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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18582. | sankirtan (sankidra) | 71.41 | 98% | 2013-11-10 |
18583. | PARAG (parroye) | 71.40 | 97% | 2011-06-24 |
18584. | static (static32222) | 71.40 | 96% | 2016-01-04 |
18585. | kev (kevin_777) | 71.39 | 98% | 2024-02-08 |
18586. | zeeko (zeekomeeko) | 71.39 | 96.6% | 2024-03-26 |
18587. | Rafey (practicerace) | 71.39 | 92% | 2016-11-28 |
18588. | MohammadMahdi (mohmahkho) | 71.39 | 96% | 2019-08-15 |
18589. | Sanjay (sanjaysins) | 71.39 | 99% | 2023-06-19 |
18590. | murker! (murker) | 71.39 | — | 2010-11-03 |
18591. | 景云 (__qwop) | 71.39 | 96% | 2014-07-14 |
18592. | ephemeral (ephemeral1278) | 71.38 | 96% | 2024-04-19 |
18593. | bart (bartani) | 71.38 | 96% | 2023-07-13 |
18594. | Todel (todelz) | 71.38 | 95% | 2023-05-30 |
18595. | Yujie Du (duyujie0817) | 71.38 | 98% | 2018-04-03 |
18596. | koen (chromoplast) | 71.38 | 96% | 2020-06-21 |
18597. | societyrubbish (societyrubb... | 71.38 | 97% | 2011-05-11 |
18598. | Daniel (fishcanroll) | 71.37 | 96% | 2019-08-02 |
18599. | dexxamm (dexxamm) | 71.37 | 97.6% | 2024-02-21 |
18600. | jonathan (verajonatha2408) | 71.37 | 98% | 2024-01-28 |
18601. | tstats[cout_helloworld] (co... | 71.37 | 97% | 2023-09-20 |
18602. | Arsen (arsenaghajanyan) | 71.37 | 95% | 2011-07-13 |
18603. | tstats[beedi] (beedi) | 71.37 | 96.5% | 2021-01-29 |
18604. | lex (lextonti) | 71.37 | 95% | 2013-07-23 |
18605. | hosssein (mhrimaz) | 71.37 | 98% | 2017-01-15 |
18606. | Eric (etype) | 71.37 | — | 2010-06-24 |
18607. | Luka (sekibog) | 71.36 | 95% | 2020-09-28 |
18608. | Andres (andresitotsestoshowa) | 71.36 | 97% | 2022-03-20 |
18609. | Splonk (splonk) | 71.36 | 95% | 2021-10-17 |
18610. | DJ (magentaisnice) | 71.36 | 97% | 2021-07-29 |
18611. | DomeBoy (domeboy) | 71.36 | 96% | 2022-01-03 |
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 |