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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9607. | Esun (esun4) | 87.34 | 98.4% | 2023-12-26 |
9608. | Chew (chewyixin99) | 87.34 | 97% | 2020-07-11 |
9609. | Shane (jeopardytempest) | 87.34 | 92% | 2014-05-09 |
9610. | Harsh (_harshgupta) | 87.33 | 98% | 2024-02-23 |
9611. | Parth (exter_dg) | 87.33 | 97.5% | 2023-12-13 |
9612. | Nicolas (nico_ma5ter) | 87.33 | 98% | 2020-09-04 |
9613. | -___Sailing_ (chesu) | 87.33 | 96% | 2022-09-03 |
9614. | Ben (atri) | 87.33 | 96% | 2016-05-08 |
9615. | Duy (anhduy2503) | 87.33 | 98% | 2016-10-12 |
9616. | Help me (chowxchow) | 87.32 | 100% | 2023-10-22 |
9617. | ocramka (ocramka) | 87.32 | 98% | 2021-07-31 |
9618. | Dell (delliu) | 87.32 | 98.3% | 2023-12-25 |
9619. | Rav (impaledbison) | 87.32 | 98% | 2022-11-09 |
9620. | Andrew (osparks) | 87.32 | 97% | 2014-07-06 |
9621. | Ana (nanerkins) | 87.32 | 96% | 2014-01-23 |
9622. | Katie ♥ (katimeo) | 87.32 | 96% | 2015-02-06 |
9623. | Mukendi (nainpower) | 87.31 | 96% | 2023-03-10 |
9624. | Jarod (jarods) | 87.31 | 98% | 2019-02-05 |
9625. | Mo (mosidhom) | 87.31 | 98% | 2021-08-14 |
9626. | McKle (mckle7) | 87.31 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
9627. | Daniel (d123aniel) | 87.31 | 97% | 2021-11-11 |
9628. | No Mistakes (apsnacks) | 87.31 | 99% | 2014-11-13 |
9629. | pizki (pizki) | 87.31 | — | 2010-06-30 |
9630. | Naveen (stinkyman) | 87.30 | 92% | 2016-11-02 |
9631. | Andy (haondy) | 87.30 | 97% | 2020-12-01 |
9632. | Harold (olafthered) | 87.30 | 96% | 2018-12-12 |
9633. | FIveyyy (lufyyy) | 87.29 | 96% | 2023-06-18 |
9634. | Vaibhav (vaibhav974) | 87.29 | 99% | 2023-05-09 |
9635. | Sycko (sycko) | 87.29 | 91% | 2016-12-18 |
9636. | jazon (nozaaaj) | 87.29 | 95% | 2017-03-17 |
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 |