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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7744. | Pirate (s4rawberry) | 91.73 | 94% | 2012-07-18 |
7745. | oomikeyboy (oomikeyboy) | 91.72 | 88% | 2015-11-16 |
7746. | Penguin (algebromaths) | 91.72 | 97% | 2020-08-03 |
7747. | sol badguy (stgg) | 91.71 | 98% | 2024-03-15 |
7748. | Magicall (magicall) | 91.71 | 97% | 2024-02-20 |
7749. | Paul (jungps) | 91.71 | 97% | 2016-05-28 |
7750. | Jacob (siskonwich) | 91.71 | 97% | 2018-05-25 |
7751. | matt (nonquitmatt) | 91.71 | 96% | 2019-05-19 |
7752. | silver (silver_w) | 91.70 | 99% | 2022-04-07 |
7753. | D (0mn1potent) | 91.70 | 94% | 2014-10-22 |
7754. | Carbarrawr (carbarrawr) | 91.70 | 91% | 2012-07-08 |
7755. | Soufiane (shinigami25) | 91.69 | 99% | 2023-07-29 |
7756. | Cardboard (zetsubobox) | 91.69 | 98% | 2014-01-17 |
7757. | Tyler (vthokiesandman) | 91.68 | 97% | 2016-08-12 |
7758. | lav (lavenderrr) | 91.67 | 98% | 2020-03-08 |
7759. | Will (bigdubs) | 91.67 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
7760. | Luigi (jorge_da_borracha) | 91.66 | 97% | 2021-07-08 |
7761. | Tejas (justacookiee) | 91.66 | 97.3% | 2023-12-07 |
7762. | David (pherric0xide) | 91.66 | 97% | 2014-08-01 |
7763. | TGX (xxteargodxx) | 91.66 | 98% | 2019-07-03 |
7764. | Bam (phoenixthestral) | 91.65 | 98% | 2023-01-27 |
7765. | Ted on Norman (norted) | 91.65 | 97% | 2014-02-27 |
7766. | Mary (zmds2004) | 91.65 | 81% | 2013-12-31 |
7767. | Trying to git gud (wongsm7) | 91.65 | 93% | 2013-11-25 |
7768. | Mathias (doomthunder) | 91.65 | 91% | 2014-01-20 |
7769. | AdilDSW (adildsw) | 91.65 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
7770. | Ali (afregistry) | 91.64 | 98% | 2020-11-10 |
7771. | Andy (andyok) | 91.64 | 99% | 2021-07-06 |
7772. | z1pp3r (z1pp3r) | 91.64 | 99% | 2013-09-23 |
7773. | SirMonKat (mubarrak48) | 91.64 | 95% | 2014-07-18 |
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 |