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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1160. | Jono (jonodvorak) | 122.57 | 96% | 2014-05-04 |
1161. | Neil Mobile (neil_mobile) | 122.53 | 98% | 2015-04-30 |
1162. | Quan (qkenmn) | 122.52 | 94% | 2015-03-18 |
1163. | MootjeNL (mootjenl) | 122.51 | 97% | 2020-04-13 |
1164. | J (kabroz) | 122.51 | — | 2011-04-17 |
1165. | Jesse (myoga) | 122.50 | 99% | 2013-01-03 |
1166. | NOT AN ALT (kenixx) | 122.50 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
1167. | princedhq(nq) (lumsyn) | 122.48 | 98% | 2024-03-19 |
1168. | rob (mayoff) | 122.48 | — | 2010-09-18 |
1169. | Liban (hujala) | 122.46 | 93% | 2014-12-22 |
1170. | Chantal (elegancious) | 122.42 | 97% | 2016-07-13 |
1171. | Kevin (speedprinny) | 122.40 | 94% | 2015-03-25 |
1172. | Hi (21funny) | 122.39 | 100% | 2021-10-28 |
1173. | Sir_Burpalot (sir_burpalot) | 122.39 | 97% | 2014-02-15 |
1174. | Devcar03 (devcar03) | 122.39 | 96.6% | 2023-12-22 |
1175. | l (loch) | 122.36 | 93% | 2014-01-14 |
1176. | Epic (petergtruong) | 122.35 | 97% | 2012-05-19 |
1177. | Brice (yoshibf) | 122.34 | 98% | 2014-05-25 |
1178. | Liz (liasokol) | 122.33 | 97% | 2018-10-13 |
1179. | C (203995014) | 122.32 | 98% | 2016-04-21 |
1180. | Albert (deepbluetruth) | 122.31 | 95% | 2016-01-10 |
1181. | Rance (tyrisal) | 122.29 | 94% | 2013-01-07 |
1182. | Andreas Vida (johnbonham) | 122.27 | 98% | 2011-08-27 |
1183. | WhyAre (novelbear) | 122.27 | 99% | 2023-12-18 |
1184. | benji (itstade) | 122.27 | 98% | 2020-06-16 |
1185. | Max (17maxklivans) | 122.26 | 98% | 2024-02-01 |
1186. | ❗ youtu.be/T2FPRc5jKbw (c... | 122.25 | 98% | 2021-05-26 |
1187. | Zachary (zachattack972) | 122.24 | 97% | 2022-02-28 |
1188. | Ivy (blandblur) | 122.23 | 95% | 2012-09-29 |
1189. | DurianHLN (saywut830) | 122.22 | 96% | 2016-10-05 |
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 |