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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18209. | Thomas (2baset) | 72.00 | 96% | 2021-03-21 |
18210. | Gabe (roastedleather) | 72.00 | 95% | 2022-12-01 |
18211. | vinc4n (vinc4n) | 72.00 | 97% | 2021-07-06 |
18212. | vaibhav (vaibhav1618) | 72.00 | 98% | 2012-05-15 |
18213. | melhim (melhimshaker3) | 72.00 | 96% | 2012-04-08 |
18214. | cheyenne (cheyenne62) | 72.00 | — | 2010-10-20 |
18215. | William (accugroove) | 72.00 | 90% | 2013-02-01 |
18216. | aaron (aaronj_09) | 71.99 | 99% | 2023-12-27 |
18217. | Bradley (gobbleknob) | 71.99 | 96% | 2015-05-27 |
18218. | Simon (sxmxn) | 71.99 | 96% | 2019-12-02 |
18219. | Jared (jared779) | 71.99 | 93% | 2014-04-24 |
18220. | Dunno (dunno_) | 71.98 | 98% | 2023-12-13 |
18221. | Ulet (travalgar) | 71.98 | 97% | 2023-09-11 |
18222. | Will (top_hats_off) | 71.98 | 97% | 2021-12-18 |
18223. | big man noah (ironman4noah) | 71.97 | 95% | 2024-02-12 |
18224. | Matthew (m9thew) | 71.97 | 96% | 2020-03-22 |
18225. | aaron (aaronjconway92) | 71.96 | 96.9% | 2024-03-28 |
18226. | Carlzanity. (carlzanity_02) | 71.96 | 97% | 2022-10-19 |
18227. | Miguel (migsarm16) | 71.96 | 98% | 2021-11-08 |
18228. | Ethan (theinternetkid) | 71.96 | 93% | 2012-03-25 |
18229. | Isaiah (fknyoza) | 71.96 | 95% | 2018-10-19 |
18230. | Mahdi (downtosky) | 71.96 | 97% | 2017-01-22 |
18231. | Gyalzen (g_sherpa) | 71.95 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
18232. | Dagger (daggerbxii) | 71.95 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
18233. | Raz (adashi) | 71.95 | 98% | 2018-12-19 |
18234. | Marc (andesandwich) | 71.95 | 98% | 2022-03-14 |
18235. | Adam (wolf359) | 71.95 | 96% | 2019-04-26 |
18236. | Blakc (mcrnic) | 71.95 | 96% | 2011-09-14 |
18237. | Krisu (krisu_the_legend) | 71.95 | 97% | 2018-05-09 |
18238. | Mina (minmit) | 71.95 | 89% | 2013-01-13 |
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 |