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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3474. | John Carlo (johndue21) | 108.72 | 96% | 2017-03-16 |
3475. | dat (xeochron) | 108.71 | 97% | 2022-03-21 |
3476. | Stillow (stillow) | 108.71 | 97% | 2017-02-15 |
3477. | blarg (sackjepticeye) | 108.70 | 97% | 2024-05-11 |
3478. | Luke (lavedon) | 108.70 | 99% | 2014-01-01 |
3479. | Devon (evonde) | 108.70 | 96% | 2013-02-21 |
3480. | Nour (nourxcx) | 108.68 | 99% | 2021-11-29 |
3481. | Zephyr (hiilikepie12345) | 108.68 | 99% | 2014-08-29 |
3482. | Saidy (saidypoo) | 108.67 | 94% | 2011-10-20 |
3483. | delina (delinaxd) | 108.67 | 99% | 2021-01-17 |
3484. | whupdup (whupdup) | 108.67 | 97% | 2016-03-10 |
3485. | mipsu (mipsulii) | 108.67 | 94% | 2013-02-25 |
3486. | Vi (chingdiggity) | 108.66 | 98% | 2023-01-29 |
3487. | Alexander (timmy542) | 108.66 | 97% | 2012-03-19 |
3488. | Steven (zanzibar) | 108.66 | 97% | 2013-04-12 |
3489. | J (jwp36) | 108.66 | — | 2011-03-06 |
3490. | MuiePonta (pelerin) | 108.65 | 99% | 2014-01-23 |
3491. | Jerry (sylvos) | 108.65 | 95% | 2013-10-08 |
3492. | i am (ashou) | 108.64 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
3493. | Lorenzo (halliwell_manor) | 108.64 | 98.1% | 2024-07-20 |
3494. | ZedrickB (zedrickb) | 108.64 | 98% | 2016-09-17 |
3495. | Toodles (toodles678) | 108.62 | 98.4% | 2024-04-24 |
3496. | (zealindaus) | 108.62 | 99% | 2020-06-17 |
3497. | Fesh (feshua) | 108.61 | 98% | 2025-03-11 |
3498. | Gridcoin (gabeneweii) | 108.61 | 98% | 2023-09-09 |
3499. | Snapdragon (bunkerboo29) | 108.61 | 96% | 2016-07-04 |
3500. | ay (voidiz) | 108.61 | 96% | 2015-09-30 |
3501. | fuggurt (romerskglas) | 108.60 | 98.8% | 2024-08-23 |
3502. | Moridin (archer4) | 108.60 | 98% | 2012-05-14 |
3503. | Ashwin (ashwinsax) | 108.59 | 99% | 2020-10-24 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |