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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15813. | Matt (mpochmara) | 75.78 | 96% | 2012-12-14 |
15814. | Sniperblackout (sniperblack... | 75.78 | 94% | 2012-04-10 |
15815. | Khizer (khizlaw) | 75.77 | 96% | 2021-04-11 |
15816. | alex (alexaesopos) | 75.77 | 97% | 2023-02-04 |
15817. | Declan (declan) | 75.77 | — | 2010-07-26 |
15818. | Josh (armada120) | 75.77 | 95% | 2017-08-07 |
15819. | Ever (efebo) | 75.76 | 89% | 2013-12-23 |
15820. | Paulo (paulo0506) | 75.76 | 97% | 2019-01-01 |
15821. | Heooo (heooooo) | 75.76 | 98% | 2020-07-31 |
15822. | Dharma (nooblikeyou) | 75.76 | 95% | 2011-09-10 |
15823. | Zudio (ildosrel) | 75.76 | 98% | 2020-03-27 |
15824. | Tim (tim28) | 75.75 | 96% | 2019-11-12 |
15825. | Theo (theodosis_aga) | 75.75 | 98% | 2021-06-06 |
15826. | Leo (leofuller) | 75.75 | 96% | 2019-02-16 |
15827. | Pedro (pelohi) | 75.75 | 91% | 2015-11-09 |
15828. | THREEFOURSIXX (avenkata@liv... | 75.75 | 89% | 2013-05-17 |
15829. | Steve (stevetugjobs) | 75.74 | 98% | 2023-11-27 |
15830. | Cosito (cositogb) | 75.74 | 98% | 2023-07-19 |
15831. | Kevin (kevcomo) | 75.74 | 95% | 2022-03-20 |
15832. | Zephaniah (pandu11) | 75.74 | 96% | 2021-07-24 |
15833. | peacefulheart (peacefulheart) | 75.74 | 97% | 2017-06-17 |
15834. | Louis (lightningpirate) | 75.74 | 96% | 2012-03-24 |
15835. | machinegungeek (machinegung... | 75.74 | 98% | 2019-04-01 |
15836. | casualcarter (casualcarter) | 75.73 | 97% | 2020-05-08 |
15837. | Luke (dazbones7) | 75.73 | 96.1% | 2023-11-13 |
15838. | windowsncheese (windowsnche... | 75.73 | 95% | 2023-11-25 |
15839. | Randal (trollshotlol) | 75.73 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
15840. | Bean (doomlegume) | 75.73 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
15841. | zapelots (zapelots) | 75.73 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
15842. | typer101 (typreracer) | 75.73 | 95% | 2017-01-26 |
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 |