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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30164. | Mykie Sixx (mykiesixx) | 49.25 | 93% | 2013-05-30 |
30165. | boen (boengituloh) | 49.25 | 93% | 2011-05-13 |
30166. | piya (piyatos) | 49.24 | 95% | 2024-05-11 |
30167. | kosuke (kosuke) | 49.24 | 92% | 2013-03-19 |
30168. | Johnny (johnny_netgeer) | 49.23 | 99% | 2022-02-07 |
30169. | Adhi Krisna (adhi_krisna22) | 49.22 | 95% | 2023-12-07 |
30170. | Jiří (jironer7) | 49.22 | 95% | 2019-10-31 |
30171. | derek (derekj) | 49.22 | — | 2010-07-24 |
30172. | korya (korya) | 49.21 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
30173. | Mauricio (kenze) | 49.21 | 99% | 2024-03-25 |
30174. | Stanislav (sogm) | 49.20 | 95.9% | 2024-02-18 |
30175. | M (mehtro_20) | 49.20 | 96% | 2022-06-06 |
30176. | Madsin (madsin) | 49.20 | 96% | 2024-01-28 |
30177. | Jessica (marbilu) | 49.20 | 95% | 2017-04-15 |
30178. | Muhammad (muhammad_z) | 49.20 | 93% | 2016-05-18 |
30179. | Alden (aldendino) | 49.20 | 87% | 2015-05-03 |
30180. | yasser (yasserhr) | 49.19 | 95% | 2021-09-20 |
30181. | FragilePenguin (fragilepeng... | 49.19 | 95.4% | 2023-12-02 |
30182. | 3PIKK (3pikk) | 49.19 | 95% | 2017-04-23 |
30183. | Debjyoti (dev_lee) | 49.19 | 91% | 2012-05-05 |
30184. | Viktor (vik_tor) | 49.18 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
30185. | Laz (lazzo) | 49.18 | 95% | 2021-06-05 |
30186. | Chelsea (c_williams23) | 49.18 | 94% | 2014-10-22 |
30187. | Victoria (missv) | 49.18 | — | 2010-12-10 |
30188. | k (knuppu) | 49.17 | 96% | 2023-12-06 |
30189. | 666Rising (666rising) | 49.17 | 95% | 2022-01-12 |
30190. | chandu (chandu970) | 49.17 | 95% | 2020-11-23 |
30191. | Af (aa5316893) | 49.17 | 93% | 2014-06-11 |
30192. | tstats[abyl_10] (abyl_10) | 49.16 | 93% | 2021-07-27 |
30193. | Sang (nhs89) | 49.15 | 93% | 2012-02-09 |
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 |