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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16833. | Guest (nextelement) | 74.31 | 94% | 2015-05-24 |
16834. | Nikola (shporet) | 74.30 | 98% | 2019-04-20 |
16835. | yecin (yannitata) | 74.30 | 97.2% | 2023-11-23 |
16836. | r4ghuveer (r4ghuveer) | 74.30 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
16837. | Elia (elia222) | 74.30 | 96% | 2024-04-13 |
16838. | Dev (devgupta55) | 74.30 | 96% | 2022-06-13 |
16839. | Nyiela (ncs1020) | 74.30 | 95% | 2022-11-06 |
16840. | ZJHKKB (noobdog102) | 74.30 | 97% | 2023-05-20 |
16841. | demon (adidas123) | 74.29 | 98% | 2024-01-04 |
16842. | Tony (tonzyyy) | 74.29 | 95% | 2023-12-01 |
16843. | Mordraug (mordraug) | 74.29 | 96% | 2018-07-15 |
16844. | tstats[hibernatin_panda] (h... | 74.29 | 97% | 2024-01-03 |
16845. | flexr (flexr) | 74.29 | 97% | 2023-07-10 |
16846. | Kevin (kev090997) | 74.29 | 97.9% | 2023-11-22 |
16847. | Kiang (dodadoa) | 74.29 | 97% | 2017-06-13 |
16848. | Casi (casibella) | 74.29 | 96% | 2014-12-02 |
16849. | Hayley (halo1186) | 74.28 | 97% | 2022-12-13 |
16850. | shawn (troublend) | 74.28 | 97.7% | 2024-01-19 |
16851. | ghamya (gmaay) | 74.28 | 97% | 2022-08-24 |
16852. | Rylez (rylezyt) | 74.28 | 95% | 2023-11-20 |
16853. | vaibhav (vaibhav6996) | 74.28 | 96% | 2022-06-07 |
16854. | q (qtran9) | 74.28 | 96% | 2014-07-24 |
16855. | Connor (clindsay94) | 74.27 | 96% | 2024-03-30 |
16856. | Old Man Fingers (oldmanfing... | 74.27 | 98% | 2023-03-13 |
16857. | Samuel (monxii) | 74.27 | 95% | 2023-03-31 |
16858. | Cameron (camma) | 74.27 | 96% | 2021-12-28 |
16859. | Sam (derpysquidboy) | 74.27 | 96% | 2023-11-02 |
16860. | Eva (blue_is_a_color) | 74.27 | 96.1% | 2021-02-08 |
16861. | Neutz (neutr0n) | 74.27 | 95% | 2016-02-29 |
16862. | wavecap (clutchkid) | 74.27 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
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 |