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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11864. | Paolo (lambdasc) | 83.19 | 93% | 2012-10-15 |
11865. | Jason (jrgolfer) | 83.19 | 95% | 2012-02-17 |
11866. | Huang.zy (amwzhenyu) | 83.18 | 99% | 2015-03-15 |
11867. | Asian (kiniiranai) | 83.18 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
11868. | Kaeng (xxx_hikari) | 83.18 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
11869. | Dominik (seksipleyboy) | 83.18 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
11870. | Bruno (bfreakingd) | 83.18 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
11871. | cimbraien (cimbraien) | 83.18 | 96% | 2015-04-07 |
11872. | Johnn (gohn) | 83.18 | — | 2011-03-08 |
11873. | Willard (pvtlink) | 83.18 | 95% | 2015-02-16 |
11874. | Daniel (danielnickels) | 83.17 | 98% | 2017-06-15 |
11875. | Isaac (immortalz) | 83.17 | 96% | 2022-02-20 |
11876. | Chris (___chris) | 83.17 | 98% | 2021-09-20 |
11877. | Mycargoboom (hayadabest) | 83.17 | 97% | 2021-03-15 |
11878. | gegs921 (gegs921) | 83.17 | 97% | 2019-09-16 |
11879. | Red lights (blazemkwii) | 83.17 | 97% | 2014-09-18 |
11880. | dante (vincent_is_bad) | 83.16 | 98% | 2019-08-23 |
11881. | Justin (minionace47) | 83.16 | 97% | 2018-02-21 |
11882. | Saurabh (saurabh007) | 83.16 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
11883. | Anmol (anmol_up70) | 83.16 | 98% | 2023-02-19 |
11884. | roberto.rodriguezarch (ytryy) | 83.16 | 96.7% | 2023-12-29 |
11885. | Aaron (oantseri) | 83.16 | 99% | 2020-08-15 |
11886. | Caroline (murungu) | 83.16 | — | 2010-10-27 |
11887. | George (geochuu) | 83.16 | 97% | 2017-09-13 |
11888. | wat (yoohoos) | 83.16 | 93% | 2012-12-08 |
11889. | Matilda (x_missin_pgl_2008_x) | 83.16 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
11890. | Schnu (schnu) | 83.16 | 95% | 2012-06-24 |
11891. | Greg (gwself) | 83.16 | 94% | 2013-12-18 |
11892. | HyperioN (hyperion1138) | 83.15 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
11893. | Derek (dlsr) | 83.15 | 95% | 2014-08-23 |
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 |