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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18793. | Scopic (scopic) | 71.59 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
18794. | cassuvita (cassuvita) | 71.59 | 95% | 2012-01-10 |
18795. | ( ̄_, ̄ ) (currkz) | 71.58 | 94.3% | 2024-03-12 |
18796. | Jake (jake845) | 71.58 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
18797. | Kelvinhbo (kelvinhbo) | 71.58 | 98% | 2024-04-04 |
18798. | Matt (vinchenzoxl) | 71.58 | 96.3% | 2023-12-19 |
18799. | Maaaaajd (majd) | 71.58 | — | 2011-02-17 |
18800. | Renchenchen (renchenchen) | 71.58 | 97% | 2014-06-03 |
18801. | Kevin (kraay) | 71.57 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
18802. | ICKOStreet (ickostreet) | 71.57 | 94% | 2020-04-06 |
18803. | Cherie (akjng2) | 71.57 | 95% | 2020-01-25 |
18804. | Richard (ozzy1970) | 71.57 | 98% | 2024-04-20 |
18805. | Sarvottam (sarvottampriyada... | 71.57 | 96.3% | 2021-02-17 |
18806. | Krystof (krystof26) | 71.57 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
18807. | DerToastbrotmitButter (dert... | 71.57 | 94% | 2017-03-09 |
18808. | Hamza (hamzaa_94) | 71.57 | 91% | 2014-07-16 |
18809. | Liyu (jjjfgu) | 71.56 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
18810. | modittb (modittt) | 71.56 | 99% | 2023-08-28 |
18811. | Brad (lilbrad52) | 71.56 | 98% | 2017-08-20 |
18812. | Tobbe (tobbe326) | 71.56 | 95.6% | 2023-11-14 |
18813. | fallagrim (fallagrim) | 71.56 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
18814. | Sailor (spongi12) | 71.56 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
18815. | Madelaine (madtherad) | 71.56 | 91% | 2017-06-01 |
18816. | Gail (gailrickman@yahoo.com) | 71.56 | 95% | 2015-03-10 |
18817. | Chris (whocareidont) | 71.55 | 93% | 2016-10-20 |
18818. | one38 (one38) | 71.55 | 97.2% | 2023-11-30 |
18819. | ritwik (ritwik3856) | 71.55 | 97% | 2021-07-06 |
18820. | Bepsi (thesaltiestsea) | 71.55 | 94% | 2018-06-27 |
18821. | Daneshvar (daneshvara) | 71.55 | 87% | 2016-10-31 |
18822. | Ole Einar (zyphie) | 71.55 | 97% | 2013-07-04 |
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 |