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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7100. | bc12345 (bc12345) | 93.41 | 96% | 2018-07-31 |
7101. | Matt (13558) | 93.41 | 92% | 2011-10-15 |
7102. | Karan (karanelan) | 93.40 | 97% | 2023-06-26 |
7103. | Maggie (migggggie) | 93.40 | 96% | 2021-08-10 |
7104. | frothy (lancetadance) | 93.40 | 95% | 2012-12-23 |
7105. | nori (n0r1) | 93.40 | 97% | 2014-10-11 |
7106. | James (jmiddleton) | 93.39 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
7107. | Kevin ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (ke... | 93.39 | 93% | 2014-12-08 |
7108. | Felix (ixi01) | 93.38 | 97% | 2011-12-10 |
7109. | Alec (shiftiz) | 93.37 | 98% | 2023-04-03 |
7110. | Teja (dhteja) | 93.37 | 96% | 2013-08-20 |
7111. | danniponcho (dponchos) | 93.36 | 97% | 2021-11-23 |
7112. | Hell (hellgee) | 93.36 | 95% | 2024-02-12 |
7113. | Atticus (plutakis) | 93.36 | 98% | 2019-12-10 |
7114. | FrozenCroissant (frozencroi... | 93.35 | 98% | 2022-12-17 |
7115. | Jonathan (jdamico) | 93.35 | 96% | 2018-01-30 |
7116. | mingxuan (ubis) | 93.34 | 98% | 2021-06-26 |
7117. | tangjm5 (tangjm5) | 93.34 | 98% | 2021-04-03 |
7118. | Auro (palubo) | 93.34 | 91% | 2017-02-10 |
7119. | Kevin (choirdirector30) | 93.34 | 96% | 2012-01-10 |
7120. | Your mom (mczoom_7) | 93.33 | 96.9% | 2023-12-26 |
7121. | Neal (cynicalone) | 93.33 | 93% | 2016-01-18 |
7122. | Mr (mr_otaku) | 93.33 | 98% | 2024-04-06 |
7123. | joy (sdfla) | 93.33 | 98% | 2022-12-09 |
7124. | KUN+ (msmyth23) | 93.33 | 95% | 2014-07-30 |
7125. | Pielicker (pielicker) | 93.33 | 98% | 2017-11-02 |
7126. | ハーヴェイ (harvey_ali... | 93.33 | — | 2010-07-19 |
7127. | Smeej (smeej) | 93.32 | 96.4% | 2024-02-07 |
7128. | Aamill (aamill) | 93.32 | 97% | 2022-04-29 |
7129. | Aaron (noraetomer) | 93.32 | 94% | 2014-11-11 |
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 |