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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23062. | Landon (yaboidimayo) | 65.12 | 96% | 2021-04-16 |
23063. | Galymzhan (kalizhanov) | 65.12 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
23064. | ☮™ (miss_betty) | 65.12 | 94% | 2012-06-26 |
23065. | SkinnyLegend (ar247292) | 65.12 | 97% | 2020-01-27 |
23066. | Steven (sanstotz) | 65.12 | 93% | 2016-08-01 |
23067. | BabyMeow (babymeow) | 65.11 | 99% | 2024-06-18 |
23068. | 👽 (sofreakingslow) | 65.11 | 96% | 2022-10-17 |
23069. | kabbo (kabbo25) | 65.11 | 96% | 2021-09-21 |
23070. | totaland (totaland) | 65.11 | 97% | 2022-12-05 |
23071. | Shukhrat (shux121995) | 65.11 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
23072. | John (mernst) | 65.11 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
23073. | Stefan (lingprak) | 65.11 | 95% | 2013-04-18 |
23074. | li (lilya) | 65.11 | 98% | 2019-09-22 |
23075. | makkapakka123 (makkapakka123) | 65.10 | 96% | 2024-03-09 |
23076. | Oehan (oehan) | 65.10 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
23077. | Pragyan (pntripathi9417) | 65.10 | 98% | 2020-02-18 |
23078. | Pipe (ergodoxturtle) | 65.09 | 94% | 2020-12-21 |
23079. | SuprDewd (suprdewd) | 65.09 | 87% | 2015-02-02 |
23080. | erick (erick100) | 65.09 | 92% | 2012-06-19 |
23081. | Maria (marlab) | 65.08 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
23082. | Sebastian (ilikechips) | 65.08 | 97% | 2013-02-25 |
23083. | 詩央 (shio) | 65.08 | 97% | 2016-07-23 |
23084. | aulneu (jin_huang) | 65.08 | 96% | 2011-07-10 |
23085. | Sandee[ (sand1482) | 65.07 | 98% | 2022-03-23 |
23086. | Annie (annieochan) | 65.07 | 96% | 2024-02-18 |
23087. | Aashish (albatross007) | 65.07 | 96% | 2024-04-21 |
23088. | (rontran) | 65.07 | 93% | 2017-02-11 |
23089. | Darren (324941483) | 65.07 | 95% | 2017-08-19 |
23090. | Estacado (estacado) | 65.07 | 91% | 2011-11-18 |
23091. | J (typeracereeu9d) | 65.06 | 95.3% | 2024-02-26 |
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 |