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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20177. | Erin (erin5222) | 68.81 | 93% | 2013-05-22 |
20178. | Eugene (rawners) | 68.81 | 97% | 2022-09-07 |
20179. | Tomasz (h3r3tic) | 68.81 | — | 2010-06-19 |
20180. | baker (bm_anas) | 68.81 | 96% | 2012-07-13 |
20181. | Tri Dung (phantridung123) | 68.80 | 95% | 2021-09-19 |
20182. | Takeru (takeruokuyama) | 68.80 | 98% | 2024-05-08 |
20183. | Jonathan (genjuroz) | 68.80 | 88% | 2012-10-28 |
20184. | Mato (metiu07) | 68.79 | 96% | 2020-12-21 |
20185. | Luke (lrgotmilk) | 68.79 | 94% | 2013-07-21 |
20186. | Ed (asdf2) | 68.79 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
20187. | Ivan (elessarbre) | 68.79 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
20188. | vtmr (vtmr) | 68.79 | 90% | 2015-04-15 |
20189. | Tony (nafahmidi) | 68.79 | — | 2010-07-06 |
20190. | Jasey (jaseythesloth) | 68.79 | 91% | 2013-09-23 |
20191. | a random person (william_03) | 68.79 | 97% | 2019-09-11 |
20192. | Simon (sifreshz) | 68.79 | 95% | 2014-12-03 |
20193. | Camille (51camhei) | 68.78 | 98% | 2024-01-11 |
20194. | Shane (smokedbread) | 68.78 | 96% | 2022-08-04 |
20195. | amanda (mandaburnette) | 68.78 | — | 2010-07-12 |
20196. | POPOPO (terqer) | 68.78 | 90% | 2012-04-22 |
20197. | Thatchapon (guidearm) | 68.78 | 97% | 2014-01-06 |
20198. | Ready (wwillia4) | 68.78 | 90% | 2011-06-29 |
20199. | Jon (garnitrex) | 68.77 | 95% | 2012-09-08 |
20200. | Shubham (bhendi1234) | 68.77 | 97% | 2021-09-27 |
20201. | Ken (kenchoi777) | 68.77 | 97% | 2018-12-09 |
20202. | Socrates (socratesbatis) | 68.77 | 95% | 2021-05-25 |
20203. | Ehrick (ehrick_rhed) | 68.77 | 97% | 2022-06-05 |
20204. | skog (skogaern) | 68.77 | 91% | 2016-02-16 |
20205. | Jake (worldscolide) | 68.76 | 98% | 2016-08-22 |
20206. | Rohit (kharkongor) | 68.76 | 97% | 2021-05-23 |
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 |