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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25050. | Jolyon (deltics) | 60.53 | 97% | 2021-05-28 |
25051. | Eva (niejingtan) | 60.53 | 94% | 2016-04-26 |
25052. | Thorben (thorben009) | 60.53 | 97% | 2020-12-17 |
25053. | Hugh (bbyhc) | 60.53 | 94% | 2021-04-13 |
25054. | Mr (mrminerva) | 60.53 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
25055. | johann (juski) | 60.53 | — | 2011-01-21 |
25056. | LW (nowrongtype) | 60.53 | 96% | 2019-09-04 |
25057. | Orsan (kilnnt) | 60.53 | 95% | 2014-07-17 |
25058. | root (rootdev) | 60.52 | 94% | 2023-12-22 |
25059. | Kshitij (kshitij21) | 60.52 | 95% | 2021-12-13 |
25060. | hashom (5ashom_) | 60.52 | 95.8% | 2023-12-24 |
25061. | Agnes (dragen) | 60.52 | 95% | 2011-07-28 |
25062. | Czk (sky05) | 60.52 | 94% | 2013-05-21 |
25063. | Cite (cite_berlin) | 60.51 | 91% | 2015-09-29 |
25064. | the one (qaisianas) | 60.51 | 96% | 2023-05-26 |
25065. | Alesandro (alebianco) | 60.51 | 96% | 2014-05-09 |
25066. | King Dan (king_dan) | 60.50 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
25067. | Chandra (bagofmayo) | 60.50 | 96% | 2021-03-05 |
25068. | mfkr (mfkrbo) | 60.50 | 96% | 2017-08-11 |
25069. | monty (mintos) | 60.50 | 96% | 2012-07-25 |
25070. | adrian (heeretic) | 60.50 | 96% | 2013-08-29 |
25071. | alibaba (alibaba_) | 60.49 | 94.2% | 2023-11-18 |
25072. | shiki (squidsunfish) | 60.49 | 95% | 2024-01-12 |
25073. | Jose (jgeer) | 60.49 | 96% | 2020-11-16 |
25074. | Aditya (timmyaditya) | 60.49 | 96% | 2020-12-25 |
25075. | Agge (lasweeking) | 60.49 | 91% | 2015-01-09 |
25076. | Simeon (alode) | 60.49 | 95% | 2018-04-19 |
25077. | EndlessWhite (rowanl3) | 60.49 | 98% | 2017-04-12 |
25078. | Ricardo (arpasusi) | 60.49 | 93% | 2012-10-30 |
25079. | Tom (xia0008) | 60.48 | 96% | 2017-09-26 |
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 |