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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17123. | Branched (branchedstem) | 73.98 | 97% | 2021-03-23 |
17124. | Austin (austincolibaba) | 73.98 | 98% | 2023-03-25 |
17125. | rajender (rajenderrautela) | 73.98 | 96% | 2011-06-30 |
17126. | Newb (newbcoder) | 73.97 | — | 2011-04-22 |
17127. | Artei (artei) | 73.97 | 97.6% | 2023-11-17 |
17128. | Vic (akamech) | 73.97 | 97% | 2023-09-04 |
17129. | Snibler (snibler) | 73.97 | 88% | 2015-10-18 |
17130. | sherimori (sherimori) | 73.97 | 93% | 2017-01-30 |
17131. | Noah (nesharps) | 73.97 | 91% | 2016-04-18 |
17132. | †KKD†™ (hkkdt1) | 73.97 | — | 2011-03-15 |
17133. | faisal (f_is_l_kh_n) | 73.96 | 96% | 2023-01-08 |
17134. | Moriort (moriort777) | 73.96 | 96% | 2024-03-13 |
17135. | sxy (sxyla) | 73.96 | 95% | 2024-01-13 |
17136. | username16-- (admin_nistrator) | 73.96 | 97% | 2023-08-02 |
17137. | i can't be asked (perfectio... | 73.96 | 95% | 2021-08-27 |
17138. | Rex (redrex) | 73.96 | 91% | 2013-03-13 |
17139. | Subscribe (imlerith) | 73.95 | 96% | 2021-08-19 |
17140. | Salted (whyisitsohardto) | 73.95 | 95% | 2021-11-13 |
17141. | ixsam (ixsam) | 73.95 | — | 2010-10-31 |
17142. | Anže (sumc96) | 73.95 | 92% | 2016-04-28 |
17143. | nixnaij (nixnaij) | 73.95 | 98% | 2019-01-19 |
17144. | Robert (stanford4modesto) | 73.95 | 100% | 2014-01-08 |
17145. | John (johnishere) | 73.95 | 95% | 2011-10-26 |
17146. | Nacho (gilagila) | 73.95 | 96% | 2012-12-06 |
17147. | Reuben (electriclzombie) | 73.95 | 97% | 2013-12-25 |
17148. | Raffael (simonraffael) | 73.94 | 96% | 2021-04-14 |
17149. | Marcus (qwerty_boi) | 73.94 | 95% | 2021-05-02 |
17150. | 👻 (james7890) | 73.94 | 95% | 2016-01-07 |
17151. | Muthu (muthus) | 73.94 | 94% | 2015-03-05 |
17152. | Jack (jack_ery) | 73.93 | 98% | 2024-02-13 |
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 |