Joey (rosuoammdo) | 108.42 | 95% | 2011-05-10 |
3549. | BABY SKRRT (allantruongx) | 108.41 | 98% | 2018-08-02 |
3550. | Kimberly (kmbrlyngyn) | 108.41 | 95% | 2016-11-15 |
3551. | (jasimk) | 108.41 | 97% | 2022-05-09 |
3552. | eclipse (one12345) | 108.40 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
3553. | Chris (planedriver) | 108.40 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
3554. | harry (orekkles) | 108.38 | 98% | 2019-09-30 |
3555. | Cole (colemix1002) | 108.38 | 96% | 2017-08-21 |
3556. | David (dpdd) | 108.38 | 97% | 2012-06-30 |
3557. | Meghan (nutmeg0686) | 108.37 | 98% | 2014-03-25 |
3558. | sheep (theonesheep) | 108.36 | 98.6% | 2024-11-17 |
3559. | cliche (vviras) | 108.36 | 97% | 2021-05-13 |
3560. | Seth (ccocoa_colemak) | 108.36 | 96% | 2014-02-12 |
3561. | d (dcao) | 108.35 | 93% | 2012-04-17 |
3562. | Edison (ewjl) | 108.34 | 100% | 2024-03-22 |
3563. | sidm (sidm) | 108.34 | 98% | 2020-10-10 |
3564. | banana (bananachicken27) | 108.33 | 97% | 2024-07-24 |
3565. | Guy (supasilp) | 108.33 | 96.3% | 2024-04-06 |
3566. | datboi (datboiyaron) | 108.33 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
3567. | (nonquitwarrior) | 108.33 | 97% | 2021-04-08 |
3568. | Adam (plutoking) | 108.33 | 98% | 2014-02-05 |
3569. | Sebastian (cloutimus) | 108.32 | 96.9% | 2024-07-18 |
3570. | Vijay (pattisapu) | 108.32 | 96% | 2016-06-13 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |