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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7583. | Mellanik (mellanik) | 92.22 | 98% | 2023-01-06 |
7584. | Joshua (jlee755) | 92.22 | 96% | 2014-01-14 |
7585. | mrbean (mrbean1) | 92.21 | 98.6% | 2023-11-14 |
7586. | Apoorv Singhal (sasuke232) | 92.21 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
7587. | TANEdos (tanedos) | 92.21 | 98% | 2021-01-27 |
7588. | aspirar (aspirar) | 92.20 | 98% | 2022-07-15 |
7589. | Chutiya (chutiya) | 92.20 | 98% | 2015-12-05 |
7590. | Wallstar (wallstar) | 92.19 | 97% | 2015-12-09 |
7591. | Christopher (picson) | 92.19 | 88% | 2016-11-11 |
7592. | Fortress (solenoid) | 92.19 | 98% | 2012-06-26 |
7593. | Nir (nirslsk) | 92.19 | 94% | 2016-10-12 |
7594. | Chloe (chloegamedev) | 92.18 | 96% | 2014-08-02 |
7595. | AK (alphakappa) | 92.18 | 98% | 2024-01-19 |
7596. | KW (kiawa88) | 92.18 | 98.1% | 2021-02-11 |
7597. | Luuk (luukkeller) | 92.18 | 97% | 2018-04-19 |
7598. | baha (bahakz) | 92.18 | 98% | 2013-04-17 |
7599. | Randy (kifulgore) | 92.17 | 98% | 2012-06-25 |
7600. | xDeLiRiOuSx (xdeliriousx) | 92.17 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
7601. | ßönßön® (bsamontinajr) | 92.17 | 96% | 2014-11-15 |
7602. | VV (g_vv8) | 92.16 | 98% | 2013-03-27 |
7603. | Maximus (sprachzarathustra) | 92.16 | 98.4% | 2021-02-24 |
7604. | John (spagh3tt) | 92.16 | 98% | 2017-08-24 |
7605. | Aashrya (virtualvector) | 92.15 | 96% | 2022-04-09 |
7606. | Jayanth (bigjay) | 92.15 | 95% | 2011-11-20 |
7607. | Riot (skyhai) | 92.15 | — | 2010-09-16 |
7608. | Francisco (ffdc) | 92.15 | 98% | 2017-03-13 |
7609. | - (ernierock) | 92.14 | 93% | 2016-04-24 |
7610. | Hag (hagproperty) | 92.14 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
7611. | hj (hjjin) | 92.14 | 91% | 2013-09-28 |
7612. | Vladislav (atmsphrx) | 92.13 | 98% | 2021-09-29 |
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 |