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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18870. | Gijs (gijswijs) | 70.84 | 98.3% | 2021-02-04 |
18871. | (proxy707) | 70.84 | 97% | 2021-05-11 |
18872. | Chrod (chrodv1) | 70.84 | 94% | 2014-05-02 |
18873. | JNeil! (miyapanget) | 70.84 | 93% | 2014-05-18 |
18874. | Maki (lookitsmaki) | 70.84 | 92% | 2015-07-07 |
18875. | Viet (lamphanviet) | 70.84 | 94% | 2013-12-02 |
18876. | Oscar Laiho (uunituore420) | 70.83 | 94% | 2023-12-05 |
18877. | Roderlump (roderlump) | 70.83 | 98% | 2015-06-18 |
18878. | Jack (spiral64) | 70.83 | 91% | 2017-05-07 |
18879. | Unstoppable (unstoppable) | 70.83 | — | 2010-10-07 |
18880. | Victor (flipoffer13) | 70.83 | 96% | 2013-06-27 |
18881. | Niccolò (niccoflo) | 70.83 | — | 2011-03-03 |
18882. | Ethan (ondoyant) | 70.83 | 98% | 2019-10-21 |
18883. | stl (stl74) | 70.83 | 94% | 2014-02-10 |
18884. | Staci (stacirenee) | 70.83 | — | 2010-09-04 |
18885. | Nim (nimlasher) | 70.83 | 97% | 2018-03-09 |
18886. | Mizuki (darkshadow69) | 70.82 | 96% | 2024-04-12 |
18887. | ender416 (ender416) | 70.82 | 97% | 2024-04-01 |
18888. | AD (adbmil) | 70.82 | 94% | 2015-05-07 |
18889. | djessy (djessy5001) | 70.82 | 97% | 2023-12-10 |
18890. | jo (0tac0n_) | 70.82 | 97.3% | 2023-12-01 |
18891. | Leyva (nevadab) | 70.82 | 96% | 2017-07-12 |
18892. | Doroteya (henrydp018) | 70.82 | 98.3% | 2023-12-14 |
18893. | tstats[rupture01] (rupture01) | 70.82 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
18894. | jackrrish (jackrrish) | 70.82 | 95% | 2014-09-23 |
18895. | SamaSama (chaos_sama) | 70.81 | 97.3% | 2024-01-02 |
18896. | Rizwan (muhammadrizwan) | 70.81 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
18897. | eran (eran_raviv) | 70.81 | 97% | 2023-08-02 |
18898. | Jørgen (jolos) | 70.81 | 95% | 2014-02-22 |
18899. | Nurbek (cheburekkek) | 70.80 | 98% | 2024-02-02 |
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 |