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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12151. | Vincent (vincemince) | 82.34 | 96% | 2018-06-02 |
12152. | Chris (cnbrauns30) | 82.33 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
12153. | Kaleemullah (kaleem) | 82.33 | 97% | 2013-12-17 |
12154. | House V (housev) | 82.33 | 98% | 2016-06-04 |
12155. | Markus (mkh90) | 82.33 | 98% | 2019-07-23 |
12156. | Robert (rtivey01) | 82.33 | 98% | 2014-09-03 |
12157. | Shree (shreejo) | 82.32 | 97% | 2023-08-22 |
12158. | Your (reckliss) | 82.32 | 97% | 2022-04-21 |
12159. | Shai (shaichon) | 82.32 | 97% | 2023-08-08 |
12160. | M (margunwan) | 82.32 | 98% | 2022-08-22 |
12161. | Jessamee (jessarawrr) | 82.32 | — | 2010-08-01 |
12162. | tstats[catpuplover] (catpup... | 82.31 | 99% | 2021-09-22 |
12163. | Mohit (mohit2208) | 82.31 | 98% | 2022-04-14 |
12164. | Falco (falconil) | 82.31 | 95% | 2016-08-24 |
12165. | Waqas (waqas7861) | 82.31 | 99% | 2018-01-30 |
12166. | ray (rayakakayung) | 82.31 | 99% | 2012-06-29 |
12167. | Gavin (gavtoaster) | 82.30 | 95.6% | 2021-02-17 |
12168. | incrensely (incrensely) | 82.30 | 96.6% | 2023-12-08 |
12169. | Dixie (zanarkind) | 82.30 | 96.5% | 2023-11-10 |
12170. | Gabriel (ggayan) | 82.30 | 93% | 2014-02-24 |
12171. | David (grapefairy) | 82.29 | 98% | 2024-02-03 |
12172. | Jeremiah (jeremiah8338) | 82.29 | 97.7% | 2023-10-04 |
12173. | Ascyt (ascyt) | 82.29 | 96% | 2023-09-03 |
12174. | NEM0 (saybloo) | 82.29 | 96% | 2021-09-09 |
12175. | Gustave (gustave_d) | 82.29 | 94% | 2013-12-11 |
12176. | dyaems (dyaems) | 82.29 | 97% | 2014-05-30 |
12177. | Kaan (nkaant) | 82.28 | 97% | 2024-01-25 |
12178. | Ahjin (sakurajimasan) | 82.28 | 97% | 2021-01-11 |
12179. | Pim (pimxtreme) | 82.28 | 95% | 2016-11-14 |
12180. | Zach (zdude27closedrofl) | 82.28 | 97% | 2011-07-05 |
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 |