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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26089. | Kevin (vortex_alley) | 59.60 | 95% | 2016-01-04 |
26090. | Andris (raint) | 59.60 | 89% | 2013-05-01 |
26091. | bonnie (kettlekettle) | 59.60 | 98% | 2014-01-16 |
26092. | Gaetan (dgfx) | 59.60 | 93% | 2012-01-06 |
26093. | Nando (mesija) | 59.59 | 95.4% | 2024-02-26 |
26094. | jurkoooo (jurkoooo) | 59.59 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
26095. | . (rryanhh) | 59.59 | 88% | 2016-05-15 |
26096. | DeafChef (deafchefsteph) | 59.58 | 96.8% | 2023-12-01 |
26097. | Indian_Lad (shashank5665) | 59.58 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
26098. | Anson (ansontsui723) | 59.58 | 96% | 2018-09-11 |
26099. | Chang (vuechangz) | 59.58 | 93% | 2013-10-08 |
26100. | Janaash (janzey) | 59.57 | 95.2% | 2024-03-04 |
26101. | Kusahgra (kushagra813) | 59.57 | 95% | 2018-02-01 |
26102. | DataCrusader (faruzzy) | 59.57 | 96% | 2021-03-03 |
26103. | Asylkhan (beeppuck) | 59.57 | 94% | 2021-09-05 |
26104. | unlunlunlun (higuy123456789) | 59.57 | 97% | 2019-04-10 |
26105. | Brandon (brandonthemadona) | 59.56 | 98% | 2024-02-16 |
26106. | TienZxx (tienzxx) | 59.56 | 96.9% | 2024-01-19 |
26107. | Palestine (sonicboomie) | 59.56 | 99% | 2023-08-03 |
26108. | Tanjil (tangent04) | 59.56 | 96.9% | 2024-01-23 |
26109. | Atul (atultypes) | 59.56 | 98% | 2024-02-05 |
26110. | Sajed (saji652) | 59.56 | 95% | 2021-09-29 |
26111. | Hao (codh) | 59.56 | 97% | 2018-12-16 |
26112. | Mathias (cheshire313) | 59.56 | 96% | 2013-04-18 |
26113. | Cvikli (hamar) | 59.56 | — | 2011-03-31 |
26114. | Arivanandan (arivanandan) | 59.56 | 91% | 2012-11-23 |
26115. | Teri (mamobaugh) | 59.56 | 98% | 2017-06-21 |
26116. | Steven (stevn_) | 59.56 | 90% | 2014-06-07 |
26117. | Pop (floppying) | 59.55 | 94% | 2021-05-30 |
26118. | Andrew (andrew03) | 59.55 | 96.7% | 2021-02-01 |
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 |