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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7333. | Greg (hodari) | 92.79 | 95% | 2013-08-07 |
7334. | MagmaLeCreme (magmalecreme) | 92.78 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
7335. | terence (teeyau) | 92.78 | 97% | 2020-07-31 |
7336. | muffin (muffin4) | 92.78 | 99% | 2022-01-08 |
7337. | Kyozō (thegiantchip) | 92.78 | 97% | 2022-01-07 |
7338. | Diéssica (diessicagurskas) | 92.78 | 86% | 2013-01-19 |
7339. | Kathryn (kathrynb) | 92.78 | 95% | 2015-04-24 |
7340. | Jason (bigswass) | 92.78 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
7341. | tonyh88 (tonyh88) | 92.77 | 98% | 2024-03-03 |
7342. | Arkkant (r4nd4ll) | 92.77 | 98% | 2014-04-25 |
7343. | Lee (hated) | 92.77 | 93% | 2012-05-03 |
7344. | Plyad (plyad) | 92.76 | 98% | 2020-07-14 |
7345. | Nhan (nnguyen682) | 92.76 | 99% | 2017-07-11 |
7346. | Tarako (tarako) | 92.76 | 97% | 2014-06-04 |
7347. | Emrah (kingh) | 92.76 | 95% | 2013-12-17 |
7348. | Innar (faazna) | 92.75 | 94% | 2013-09-16 |
7349. | Durum (durumpitta) | 92.74 | 99% | 2018-08-26 |
7350. | Brad (tp4tissue) | 92.74 | 95% | 2012-02-01 |
7351. | henlo (ireason) | 92.74 | 93% | 2015-05-08 |
7352. | dylan (dbfilmm) | 92.74 | 98% | 2017-04-23 |
7353. | Nate (thatguyx) | 92.73 | 96% | 2019-06-30 |
7354. | Rheannon (snickers10) | 92.73 | 96.9% | 2024-01-11 |
7355. | kerosene (p1nar) | 92.73 | 95% | 2015-09-15 |
7356. | Jason (jb33000) | 92.73 | 95% | 2012-05-16 |
7357. | Paul (revolt12) | 92.71 | 95% | 2015-10-11 |
7358. | Enrique (zero9o) | 92.71 | 97% | 2016-03-29 |
7359. | Marek (ksydry_nt_pbt) | 92.71 | 97% | 2017-04-15 |
7360. | Eve (cyiru) | 92.70 | 90% | 2016-08-03 |
7361. | Hi morocco (badtyper111) | 92.70 | 98.3% | 2024-01-25 |
7362. | Eujean (eujean) | 92.70 | 98% | 2019-04-24 |
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 |