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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30995. | Linda (lsnyder) | 39.14 | — | 2010-09-22 |
30996. | new (newbie777) | 39.13 | — | 2010-11-09 |
30997. | ᗜ (stenick) | 39.12 | 92% | 2018-07-15 |
30998. | Laurenzo (laurenzoo) | 39.09 | 92% | 2021-03-09 |
30999. | Skywolf (heheskywolf) | 39.07 | 92% | 2020-05-03 |
31000. | Shinagi (shinagi) | 39.06 | 93.9% | 2023-12-10 |
31001. | Marcus (marcusteo2) | 39.05 | 95% | 2021-03-09 |
31002. | weldon (welison) | 39.02 | 95% | 2021-02-28 |
31003. | Khwaja (waqaskhwaja7624) | 38.99 | 95% | 2024-02-25 |
31004. | Miya (miyamotomusakey) | 38.96 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
31005. | Ghazanfar (ghazanfar6121) | 38.95 | 92% | 2015-10-10 |
31006. | Cody (thesaltyviking) | 38.92 | 96% | 2020-04-29 |
31007. | Zubair (zubidoobi) | 38.91 | 88% | 2014-03-26 |
31008. | frank (2ndchoice) | 38.87 | 93% | 2020-08-28 |
31009. | "(◕‿◕)" (rocky_pogi) | 38.82 | 81% | 2011-10-28 |
31010. | R4ven (r4ven) | 38.81 | 96% | 2021-01-08 |
31011. | Anton (hoovett) | 38.78 | 98% | 2024-02-11 |
31012. | Kayleigh (kayleigh_denise) | 38.74 | 92% | 2014-07-07 |
31013. | SaintlyWingz (gabesean) | 38.73 | 97% | 2024-01-04 |
31014. | ANKIT (ankit11) | 38.71 | 87% | 2016-04-02 |
31015. | poppin (peepser) | 38.68 | 92% | 2023-12-09 |
31016. | Daniel (dmmj) | 38.68 | 84% | 2015-11-03 |
31017. | Dotcom (coffikrups) | 38.66 | 96.9% | 2024-01-02 |
31018. | Mingshuo (st_nec) | 37.73 | 92% | 2016-04-27 |
31019. | Eve (flackm) | 37.05 | 95% | 2012-01-04 |
31020. | Bro (zimpery) | 36.99 | 95% | 2016-09-19 |
31021. | Goraldo (frozty40) | 33.54 | 90% | 2013-05-25 |
31022. | Jun Hao Hu (saivron) | 33.41 | — | 2011-04-13 |
31023. | Kumaran (kum1904) | 31.31 | 89% | 2016-06-05 |
31024. | bob (polo12341) | 27.98 | 92% | 2012-10-21 |
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 |