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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9029. | reading is (the_library_is_... | 88.57 | 98% | 2024-01-09 |
9030. | Nightwong (thfw00) | 88.57 | 93% | 2016-11-01 |
9031. | Lan (bubbleangel33) | 88.56 | 93% | 2015-12-15 |
9032. | Mai Ngo (ngongocmai) | 88.56 | — | 2010-08-24 |
9033. | Blaise (syxeight) | 88.56 | 92% | 2016-11-26 |
9034. | RKT (fastestspeed) | 88.56 | 98% | 2015-06-01 |
9035. | Nick (nhumensk) | 88.55 | 98% | 2014-03-29 |
9036. | (ach3ron) | 88.55 | 99% | 2022-11-22 |
9037. | Lore_best (lore_best) | 88.55 | 92% | 2015-03-20 |
9038. | Shaun (anomalys) | 88.55 | 96% | 2012-04-02 |
9039. | Taylor (zarr_) | 88.54 | 93% | 2013-01-20 |
9040. | Kyle (kalmech) | 88.54 | 89% | 2015-06-13 |
9041. | Holden (nevermore_7182) | 88.53 | 98.6% | 2023-12-02 |
9042. | Vikas (vikasbalodhi) | 88.53 | 98% | 2020-03-18 |
9043. | Daniel (jansson) | 88.53 | 94% | 2017-01-27 |
9044. | Dro (dro421) | 88.53 | 96% | 2014-08-17 |
9045. | GuessGen (guessgen) | 88.52 | 98% | 2013-12-25 |
9046. | Troy (teeroy) | 88.52 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
9047. | oneguardsam (oneguardsam) | 88.52 | 96% | 2016-08-04 |
9048. | Kylee (adashingskypirate) | 88.52 | 96% | 2016-03-25 |
9049. | Marcel (preit) | 88.51 | 95% | 2016-03-29 |
9050. | Shapes (yshapes) | 88.51 | 97% | 2022-10-26 |
9051. | Mamaatje (mamaatje) | 88.51 | 97% | 2022-04-03 |
9052. | Andy (philivox) | 88.51 | 97% | 2019-07-24 |
9053. | Abhishek (abhishek3007) | 88.51 | 99% | 2019-02-25 |
9054. | Jane (heinkelwulf) | 88.50 | 97% | 2024-03-26 |
9055. | Nina (ninaaaaaaaaa) | 88.50 | 97.3% | 2023-10-23 |
9056. | emanuel (emanuelt_) | 88.50 | 98% | 2019-10-29 |
9057. | quickbrownfox (shrid) | 88.50 | 98% | 2024-02-10 |
9058. | economizing (economizing) | 88.50 | 99% | 2021-03-17 |
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 |