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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8369. | Uwarowite (uvarowite) | 93.73 | 96.8% | 2024-04-23 |
8370. | Ion (incode4it) | 93.73 | 98% | 2022-07-25 |
8371. | Abishiek (abishiek_a) | 93.73 | 97.7% | 2023-11-07 |
8372. | jenga (smokythunder) | 93.73 | 98% | 2021-05-17 |
8373. | Snuggle (snuggie) | 93.73 | 97% | 2019-01-13 |
8374. | GreatWhiteShark (black_b6969) | 93.72 | 99% | 2022-08-31 |
8375. | tori (t0ri25) | 93.72 | 97% | 2012-01-16 |
8376. | False (adumbration) | 93.71 | 98% | 2016-07-27 |
8377. | shoddy-cook (mosuande) | 93.71 | 99% | 2022-09-19 |
8378. | jacob (iljain) | 93.71 | 97% | 2020-11-24 |
8379. | EXT (exterari) | 93.71 | 99% | 2022-04-04 |
8380. | satan (satanslefttoe) | 93.71 | 97% | 2020-12-27 |
8381. | Ryan (carefullyslow) | 93.71 | 98% | 2021-03-06 |
8382. | oneproduct (oneproduct) | 93.71 | 98% | 2012-09-07 |
8383. | F.T. (ft404) | 93.71 | 99% | 2014-09-14 |
8384. | Kirke (kirke) | 93.71 | 97% | 2014-12-20 |
8385. | Gabriel (itsgiorno) | 93.70 | 98.8% | 2025-01-22 |
8386. | George (justgeo) | 93.70 | 97% | 2024-10-06 |
8387. | Iamsparta (void_snowy) | 93.70 | 97.2% | 2024-03-03 |
8388. | Dambi (tomino) | 93.70 | 98% | 2014-09-22 |
8389. | つべ (tube_jp) | 93.69 | 97.2% | 2023-12-27 |
8390. | Mehrdad (mhlplayer) | 93.69 | 97% | 2016-08-09 |
8391. | MeHdi (mehdi_kazemi8) | 93.69 | 98% | 2014-06-30 |
8392. | tisms (tisms_inc) | 93.68 | 97.2% | 2024-01-27 |
8393. | Philip (demonware) | 93.68 | 95% | 2022-05-06 |
8394. | jake (imgayxoxoxo) | 93.68 | 95% | 2014-11-14 |
8395. | Miko (kimonoso) | 93.68 | 99% | 2015-06-18 |
8396. | Ryan (cinfol) | 93.68 | 93% | 2013-01-08 |
8397. | Vee (vyviette) | 93.67 | 97% | 2024-07-13 |
8398. | Nick (krupa1727) | 93.67 | 97.7% | 2024-09-26 |
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 |