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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17854. | Kevin (exylon) | 72.32 | 94% | 2012-11-11 |
17855. | Sihao (sihaoli) | 72.31 | 96% | 2024-02-03 |
17856. | Venkatesh (venkatesheg) | 72.31 | 97% | 2013-08-12 |
17857. | Taichi (uemurax) | 72.31 | 95% | 2015-10-09 |
17858. | ApSad (apaars) | 72.31 | 91% | 2016-06-12 |
17859. | Aeronova (aero14) | 72.30 | 98.2% | 2024-01-29 |
17860. | Connor (schellc) | 72.30 | 97% | 2018-04-26 |
17861. | jep (jepbdeguzman) | 72.30 | 98% | 2015-01-22 |
17862. | bobby (bb0wn) | 72.30 | 97% | 2013-09-26 |
17863. | Ben (sleazism) | 72.29 | 96% | 2023-08-17 |
17864. | gabe (gabersnake) | 72.29 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
17865. | rohan (rohan_verma__) | 72.29 | 96% | 2023-04-19 |
17866. | jaMart (jamart) | 72.29 | 96% | 2013-09-09 |
17867. | _les_ (_les_) | 72.29 | 100% | 2018-10-14 |
17868. | John (tacosmanjoe) | 72.28 | 94% | 2023-02-23 |
17869. | mtp (emtepe) | 72.28 | — | 2010-09-22 |
17870. | Nimrod (nimrodm) | 72.27 | 93% | 2024-03-06 |
17871. | Baku (iliakarol) | 72.27 | 95% | 2023-12-02 |
17872. | August (august148) | 72.27 | 97.4% | 2023-12-06 |
17873. | Nooblet (noobletnub) | 72.27 | 95% | 2016-08-06 |
17874. | Becca (niknup) | 72.27 | 93% | 2015-07-04 |
17875. | Siddharth (sid_1310) | 72.27 | 97% | 2023-03-05 |
17876. | Brian (brianmle86) | 72.27 | 98% | 2020-07-19 |
17877. | Emma (olsonemma) | 72.27 | 97% | 2021-12-20 |
17878. | BJD (bjd_rock) | 72.27 | 95% | 2012-01-25 |
17879. | lelapin (lelapin743) | 72.27 | 87% | 2013-09-17 |
17880. | Rascu (rascu) | 72.27 | 89% | 2016-11-04 |
17881. | Doctor (frazierpug) | 72.27 | 90% | 2015-11-06 |
17882. | Alex (unworldlyfoot) | 72.27 | 96% | 2016-04-20 |
17883. | Thomas (thomas70) | 72.27 | 99% | 2019-07-27 |
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 |