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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10542. | Jacob (rosfather) | 85.69 | 99% | 2020-05-19 |
10543. | Ronald (ron777) | 85.69 | 99% | 2018-07-21 |
10544. | Lucian (lucianthomaz) | 85.69 | 95% | 2014-05-07 |
10545. | Joel (an0n1m1ty) | 85.68 | 98% | 2021-07-13 |
10546. | hehe (blazeclash) | 85.68 | 97% | 2022-12-01 |
10547. | ( ¬‿¬) ( ಠ_ಠ) (... | 85.68 | 97% | 2021-07-03 |
10548. | 🍆 (dev_null) | 85.68 | 97% | 2019-02-28 |
10549. | Nate (toiletsplash) | 85.67 | 98% | 2018-12-09 |
10550. | Joel (teknogeek) | 85.66 | 94% | 2017-05-21 |
10551. | GODSPEED (flashahyea) | 85.66 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
10552. | Daniel (d4mage2k) | 85.66 | 97% | 2021-08-22 |
10553. | 50wpm (acc_trainee) | 85.66 | 95% | 2012-06-30 |
10554. | rg (rg69) | 85.66 | 99% | 2015-03-16 |
10555. | David (dmcchan) | 85.66 | 95% | 2013-09-27 |
10556. | K (bax399) | 85.65 | 96% | 2022-07-07 |
10557. | Ali (alialialiali) | 85.65 | 95% | 2015-01-06 |
10558. | Alfardi (thecutebannana) | 85.64 | 98% | 2019-01-31 |
10559. | Trevor (charon) | 85.64 | 98% | 2014-12-09 |
10560. | gg (ggab) | 85.64 | 94% | 2016-06-27 |
10561. | appropriate nicknames pls (... | 85.64 | 97% | 2013-07-11 |
10562. | Anderson (andrsnhd) | 85.64 | — | 2011-02-11 |
10563. | bumbumbum (charlie000) | 85.63 | 97% | 2024-05-27 |
10564. | tstats[harveycoolestkid69] ... | 85.63 | 95% | 2021-07-31 |
10565. | Jrarr (jrarrmy) | 85.63 | 97% | 2014-06-30 |
10566. | mike (doorman32) | 85.63 | 95% | 2020-08-01 |
10567. | Kev (joebob1235) | 85.63 | 96.5% | 2023-11-01 |
10568. | Logan (loganft) | 85.63 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
10569. | tstats[uvarowite] (uvarowite) | 85.62 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
10570. | Ryan (potatoz10) | 85.62 | 97% | 2021-08-24 |
10571. | Benji (thunderic) | 85.62 | 94% | 2015-10-09 |
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 |