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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22457. | Pronto (pronto_) | 73.85 | 95% | 2015-06-25 |
22458. | CherryWheelz (cherrywheelz) | 73.84 | 98.5% | 2025-04-16 |
22459. | riko (r1ko_v2) | 73.84 | 98% | 2023-04-13 |
22460. | underdog (underd0g) | 73.84 | 97.2% | 2024-04-15 |
22461. | Brylle (latios12349) | 73.84 | 96% | 2024-04-13 |
22462. | Alex (screwattack44) | 73.84 | 97% | 2017-08-08 |
22463. | Lenie (leniem) | 73.84 | 98% | 2012-01-25 |
22464. | mel (melguerzon) | 73.84 | 93% | 2013-02-15 |
22465. | Joshua (joshuamclark) | 73.84 | 95% | 2016-07-25 |
22466. | John (fudgebucket27) | 73.84 | 92% | 2013-10-09 |
22467. | aargon (sos_nn_sos) | 73.83 | 97% | 2023-01-01 |
22468. | ash (bbbeansprout) | 73.83 | 98% | 2024-08-20 |
22469. | Jimmy (jimmyhimmy414) | 73.83 | 96.1% | 2024-04-18 |
22470. | Donovan Bailey (dbyv_96) | 73.83 | 96% | 2024-09-08 |
22471. | hhdhwuus (hhdhwuus) | 73.83 | 97% | 2024-01-04 |
22472. | Illcurable (cmcanela) | 73.83 | 95% | 2013-05-15 |
22473. | aqyu (aqyu) | 73.82 | 97% | 2025-01-20 |
22474. | sverdejot (sverdejot) | 73.82 | 97% | 2024-04-06 |
22475. | tstats[morgchow] (morgchow) | 73.82 | 95.9% | 2024-01-31 |
22476. | william (willtype11) | 73.82 | 97.9% | 2023-11-16 |
22477. | Heavenly Demon (naresh_king) | 73.82 | 95% | 2024-09-08 |
22478. | Tihmux (tihmux) | 73.82 | 97.4% | 2024-09-05 |
22479. | Vinh (piecharts) | 73.82 | 97% | 2021-02-27 |
22480. | OutKaz (ajelchico) | 73.82 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
22481. | hikaru (hikaru27) | 73.82 | 97% | 2011-09-05 |
22482. | Dan (sirdanwj) | 73.82 | 98% | 2014-02-18 |
22483. | Anic (anic_) | 73.81 | 96% | 2023-02-03 |
22484. | (cringemak) | 73.81 | 96% | 2024-03-31 |
22485. | noviaocean (starryeyes) | 73.81 | 94.5% | 2023-12-03 |
22486. | Ernie (ej_lightning) | 73.81 | 98.4% | 2024-03-06 |
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 |