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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12642. | k41tr14 (crispyseaweed429) | 81.19 | 89% | 2015-10-19 |
12643. | (raerae25) | 81.18 | 98% | 2023-11-25 |
12644. | Topi (tofithecat) | 81.18 | 95% | 2016-09-29 |
12645. | Scaviferro (scaviferro) | 81.18 | 97% | 2017-12-04 |
12646. | Wais (burningdemonslash) | 81.18 | 96% | 2015-09-19 |
12647. | Rafael (cereal_killer) | 81.18 | 97% | 2017-10-13 |
12648. | G (zger) | 81.18 | 96% | 2020-12-25 |
12649. | xiahuaicha (xiahuaicha) | 81.18 | 95% | 2013-03-20 |
12650. | HyunWoo (showaid) | 81.18 | 97% | 2016-06-21 |
12651. | Kurien (kurienzach) | 81.17 | 94% | 2013-10-04 |
12652. | Hannah (11hannah) | 81.17 | 98% | 2024-01-18 |
12653. | Janheart (jnlayoso) | 81.17 | 97% | 2023-04-02 |
12654. | 🎈k (konnomon) | 81.17 | 97% | 2021-04-29 |
12655. | Andreas (oxbow) | 81.17 | 100% | 2014-07-17 |
12656. | Shelby (typo5) | 81.17 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
12657. | PRINCESS (princess_mehek) | 81.17 | 93% | 2011-09-27 |
12658. | undra (undra) | 81.16 | 96% | 2024-02-18 |
12659. | Runek (grimhahe) | 81.16 | 94% | 2016-01-03 |
12660. | Eron Latif (zancatsan) | 81.16 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
12661. | Kei 100 (kei100) | 81.16 | 98% | 2021-03-03 |
12662. | neo (eliteneo) | 81.16 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
12663. | tstats[guest_typists] (gues... | 81.16 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
12664. | Soheil (soheilvb) | 81.16 | 98% | 2013-05-09 |
12665. | ரவி (mirasravi2) | 81.16 | 93% | 2013-05-10 |
12666. | Joshua (wrycat) | 81.15 | 97.2% | 2024-02-12 |
12667. | Hugh Mann (hugh_man) | 81.15 | 97% | 2023-10-01 |
12668. | rODJAK (gucci_boi) | 81.15 | 97% | 2022-03-17 |
12669. | Spoon (spoonforkspork) | 81.14 | 98% | 2019-01-24 |
12670. | adrian (aidsasis) | 81.14 | — | 2010-09-30 |
12671. | Kevin (tigon_ridge) | 81.14 | 98% | 2021-09-16 |
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 |