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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25698. | chai (darkunknown) | 59.08 | 97% | 2020-12-23 |
25699. | hekima (ashery) | 59.08 | 97% | 2021-01-13 |
25700. | Will (shneme01) | 59.07 | 92% | 2019-09-02 |
25701. | Scoutmeister (scoutmeister) | 59.07 | 94.8% | 2023-11-15 |
25702. | prem (atomic_samurai) | 59.07 | 95% | 2024-02-10 |
25703. | Gerbilyaho (davidplaysil) | 59.07 | 93% | 2018-10-14 |
25704. | Jaron (jaronc) | 59.07 | 88% | 2013-06-17 |
25705. | Islam (islam_taha) | 59.07 | 93% | 2014-08-03 |
25706. | Jacob (critias26) | 59.07 | 97% | 2018-09-22 |
25707. | Jack (jackthehuman) | 59.06 | 95% | 2020-03-08 |
25708. | Degritha (degritharlr) | 59.06 | 96% | 2015-08-18 |
25709. | gem lyle (speedytravz) | 59.06 | — | 2011-03-02 |
25710. | Promise (promise00) | 59.05 | 95% | 2023-03-03 |
25711. | Fin (chkpa) | 59.05 | 92% | 2024-02-13 |
25712. | inggy (inggy) | 59.05 | 87% | 2014-05-21 |
25713. | Tareq (t4req) | 59.05 | 92% | 2016-11-18 |
25714. | Jack (balancedman) | 59.04 | 95% | 2024-03-17 |
25715. | Jc9369 (trotterspiglet) | 59.04 | 97% | 2021-11-17 |
25716. | Riyo (riyonaldi) | 59.04 | 95% | 2019-05-18 |
25717. | emma (emmmmmmmaaaaa) | 59.04 | 95% | 2021-12-18 |
25718. | Jamiel Izaak (jamiel_mundir) | 59.04 | 94% | 2021-01-24 |
25719. | seeyouagain (seeyouagain1994) | 59.04 | — | 2010-11-05 |
25720. | Misticati (misticati) | 59.04 | 98% | 2012-04-22 |
25721. | Kevin (kfay) | 59.03 | 95% | 2020-04-25 |
25722. | Omega (enmendurana) | 59.03 | 98% | 2022-06-30 |
25723. | PoLeq (poleq_bad_at_english) | 59.03 | 94% | 2023-12-01 |
25724. | MOhamamed (mokhalil_94) | 59.03 | 96% | 2023-03-22 |
25725. | CrimsonSun (crimsonsun) | 59.03 | 94.6% | 2021-02-22 |
25726. | Ben (beningram) | 59.02 | 95.9% | 2024-01-05 |
25727. | Johnny (johnny2649) | 59.02 | 96% | 2013-07-10 |
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 |