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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29414. | Vuong (alamin) | 53.00 | — | 2010-06-22 |
29415. | Emily (emi1ly7) | 52.99 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
29416. | Meta (meta_x0) | 52.99 | 96.5% | 2023-12-16 |
29417. | Marc (marcssayan) | 52.99 | 95% | 2014-10-20 |
29418. | Madhu (mathumathik) | 52.99 | 94% | 2017-06-07 |
29419. | Jose (zense21) | 52.98 | 93% | 2020-05-25 |
29420. | Jared (oranged97939) | 52.98 | 86% | 2012-10-13 |
29421. | Rajendra (rkarki42) | 52.98 | 98% | 2011-11-22 |
29422. | Daniel (jakab922) | 52.98 | 95% | 2011-08-04 |
29423. | 心 (eltnegnam) | 52.98 | 94% | 2012-01-15 |
29424. | Valery Vorobev (few_) | 52.97 | 96.8% | 2024-04-01 |
29425. | MYTE (myte) | 52.97 | 96% | 2023-02-15 |
29426. | gerry (gsihaj5) | 52.97 | 92% | 2016-08-07 |
29427. | kjm9198 (kgm9198) | 52.97 | 96% | 2021-02-08 |
29428. | porphyrogennetos (porphyrog... | 52.97 | 97% | 2022-07-13 |
29429. | even (lik141) | 52.97 | 98% | 2017-07-08 |
29430. | Suprov (s_uprov) | 52.96 | 92% | 2024-03-29 |
29431. | noob (miemypark) | 52.96 | 96% | 2024-01-23 |
29432. | sessiz (yamukklavye) | 52.96 | 94% | 2023-12-10 |
29433. | Hap (hapyv) | 52.96 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
29434. | pelfra_colemak (pelfra_cole... | 52.96 | 94% | 2014-09-03 |
29435. | King JF (foongtastic) | 52.95 | 95% | 2021-12-03 |
29436. | Nicelec (nicelec) | 52.94 | 98% | 2024-04-16 |
29437. | GolferGeek (golfer_geek) | 52.94 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
29438. | Ultraboy (adadxsg) | 52.94 | 89% | 2015-05-30 |
29439. | Hugo (hugoslearning) | 52.93 | 94% | 2021-02-05 |
29440. | Noah (lorenpike) | 52.92 | 96% | 2021-04-21 |
29441. | Turnips! (njwheelbarrow) | 52.92 | 96% | 2016-01-21 |
29442. | adelaide (adelaide1989) | 52.92 | 88% | 2012-06-09 |
29443. | Allen (allen_ammon) | 52.92 | 87% | 2013-06-15 |
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 |