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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9183. | Jiaying (jiaying) | 88.67 | 96% | 2023-03-27 |
9184. | Sorin (tur7le0010) | 88.67 | 98% | 2021-01-13 |
9185. | dylan (dylannorng) | 88.67 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
9186. | Soul (soulapple) | 88.67 | 97% | 2011-08-08 |
9187. | aoki (ice273) | 88.67 | 98% | 2013-05-08 |
9188. | Anthony (avchen) | 88.66 | 94% | 2015-03-03 |
9189. | jacques (the_quick_brown_fox) | 88.65 | 97% | 2024-01-06 |
9190. | Sherry (cherrysu) | 88.64 | 97% | 2012-08-06 |
9191. | Sssaajj (sanjisan) | 88.64 | 98% | 2023-06-06 |
9192. | Orante (orante) | 88.64 | 95% | 2021-06-18 |
9193. | blade (sagirii) | 88.64 | 97% | 2021-01-13 |
9194. | Joanna (joanna_josie) | 88.64 | 95% | 2012-12-16 |
9195. | Zeyad (zeyad22) | 88.64 | 98% | 2020-05-21 |
9196. | PPC (speedysteno) | 88.63 | — | 2010-11-04 |
9197. | Stewart Stewart (stewsquared) | 88.63 | 94% | 2013-09-19 |
9198. | Hans (hans007) | 88.63 | 97% | 2015-04-21 |
9199. | PotatoZ (potatoz) | 88.62 | 93% | 2011-09-10 |
9200. | ableable (ableford) | 88.62 | 98% | 2020-05-19 |
9201. | Chibi (xchilla) | 88.62 | 97% | 2013-12-31 |
9202. | Teo (themightyghost) | 88.62 | 93% | 2015-12-31 |
9203. | Zach (morcheeba) | 88.62 | — | 2011-04-02 |
9204. | Harrison (hbguy1234) | 88.62 | — | 2010-12-02 |
9205. | the (thetrickster10) | 88.61 | 97% | 2021-04-14 |
9206. | dash (quoc_dat736) | 88.61 | 97% | 2012-03-02 |
9207. | Christopher (cribalik) | 88.61 | 96% | 2015-12-04 |
9208. | Eriksen (babaoriley) | 88.61 | 95% | 2013-08-13 |
9209. | Sarah (sarah2005meow) | 88.60 | 98% | 2020-03-28 |
9210. | Ngoc (maxq42) | 88.60 | 98% | 2021-02-23 |
9211. | Jackee (lilbully) | 88.60 | 97% | 2021-02-28 |
9212. | substring (substring) | 88.60 | 96% | 2015-08-24 |
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 |