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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8485. | bdi (_bdi_) | 89.91 | 98% | 2020-03-08 |
8486. | Riadh (otherly00) | 89.91 | 98% | 2020-09-05 |
8487. | Arc (arcaneghost) | 89.91 | 98% | 2021-07-01 |
8488. | Baron (baronhate) | 89.91 | 99% | 2023-11-30 |
8489. | Drew (thecomedyne04) | 89.91 | 96% | 2023-12-08 |
8490. | J (itslikeisaid) | 89.91 | 97% | 2014-06-13 |
8491. | @CHARMYTH (charmyth) | 89.91 | 93% | 2013-03-21 |
8492. | zeeeef (seezylol) | 89.90 | 95% | 2015-04-30 |
8493. | J (jayjhan8) | 89.90 | 96% | 2020-03-26 |
8494. | Wot (ostricheleven) | 89.90 | 97% | 2020-01-10 |
8495. | jazon (jazonandes) | 89.90 | 96% | 2021-07-05 |
8496. | github.com/hirthanan (hirth... | 89.90 | 98% | 2021-02-10 |
8497. | (」゚ペ)」 (deafening) | 89.90 | 97% | 2012-01-09 |
8498. | CA66 (ksydry4) | 89.89 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
8499. | Luke (lukedaduke24) | 89.89 | 93% | 2016-01-27 |
8500. | strakerak (strakerak3) | 89.89 | 90% | 2015-06-28 |
8501. | Insub (dskumpf) | 89.88 | 98% | 2024-03-21 |
8502. | Kim (kimson52) | 89.88 | 98% | 2018-12-16 |
8503. | daisy (daisynotfound) | 89.88 | 98% | 2021-06-21 |
8504. | Pog (deftst) | 89.88 | 93% | 2016-04-08 |
8505. | Ruben (rubenms) | 89.88 | 94% | 2012-11-27 |
8506. | Kyle (ksil) | 89.88 | 95% | 2015-03-01 |
8507. | Jason Verheyden (jverheyden) | 89.87 | 98.3% | 2023-12-01 |
8508. | Pedro (timboly3) | 89.87 | 98% | 2019-05-16 |
8509. | Chris (havackus) | 89.87 | 95% | 2012-11-13 |
8510. | Kim Hades (andyhrazx) | 89.86 | 94% | 2014-06-03 |
8511. | Rensome (rensome95) | 89.85 | 98% | 2024-03-21 |
8512. | Youssef (yelghareeb) | 89.85 | 98% | 2021-01-06 |
8513. | sgbiscuits (snailzzy) | 89.85 | 99% | 2022-07-23 |
8514. | amy (rose51203) | 89.85 | 96% | 2021-03-25 |
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 |