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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12760. | John (sprainedankles) | 81.57 | 98% | 2017-08-10 |
12761. | vlad (crowgram) | 81.56 | 96% | 2023-04-27 |
12762. | andy (andypaling) | 81.56 | 97.1% | 2021-02-02 |
12763. | ไมค์ (snthsnth) | 81.56 | 97% | 2013-11-21 |
12764. | ♘Knight (greenchile) | 81.56 | 97% | 2014-05-06 |
12765. | Andrew (churrissimo) | 81.56 | 96% | 2013-09-10 |
12766. | diamondreflect (diamondrefl... | 81.55 | 97% | 2024-04-14 |
12767. | Jared (varmitz1) | 81.55 | 96% | 2022-01-19 |
12768. | Darien (devonent) | 81.55 | 98% | 2023-08-22 |
12769. | Patrick (yevad) | 81.55 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
12770. | Harley (zeomne) | 81.55 | 89% | 2011-09-08 |
12771. | domhack (domhack) | 81.54 | 99% | 2023-11-28 |
12772. | Maximal (maximalelder) | 81.54 | 96% | 2022-11-22 |
12773. | Callan (callick) | 81.54 | 95% | 2013-04-23 |
12774. | Minh Khoa (tmkhoahcmus) | 81.54 | 98% | 2022-11-27 |
12775. | P (keystrokes) | 81.54 | 98% | 2016-04-20 |
12776. | Croii (croii) | 81.53 | 95.7% | 2023-11-24 |
12777. | Rod (compangit) | 81.53 | 96% | 2024-04-12 |
12778. | Ed (eoyama) | 81.53 | 96% | 2022-06-22 |
12779. | DAndH (dandh) | 81.53 | 97% | 2022-04-21 |
12780. | ppbeto (ppesq) | 81.53 | 92% | 2015-04-26 |
12781. | Hillary (typeymane) | 81.53 | 98% | 2017-08-21 |
12782. | Marcel (diammentrodon) | 81.53 | 96% | 2014-07-29 |
12783. | Stéphanie (tirose) | 81.53 | 94% | 2012-06-13 |
12784. | Dennis (dennis_3107) | 81.53 | 95% | 2013-02-16 |
12785. | cuppajoeman.com (cuppajoeman) | 81.52 | 97% | 2018-07-19 |
12786. | Kelly (kellymonkey28) | 81.52 | 97.9% | 2023-11-20 |
12787. | P (castlerock4) | 81.52 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
12788. | DSH (didsh) | 81.52 | 95% | 2016-01-27 |
12789. | Nirmal (nirmalraj) | 81.52 | 93% | 2014-04-26 |
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 |