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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14411. | Densetsu (nori7) | 78.14 | 96% | 2013-10-23 |
14412. | tstats[minilaytr] (minilaytr) | 78.13 | 98% | 2022-10-03 |
14413. | Mr (mrbas1210) | 78.13 | 96% | 2024-01-28 |
14414. | chc (chc442) | 78.13 | 94% | 2016-06-28 |
14415. | Lycin (smokzzzgaming) | 78.13 | 97.9% | 2024-01-06 |
14416. | Bumm (shover) | 78.13 | 96% | 2023-09-24 |
14417. | karim (karimchickensoup) | 78.13 | 98.8% | 2023-12-06 |
14418. | stop quitting (phrosnite) | 78.13 | 98% | 2014-06-04 |
14419. | Umbull (um1215) | 78.13 | 93% | 2014-02-15 |
14420. | lost (lostconquest) | 78.13 | 98% | 2015-06-08 |
14421. | Icepanda (icepanda501) | 78.12 | 97.3% | 2023-12-04 |
14422. | Eric (emona) | 78.12 | 97% | 2020-12-25 |
14423. | prox (proxisos) | 78.12 | 96% | 2020-06-03 |
14424. | Baris (rottened) | 78.12 | 88% | 2016-01-02 |
14425. | Gillian (gilz242) | 78.12 | 88% | 2013-09-28 |
14426. | Žan (fastap) | 78.12 | 94% | 2017-05-27 |
14427. | Jonathan (moosecaboose) | 78.11 | 99% | 2015-11-09 |
14428. | rtaiyr (thebussytitan) | 78.11 | 95% | 2022-12-14 |
14429. | tay (peachitay) | 78.11 | 99% | 2023-11-14 |
14430. | Cam (ecobang) | 78.11 | 95% | 2016-05-19 |
14431. | arch (archdemonwolf8) | 78.11 | 96% | 2013-02-22 |
14432. | anna (yoitsbei) | 78.10 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
14433. | Felin (fayjee) | 78.10 | 97.5% | 2023-12-29 |
14434. | CatShark (dodobunny) | 78.10 | 96% | 2020-12-11 |
14435. | mike (godlykanadian) | 78.10 | 97% | 2022-07-16 |
14436. | Joe (joe_w) | 78.10 | 96% | 2021-09-21 |
14437. | Phillo (phillophillo) | 78.10 | 97% | 2022-04-26 |
14438. | Jarrod (jandojanderson) | 78.10 | 97% | 2019-12-26 |
14439. | AkQ (akkq) | 78.10 | 93% | 2012-12-19 |
14440. | Kirthivaasan (kirthip) | 78.10 | 99% | 2015-09-29 |
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 |