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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30712. | Demader (demader) | 40.64 | 96% | 2014-10-03 |
30713. | Rahul (rahulk731) | 40.59 | 96% | 2024-02-16 |
30714. | caotang (caotangxm) | 40.59 | — | 2010-07-15 |
30715. | hearty (paspastype) | 40.53 | — | 2010-06-11 |
30716. | ly (chealy) | 40.51 | — | 2010-12-03 |
30717. | Pratham (pratham522) | 40.50 | 94% | 2023-05-18 |
30718. | imran dhola jhang (imransahen) | 40.50 | 91% | 2014-04-08 |
30719. | 速度娘 (doleung) | 40.44 | 91% | 2017-03-09 |
30720. | Ian (refined_silver) | 40.42 | 95.1% | 2024-01-06 |
30721. | Mary (maria_maria12) | 40.42 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
30722. | Saqirm (saqirmdev) | 40.40 | 91% | 2016-01-04 |
30723. | sum (kingofking102) | 40.37 | 88% | 2012-08-04 |
30724. | Pyro (pyroit) | 40.36 | 96.7% | 2021-02-17 |
30725. | OnmywaytoZION (onmywayto_zion) | 40.35 | 95% | 2023-11-20 |
30726. | Raghav (raghavg) | 40.35 | 94% | 2017-10-18 |
30727. | Martin (lachupakabra) | 40.34 | 94% | 2015-09-28 |
30728. | Diana (hisprincessdiana) | 40.32 | 80% | 2012-01-25 |
30729. | Jweel (jweel_kar) | 40.30 | 96% | 2021-04-22 |
30730. | evans (yuen1204) | 40.26 | 91% | 2012-12-27 |
30731. | kaci (kacilush) | 40.24 | 96% | 2021-02-18 |
30732. | jay (jaybenitez) | 40.20 | 88% | 2012-04-26 |
30733. | Sean (sleamy) | 40.16 | 86% | 2016-01-04 |
30734. | Tom (tomtype) | 40.15 | 93% | 2012-12-20 |
30735. | Minh (praythuong) | 40.15 | 83% | 2011-11-16 |
30736. | Ilyas (fluffierje) | 40.14 | 95% | 2023-01-26 |
30737. | Vivek_Gautam (viv_ek) | 40.13 | 96% | 2021-05-17 |
30738. | Harjot (harjot2000) | 40.12 | 92% | 2021-02-27 |
30739. | Random troll (gandalfman) | 40.08 | 93% | 2014-01-24 |
30740. | dean (lucina) | 40.07 | 84% | 2014-10-29 |
30741. | Dhimas (only_michiee) | 40.05 | 94% | 2024-03-01 |
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 |