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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21134. | Tu (doangiangyen) | 68.15 | — | 2010-09-03 |
21135. | nanang (bedeute) | 68.15 | 94% | 2017-03-16 |
21136. | Gabriel (gabriel24) | 68.14 | 98% | 2022-01-20 |
21137. | Paul (paulcreenis) | 68.14 | 96% | 2016-07-06 |
21138. | isekai (krimsonly) | 68.14 | 97% | 2021-04-06 |
21139. | Jem (jampr) | 68.14 | 97% | 2020-06-14 |
21140. | Zoom (ityperz) | 68.14 | 95.3% | 2021-02-19 |
21141. | Nestor (jbato19) | 68.14 | 92% | 2017-01-16 |
21142. | Twillerdog (twillerdog) | 68.13 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
21143. | yums (yummylicious) | 68.13 | 97% | 2023-12-14 |
21144. | Krystin (spetz) | 68.13 | 97% | 2019-03-13 |
21145. | Kia (kiabin) | 68.13 | 97% | 2024-01-31 |
21146. | Espen Oliver (masterabsinthe) | 68.13 | 95.9% | 2023-12-16 |
21147. | master (yunan_elfath) | 68.13 | 93% | 2016-12-14 |
21148. | Mo (slimg00dy) | 68.13 | 91% | 2017-03-21 |
21149. | Rym (ryym) | 68.13 | 91% | 2015-10-25 |
21150. | Turtle (turtle358739875) | 68.12 | 95.3% | 2023-12-23 |
21151. | pissnugget (pissnugget) | 68.12 | 96% | 2023-08-26 |
21152. | wonder (life_festival) | 68.12 | 95% | 2023-02-27 |
21153. | Marcus (marcus_t) | 68.12 | 97% | 2021-12-06 |
21154. | Justin (holycarrot4) | 68.12 | 93% | 2021-10-26 |
21155. | Eduardo (purplehaha) | 68.12 | 91% | 2016-01-25 |
21156. | Alex (banal) | 68.12 | 92% | 2013-02-06 |
21157. | Hoang (huyhoangan) | 68.12 | 93% | 2011-09-24 |
21158. | Iai (altaf222002) | 68.11 | 97% | 2024-04-28 |
21159. | Alex (alex_ofl) | 68.11 | 96% | 2022-03-06 |
21160. | Lisa (lisee) | 68.11 | 98% | 2016-04-12 |
21161. | Eirik (coow) | 68.11 | 96% | 2019-12-12 |
21162. | Danica (7158dandan) | 68.10 | 96% | 2022-07-05 |
21163. | Abhijeet17o (abhijeet17o) | 68.10 | 98% | 2024-03-20 |
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 |