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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15238. | lazanja (zange767) | 77.12 | 99.3% | 2023-12-28 |
15239. | Suh dude (jaykwon) | 77.12 | 97% | 2017-07-12 |
15240. | Hans (brotaufstrich) | 77.12 | 97.9% | 2021-02-18 |
15241. | Akazukin (akazukin_cheche) | 77.12 | 95% | 2012-10-12 |
15242. | я не вмію писат... | 77.11 | 97% | 2022-05-23 |
15243. | Thiemo (thiemok) | 77.11 | 99% | 2021-06-25 |
15244. | Cole (yeuling) | 77.11 | 96.6% | 2021-02-03 |
15245. | Ivan (vanisher) | 77.11 | 97% | 2013-09-11 |
15246. | Kyos (kyos00) | 77.11 | 94% | 2013-03-19 |
15247. | Jet (jetrunner) | 77.11 | 95% | 2011-09-02 |
15248. | Tyme (cytokine117) | 77.10 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
15249. | Blair (typerblair) | 77.10 | 98% | 2024-01-19 |
15250. | lquenti (lquenti) | 77.10 | 96% | 2022-07-29 |
15251. | Bean (graybeanie) | 77.10 | 97% | 2021-01-10 |
15252. | Richard (ricstc) | 77.10 | 99% | 2012-05-10 |
15253. | Krzysztof (krist0ff) | 77.10 | 99% | 2024-05-08 |
15254. | Anthony (wwuly) | 77.09 | 96.3% | 2024-01-02 |
15255. | Jordan (mrkentman) | 77.09 | 97% | 2019-05-17 |
15256. | Yash (yash1402_) | 77.09 | 98% | 2021-05-18 |
15257. | Roy (sisalt) | 77.09 | 92% | 2016-11-16 |
15258. | Eugine (alwaysonfire) | 77.09 | 93% | 2016-05-16 |
15259. | Dvorak80 (spline) | 77.09 | 97% | 2016-11-23 |
15260. | Christopher (chrispbrown) | 77.09 | 91% | 2016-02-25 |
15261. | Dmytro (djolas2) | 77.09 | 98% | 2012-04-27 |
15262. | Emily (crydamoure) | 77.08 | 98% | 2018-01-12 |
15263. | Connor DVORAK (deepwaterbus) | 77.08 | 97% | 2022-02-19 |
15264. | nazmul (nhasan0290) | 77.08 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
15265. | dpu (ajeetraj) | 77.08 | 97% | 2017-05-29 |
15266. | Matthew (liberz) | 77.08 | 91% | 2015-02-14 |
15267. | gogofast (eleasx) | 77.08 | 88% | 2013-02-06 |
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 |