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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16970. | Anders (spip71) | 73.84 | 97.6% | 2024-01-02 |
16971. | Prakash (prakashmg) | 73.84 | 97% | 2024-02-04 |
16972. | Lenie (leniem) | 73.84 | 98% | 2012-01-25 |
16973. | Alex (screwattack44) | 73.84 | 97% | 2017-08-08 |
16974. | mel (melguerzon) | 73.84 | 93% | 2013-02-15 |
16975. | Joshua (joshuamclark) | 73.84 | 95% | 2016-07-25 |
16976. | John (fudgebucket27) | 73.84 | 92% | 2013-10-09 |
16977. | hhdhwuus (hhdhwuus) | 73.83 | 97% | 2024-01-04 |
16978. | Aaron (spacexglizzy) | 73.83 | 97% | 2022-02-24 |
16979. | Illcurable (cmcanela) | 73.83 | 95% | 2013-05-15 |
16980. | tstats[morgchow] (morgchow) | 73.82 | 95.9% | 2024-01-31 |
16981. | william (willtype11) | 73.82 | 97.9% | 2023-11-16 |
16982. | Vinh (piecharts) | 73.82 | 97% | 2021-02-27 |
16983. | OutKaz (ajelchico) | 73.82 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
16984. | hikaru (hikaru27) | 73.82 | 97% | 2011-09-05 |
16985. | Dan (sirdanwj) | 73.82 | 98% | 2014-02-18 |
16986. | DeSparta (desparta) | 73.81 | 93% | 2016-04-13 |
16987. | tubolbol (calbotubol) | 73.81 | 96% | 2024-03-08 |
16988. | Mich (michdaevinci) | 73.81 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
16989. | Shinji (twnecro) | 73.81 | 93% | 2012-08-16 |
16990. | Herzer1995 (herzer1995) | 73.81 | 97.1% | 2023-12-02 |
16991. | noviaocean (starryeyes) | 73.81 | 94.5% | 2023-12-03 |
16992. | Imhotep (marcus_aurelius) | 73.81 | 95% | 2017-09-01 |
16993. | Rahmat (berzkuy) | 73.81 | 96% | 2022-08-22 |
16994. | ban (lapsap) | 73.81 | — | 2010-12-22 |
16995. | Milos (losmi) | 73.81 | 93% | 2014-03-01 |
16996. | ClamXtX (clamxtx) | 73.80 | 97% | 2024-01-03 |
16997. | alhus (ales_24) | 73.80 | 95% | 2023-11-30 |
16998. | bigman (xdbigman) | 73.80 | 94.4% | 2024-04-02 |
16999. | Nyaruko (tatrz) | 73.80 | 97% | 2020-11-11 |
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 |