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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13706. | Ted (murdercow) | 79.43 | 95.7% | 2023-11-27 |
13707. | hunt and peck (atypicalguy) | 79.43 | 97% | 2016-11-16 |
13708. | Kevin (thealphamale) | 79.43 | 96% | 2017-12-05 |
13709. | profrog (profrog) | 79.43 | 95% | 2016-01-28 |
13710. | Matthew (matwat7) | 79.42 | 92% | 2015-07-27 |
13711. | Irene (jylee) | 79.42 | 97.3% | 2023-10-01 |
13712. | Jason (jasjelly14) | 79.42 | 89% | 2014-11-14 |
13713. | Tyler (tylerjean) | 79.42 | 95% | 2014-07-21 |
13714. | M (mattgarr) | 79.42 | 90% | 2017-02-04 |
13715. | voided (voided__) | 79.41 | 95% | 2024-02-18 |
13716. | Asbjørn (asbj0510) | 79.41 | 92% | 2016-12-12 |
13717. | jolly1joel (aabossboy) | 79.41 | 97.3% | 2023-12-14 |
13718. | arivappa (leave_me_here) | 79.41 | 96% | 2023-02-21 |
13719. | Xriasp (xriasp) | 79.41 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
13720. | iamsuperior (iaminferior) | 79.41 | 98% | 2018-09-25 |
13721. | akeda (gedex) | 79.41 | 95% | 2012-03-04 |
13722. | MrpancakeO (mrpancakeo) | 79.40 | 97% | 2023-01-02 |
13723. | salvan (salvan333) | 79.40 | 98% | 2023-06-01 |
13724. | Mikhail (mayham92) | 79.40 | 100% | 2021-11-02 |
13725. | Goushique (goushique) | 79.40 | 96% | 2021-05-21 |
13726. | crai (crai27) | 79.40 | 96% | 2021-04-16 |
13727. | Chrysanthemum00 (chrysanthe... | 79.40 | 94% | 2023-12-05 |
13728. | poor.dirty.indian (poor_dir... | 79.40 | 100% | 2014-11-12 |
13729. | andiibooo (andiibooo) | 79.40 | 95% | 2013-01-25 |
13730. | JetLi (laid) | 79.40 | 92% | 2012-06-16 |
13731. | Nicholas (insufferablegoat) | 79.39 | 96% | 2023-05-17 |
13732. | Matty (matty515) | 79.39 | 95.8% | 2023-12-07 |
13733. | Piemboon (piemboons) | 79.39 | 99% | 2015-01-31 |
13734. | Daniel (gunlugga01) | 79.39 | 93% | 2015-11-14 |
13735. | Luke (woopgfx) | 79.39 | 90% | 2012-11-15 |
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 |