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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13556. | Maverick (maverickblitz) | 80.12 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
13557. | Altair (aimenov) | 80.12 | 97% | 2019-08-21 |
13558. | Bradley (bradt30h) | 80.12 | 97% | 2021-09-15 |
13559. | VEX (samjr6) | 80.12 | 95% | 2020-11-24 |
13560. | jas (orjasm) | 80.12 | 99% | 2020-11-20 |
13561. | Beddytear (beddytear) | 80.12 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
13562. | JJ (derwinternaht) | 80.12 | 94% | 2015-01-10 |
13563. | Pazinato (pazinato) | 80.11 | 96% | 2020-04-28 |
13564. | Sandakan Boyz (cnix) | 80.11 | 94% | 2013-02-02 |
13565. | KobesMom (vradeus) | 80.10 | 96.7% | 2023-10-10 |
13566. | uu.u.u (shruuuu) | 80.10 | 97.5% | 2021-02-13 |
13567. | LuksusPe (luksuspe) | 80.10 | 96% | 2012-11-19 |
13568. | Mr. Penguin (arcturusleng) | 80.10 | 95% | 2012-12-12 |
13569. | Reinaldo (reinaldotje) | 80.10 | 93% | 2016-03-20 |
13570. | Josiah (thejinjam) | 80.10 | 92% | 2017-02-25 |
13571. | tstats[jimmy125] (jimmy125) | 80.10 | 89% | 2016-12-23 |
13572. | dirty dan (dirtydan321) | 80.09 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
13573. | YaNo Khmer (yano305) | 80.09 | 99% | 2024-03-14 |
13574. | ALED (elassyo) | 80.09 | 95% | 2022-02-04 |
13575. | Im-a-loser (rowdy_burns) | 80.09 | 98% | 2023-11-11 |
13576. | Lakshya (lakshya7878) | 80.09 | 98% | 2022-05-28 |
13577. | boriswong (boriswong) | 80.08 | 96.3% | 2023-11-17 |
13578. | Kyle J Thompson (misterkyyle) | 80.08 | 97% | 2024-01-01 |
13579. | Invis (invis_lurker) | 80.08 | 96% | 2022-07-22 |
13580. | grace (koald) | 80.08 | 96% | 2021-01-19 |
13581. | -ItsMeFurZy (itsmefurzy) | 80.08 | 94% | 2016-03-01 |
13582. | Vojtěch (hudvoj) | 80.08 | 97% | 2016-06-22 |
13583. | Shreeram (sgnnb) | 80.08 | 98% | 2013-11-20 |
13584. | Stephen (palette) | 80.08 | 93% | 2016-02-11 |
13585. | ___ (bufoviridis) | 80.08 | 97% | 2017-10-09 |
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 |