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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35081. | kenz00 (kenz_tp) | 60.31 | 96% | 2024-01-08 |
35082. | fishhands (fishwithhands) | 60.31 | 95% | 2024-07-30 |
35083. | gollum (gollum) | 60.31 | — | 2010-07-18 |
35084. | Ange (johnjung806) | 60.31 | 95% | 2021-01-08 |
35085. | viva (viva) | 60.31 | — | 2010-09-11 |
35086. | Philip (philster) | 60.31 | 90% | 2016-01-18 |
35087. | Julian (clif) | 60.31 | 91% | 2016-07-19 |
35088. | asad bopyra (paktyper22) | 60.30 | 97% | 2024-07-08 |
35089. | Jack (jackjack_) | 60.30 | 99.3% | 2024-09-10 |
35090. | Kurzdor (kurzdor) | 60.30 | 93.4% | 2024-12-03 |
35091. | Emmittation (emmittation) | 60.30 | 96% | 2023-12-10 |
35092. | DingDong URwrong (dongtyper) | 60.30 | 98% | 2022-09-06 |
35093. | Rob (smooff) | 60.30 | 89% | 2017-04-21 |
35094. | Lee (enelledee) | 60.30 | 95% | 2020-10-24 |
35095. | Cora (tigercobra) | 60.30 | 97% | 2014-11-04 |
35096. | Alden (alden1122332003) | 60.30 | 95% | 2016-05-08 |
35097. | Christopher (nutsacker) | 60.29 | 96% | 2025-06-09 |
35098. | keks (keksonez) | 60.29 | 95% | 2025-01-20 |
35099. | robvogs (robvogs) | 60.29 | 97% | 2024-07-03 |
35100. | dharma (dharma7) | 60.29 | 96% | 2025-04-09 |
35101. | jawad (jawadamd) | 60.29 | 96.7% | 2024-08-21 |
35102. | jhollister (jhollister) | 60.29 | 93% | 2014-11-10 |
35103. | cam (cam_fung) | 60.29 | 94.7% | 2024-10-20 |
35104. | Wein (thethirdwein) | 60.29 | 96% | 2021-09-05 |
35105. | Chanpreet (omaewa_mou_shind... | 60.29 | 95% | 2020-02-18 |
35106. | Duy (ndduy1995) | 60.29 | 92% | 2011-08-26 |
35107. | Nick (iconicks) | 60.29 | 93% | 2014-09-22 |
35108. | Crazyfoxxy (crazyfoxxy) | 60.29 | 97% | 2016-08-24 |
35109. | Lai (speedylai) | 60.29 | 96% | 2015-10-26 |
35110. | Taylor (pemberton47) | 60.29 | 92% | 2011-05-15 |
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 |