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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20180. | Jack (randomdize) | 69.27 | 97% | 2018-02-02 |
20181. | Pio (piosoesetio) | 69.26 | 88% | 2016-11-07 |
20182. | Kohei (honzuki) | 69.26 | 97% | 2014-11-26 |
20183. | Mark (anoob) | 69.25 | 83% | 2011-11-17 |
20184. | Edwin (flamed208) | 69.24 | 97.9% | 2023-12-20 |
20185. | Darth (darthvader6969) | 69.24 | 98% | 2023-12-09 |
20186. | sanayaa (sanayaa) | 69.24 | 95% | 2022-05-10 |
20187. | Lucas (_pokerecord_) | 69.24 | 95% | 2023-04-18 |
20188. | Kurt (kurtlee0129) | 69.24 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
20189. | firefly (firef1y) | 69.24 | 90% | 2015-04-01 |
20190. | Shawn Paul (ample) | 69.23 | 97.7% | 2024-01-08 |
20191. | chris (llamas876) | 69.23 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
20192. | Jeffrey (randomhour) | 69.23 | 95% | 2014-12-22 |
20193. | Jamethy (jamethy) | 69.23 | — | 2011-03-17 |
20194. | Lloyd (llgraves) | 69.22 | 98% | 2022-06-24 |
20195. | Michael (aeonlight) | 69.22 | 90% | 2012-11-19 |
20196. | Paull (paulh_112904) | 69.21 | 96% | 2022-04-01 |
20197. | Vincent (effaz) | 69.21 | 92% | 2015-03-15 |
20198. | puppy0cam (puppy0cam) | 69.21 | 97% | 2021-01-29 |
20199. | Scalmole (scalmole) | 69.21 | 96% | 2020-12-18 |
20200. | Henr (bantoe) | 69.20 | 96% | 2023-02-11 |
20201. | shane (shanebk) | 69.20 | 96% | 2022-08-09 |
20202. | not (not_vidhu) | 69.20 | 96% | 2022-06-07 |
20203. | Ram (ramans) | 69.20 | 91% | 2014-07-11 |
20204. | kevin (hyzing) | 69.20 | 86% | 2013-11-13 |
20205. | Ein (einkokelhahn) | 69.20 | 95% | 2018-10-11 |
20206. | Amarpreet (ampit) | 69.20 | 90% | 2011-09-10 |
20207. | EnderiusX (enderius) | 69.19 | 99% | 2023-04-24 |
20208. | Josh (sinkadink) | 69.19 | 86% | 2016-03-17 |
20209. | robert (robert1982) | 69.19 | — | 2010-08-30 |
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 |