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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22967. | Jack (trongnghia4849) | 64.66 | 97% | 2018-09-29 |
22968. | Zen (zunn) | 64.66 | 94% | 2014-03-21 |
22969. | Kristen (ricekrispen) | 64.66 | 90% | 2015-04-17 |
22970. | Turkey (turkeyman2) | 64.66 | 96% | 2017-03-17 |
22971. | Mostafa (mostafa_daabis) | 64.66 | 95% | 2019-02-28 |
22972. | Deron (deron) | 64.66 | — | 2010-11-27 |
22973. | mai (murmmurp) | 64.65 | 97% | 2024-04-30 |
22974. | Benjamin (dogast) | 64.65 | 96% | 2024-01-11 |
22975. | Raymond (0kboomer) | 64.65 | 98% | 2023-12-19 |
22976. | Lehloenya (hawk24) | 64.65 | 95.9% | 2023-11-29 |
22977. | PB (yukiiiipboy) | 64.65 | 98% | 2022-07-31 |
22978. | hrishabh (hrishabh3105) | 64.65 | 96% | 2024-02-24 |
22979. | Dyl (flim332) | 64.65 | 89% | 2015-05-06 |
22980. | lala (2eazzy) | 64.65 | 96% | 2019-11-14 |
22981. | William (willezur) | 64.65 | 87% | 2013-10-08 |
22982. | Sean (professa95) | 64.65 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
22983. | Kapis (akuma1210) | 64.64 | 94% | 2023-12-11 |
22984. | kamen (leoloveslea) | 64.64 | 97.2% | 2024-01-05 |
22985. | Eric (ericlauchiho) | 64.64 | 98% | 2023-04-13 |
22986. | Czar (wolfga) | 64.64 | 91% | 2016-10-20 |
22987. | chomars (chomars) | 64.64 | 92% | 2013-06-11 |
22988. | Knortic (knortic) | 64.64 | 93% | 2016-12-04 |
22989. | GUS (gusasaad) | 64.64 | 97% | 2012-11-10 |
22990. | Khanh (doraemon25) | 64.64 | 97% | 2011-10-16 |
22991. | Null (chicken1996) | 64.64 | 96% | 2017-09-21 |
22992. | bazinga (bazinga69) | 64.64 | 93% | 2013-11-27 |
22993. | Evan (tastiicakes) | 64.63 | 95% | 2024-03-29 |
22994. | Rudraksh (rudrakshatrey) | 64.63 | 97% | 2016-12-20 |
22995. | Vate Henecos (bruddinha) | 64.63 | 98% | 2018-12-25 |
22996. | Steven (nerobot) | 64.63 | 97.9% | 2021-02-12 |
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 |