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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14592. | Poly (typingpoly) | 78.22 | 97% | 2021-11-05 |
14593. | Sapphire (wl23) | 78.22 | 96% | 2018-03-23 |
14594. | toka (tokaisthereal) | 78.21 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
14595. | Brendan (brenakin) | 78.21 | 98% | 2021-11-24 |
14596. | qria (qria) | 78.21 | 86% | 2016-07-09 |
14597. | Aziron (aziron) | 78.20 | 96% | 2017-08-09 |
14598. | Eyoel (aulaman) | 78.20 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
14599. | ColdFire (livinggod29) | 78.20 | 96.6% | 2024-03-01 |
14600. | zero2hero (zero2hero) | 78.20 | 98% | 2023-06-21 |
14601. | Tyronaught (tyronaught) | 78.20 | 98% | 2021-03-31 |
14602. | Tachanka (tachankabestop) | 78.20 | 95% | 2019-04-26 |
14603. | Mr (btilley) | 78.20 | 90% | 2015-03-25 |
14604. | hi (bleuwhite) | 78.19 | 97% | 2023-08-31 |
14605. | Yuval (yuvalsaricov) | 78.19 | 96% | 2023-06-13 |
14606. | Kilanater7 (_kairu_) | 78.19 | 97% | 2021-02-21 |
14607. | Tommy (treemantom) | 78.19 | 98% | 2022-10-06 |
14608. | scoli (scoli) | 78.18 | 98% | 2024-01-22 |
14609. | okita (okitawashere) | 78.18 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
14610. | kekw (propann) | 78.18 | 97% | 2019-06-30 |
14611. | rajsingill (rajsingill) | 78.18 | 96.7% | 2023-11-28 |
14612. | Andrej (apalias) | 78.18 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
14613. | Brandon (brandstand) | 78.18 | 98% | 2013-09-12 |
14614. | Mark (msg0192) | 78.17 | 96% | 2017-01-12 |
14615. | Elizabeth (downbeat) | 78.17 | 98% | 2021-08-14 |
14616. | Nick (crimzynn) | 78.17 | 98% | 2019-10-26 |
14617. | Ivan (agrus) | 78.17 | 98% | 2018-06-12 |
14618. | Bishwo (b_so) | 78.16 | 98.1% | 2024-05-07 |
14619. | cominginhotdog (danhan1234) | 78.16 | 96% | 2023-11-04 |
14620. | Muzakki (muzakkiha) | 78.16 | 99% | 2024-04-23 |
14621. | Yikes! (wowsers1) | 78.15 | 97% | 2023-12-24 |
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 |