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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12319. | adam (adamisatyper) | 82.10 | 97% | 2015-09-06 |
12320. | Ezainy (gresketh) | 82.10 | 96% | 2022-11-01 |
12321. | Koolie (theslowesttypereva) | 82.10 | 96% | 2019-08-31 |
12322. | Nobody (little_turtle) | 82.10 | 98% | 2012-12-01 |
12323. | Bobby (robertpaulson) | 82.09 | 92% | 2014-09-17 |
12324. | Starry (starsky123) | 82.09 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
12325. | Icy (ufsisi) | 82.09 | 99% | 2013-06-05 |
12326. | C͕̬h͚͙rÌœÍ–Ì»ÍˆÌ Ì ÌºiÌ... | 82.09 | 94% | 2016-03-17 |
12327. | SteveC (spyjai) | 82.08 | 96.5% | 2023-12-04 |
12328. | Alexeï (g4520u10) | 82.08 | 98.1% | 2024-02-20 |
12329. | JohnRS (tjohnr_sam) | 82.08 | 96% | 2024-01-23 |
12330. | Abhinav (abhinav92003) | 82.08 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
12331. | SalW3s (salw3s) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-04-09 |
12332. | Meferx (meferx) | 82.07 | 96.9% | 2024-02-23 |
12333. | Luffy (oluffyyyy) | 82.07 | 98% | 2024-01-03 |
12334. | Vincent (mchail12345) | 82.07 | 97% | 2021-04-07 |
12335. | Rauan (testviking) | 82.06 | 99% | 2024-01-24 |
12336. | You (lord_of_letters) | 82.06 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
12337. | Kok Kun (kokkun92) | 82.06 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
12338. | Mr. Araujo (yvcs_mr_araujo) | 82.06 | 95% | 2015-03-26 |
12339. | Mihaela (mihaela6) | 82.06 | 95% | 2014-06-22 |
12340. | Howard (howardpeckerman) | 82.06 | 93% | 2013-09-13 |
12341. | Razor Red Rage (ayyaz_nemesis) | 82.05 | 98% | 2021-06-27 |
12342. | Marc (mreading) | 82.05 | 98% | 2016-08-15 |
12343. | yonezuosi (yonezuosi) | 82.04 | 97% | 2024-01-11 |
12344. | wasian (wasian_) | 82.04 | 97.2% | 2023-10-17 |
12345. | Juuuustin (jycauret) | 82.04 | 96% | 2022-09-26 |
12346. | wabdeali (wabdeali) | 82.04 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
12347. | AFS (justcruzin) | 82.04 | 93% | 2016-09-16 |
12348. | L33T (01l33t) | 82.03 | 98% | 2020-12-14 |
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 |