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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10935. | Dnoman (dnoman56) | 84.81 | 94% | 2013-09-07 |
10936. | Emil (emle10) | 84.80 | 94% | 2017-05-09 |
10937. | Kesa (waelve) | 84.80 | 99% | 2016-10-28 |
10938. | Ryan (rdeorio) | 84.80 | 99% | 2021-01-11 |
10939. | Gabriel (devlishro) | 84.80 | 95% | 2011-07-11 |
10940. | mobo (mobomoga) | 84.80 | 95% | 2015-08-16 |
10941. | Vasileios (bkontorinis) | 84.80 | 95% | 2012-06-21 |
10942. | ананас (mnzk) | 84.79 | 97.3% | 2023-10-09 |
10943. | Cindy (cindaisy) | 84.79 | 97% | 2019-09-12 |
10944. | Xophules (xophules) | 84.79 | 97% | 2023-04-02 |
10945. | Zyune (spacebarhops) | 84.79 | 93% | 2016-07-05 |
10946. | Spencer Ryan (digitalspenz) | 84.79 | 99% | 2014-01-20 |
10947. | bariguy (chungtony27) | 84.78 | 96% | 2022-04-29 |
10948. | Calvin (calvinmax) | 84.78 | 97% | 2017-11-17 |
10949. | Weston (wesjamber) | 84.78 | 98% | 2017-06-15 |
10950. | Jon Ingvi (ingmundur) | 84.78 | 92% | 2016-02-29 |
10951. | 528am (fivetwentyeight) | 84.77 | 98% | 2024-03-30 |
10952. | Mark (piluncraeshgt) | 84.77 | 99% | 2018-12-20 |
10953. | humberto torres (humbertoto... | 84.77 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
10954. | I win (mymomsaysimspecial) | 84.77 | 92% | 2014-08-23 |
10955. | Emile (zolaric) | 84.77 | 86% | 2011-12-17 |
10956. | JomnoiZ (jomnoi) | 84.76 | 98% | 2024-02-18 |
10957. | Yama (yamathirteen) | 84.76 | 96% | 2024-01-27 |
10958. | hdkirkham (hdkirkham) | 84.76 | 99% | 2024-01-08 |
10959. | Khan (mani_khan) | 84.76 | 98% | 2023-04-29 |
10960. | IFo (ifohancroft) | 84.76 | 99% | 2019-05-27 |
10961. | D (kazmasw) | 84.76 | 97% | 2023-08-26 |
10962. | f1_racer (f1_racer_car) | 84.76 | 98% | 2021-11-13 |
10963. | Axton (taurine) | 84.76 | 97% | 2011-09-10 |
10964. | OxygenBeats (oxygenbeats) | 84.76 | 97% | 2015-09-04 |
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 |