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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17383. | Effie (nightstars) | 73.51 | 93% | 2013-05-21 |
17384. | Mangboi (richardmang) | 73.50 | 97% | 2015-03-28 |
17385. | Ramin (ramin2dkami) | 73.50 | 97% | 2014-01-08 |
17386. | Roy Angelo (lieloh) | 73.50 | 97% | 2013-02-19 |
17387. | JL (marielag25) | 73.49 | 97% | 2024-01-06 |
17388. | jesse (tusman420) | 73.49 | 96.1% | 2023-11-27 |
17389. | Collie (collie321) | 73.49 | 97% | 2021-04-16 |
17390. | Movis (movis) | 73.49 | 97% | 2021-04-18 |
17391. | Sean (seantronathon) | 73.49 | 96% | 2015-07-17 |
17392. | Michael (michaellco) | 73.49 | 96% | 2019-06-03 |
17393. | govind (govinsb) | 73.49 | — | 2010-08-17 |
17394. | Chaitu (thenuke) | 73.48 | 97% | 2019-12-30 |
17395. | Jordan (jordan83221) | 73.48 | 93% | 2013-04-01 |
17396. | nani (typingfever) | 73.48 | 93% | 2020-06-04 |
17397. | WEST (shsaidul) | 73.48 | 99% | 2014-04-18 |
17398. | Eran (eranb) | 73.48 | 96% | 2017-02-12 |
17399. | 1spoder (1spoder) | 73.47 | 94.4% | 2023-12-27 |
17400. | Gabriel (dekkoz) | 73.47 | 98% | 2024-02-28 |
17401. | W (portcityjo) | 73.47 | 97% | 2023-05-04 |
17402. | Andrei (andyspeed) | 73.47 | 97% | 2022-03-02 |
17403. | David (pointwert) | 73.47 | 95% | 2016-11-19 |
17404. | Axel (katalol) | 73.47 | 93% | 2014-07-29 |
17405. | joe (wbvenus) | 73.47 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
17406. | David (david_j_ncba2019) | 73.47 | 99% | 2019-09-29 |
17407. | MoDX (trollcannon) | 73.47 | 97% | 2018-10-17 |
17408. | Achraf (achrafixo) | 73.46 | 96.7% | 2023-12-13 |
17409. | Zoomer (somerandomkid76) | 73.46 | 94% | 2020-02-26 |
17410. | Lance (lenzzyyy) | 73.46 | 95% | 2022-03-21 |
17411. | Ciceronianus (ciceronianus) | 73.46 | 98% | 2012-04-07 |
17412. | Joshua (jdong820) | 73.46 | 97% | 2019-03-08 |
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 |