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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9577. | HiroHero (hirohero89) | 87.41 | 98% | 2021-06-24 |
9578. | Kylei (kylei09) | 87.41 | — | 2010-07-13 |
9579. | Frozhax (frozhax) | 87.41 | 97% | 2014-03-06 |
9580. | Nasos (nasos2311) | 87.40 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
9581. | ¯\(ツ)/¯ (jeconner) | 87.40 | 96% | 2015-01-09 |
9582. | Tyson (pajarito) | 87.39 | 96% | 2021-07-15 |
9583. | Andrew (rostas) | 87.39 | 96% | 2011-10-16 |
9584. | Ulrik (fnystal) | 87.39 | — | 2011-03-08 |
9585. | Adocys (adocys) | 87.38 | 96% | 2024-03-23 |
9586. | rondep (rondep) | 87.38 | 97% | 2019-04-14 |
9587. | joanneoh (joanneoh) | 87.38 | 96% | 2023-07-25 |
9588. | Joshua (shaggymuffin23) | 87.38 | 98% | 2022-03-02 |
9589. | James (jamesarino) | 87.38 | 99% | 2021-01-14 |
9590. | Aiden (acousticggg) | 87.37 | 99% | 2021-04-18 |
9591. | Chicken (drblackened) | 87.37 | 95% | 2014-10-09 |
9592. | Jacob (fastjacob) | 87.37 | 91% | 2015-11-16 |
9593. | Ken (ksojuice) | 87.36 | 97% | 2021-04-13 |
9594. | Rafi (brownvitalik) | 87.36 | 98% | 2020-08-30 |
9595. | Can (canibanoglu) | 87.36 | 96% | 2014-02-02 |
9596. | Luka (garicluka) | 87.35 | 95% | 2023-06-18 |
9597. | Daniel (typingdan) | 87.35 | 98% | 2023-12-18 |
9598. | Sam (supersam317) | 87.35 | 96.7% | 2021-03-03 |
9599. | Hadeed (hadeedji) | 87.35 | 99% | 2020-03-06 |
9600. | Jerrel (jerrel) | 87.35 | 95% | 2013-08-16 |
9601. | Sophia (sophiaa_chen) | 87.34 | 97% | 2021-09-28 |
9602. | jer (turkeybob777) | 87.34 | 94% | 2014-04-19 |
9603. | sidd (siddvader) | 87.34 | 97% | 2021-09-20 |
9604. | Esun (esun4) | 87.34 | 98.4% | 2023-12-26 |
9605. | Chew (chewyixin99) | 87.34 | 97% | 2020-07-11 |
9606. | Shane (jeopardytempest) | 87.34 | 92% | 2014-05-09 |
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 |