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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21142. | Tina (tina_pig) | 67.22 | 96% | 2011-05-11 |
21143. | Sebastian (sebperez) | 67.22 | 92% | 2015-05-21 |
21144. | Bibba (bibba27) | 67.21 | 93% | 2021-10-28 |
21145. | purushothaman (purush1702) | 67.21 | 88% | 2013-06-16 |
21146. | Finn (finn7736) | 67.21 | 95% | 2016-11-18 |
21147. | Grodo (gordoman) | 67.20 | 98% | 2024-02-11 |
21148. | prasmanan (prasmanan) | 67.20 | 98% | 2024-03-14 |
21149. | James Baker (jamesbakermm) | 67.20 | 95% | 2024-02-13 |
21150. | Splash (ekamp18) | 67.20 | 94% | 2016-02-02 |
21151. | Bluebear (bluebear69) | 67.20 | 94% | 2012-06-08 |
21152. | Chiranjivee (cjthehacker7) | 67.20 | 94% | 2014-05-30 |
21153. | Baumpilz (baumpilz) | 67.20 | 97% | 2013-02-04 |
21154. | Adam (adrakpro) | 67.20 | 94% | 2018-11-02 |
21155. | Manav (manavkush) | 67.19 | 97.2% | 2023-12-18 |
21156. | Kuba (wino) | 67.19 | 94% | 2013-03-11 |
21157. | jcm (jan500) | 67.19 | 97% | 2014-04-12 |
21158. | im crying ♡ (roan_miru) | 67.18 | 95% | 2022-03-13 |
21159. | Aidan (aidan22cheese) | 67.18 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
21160. | jay (jay1212) | 67.18 | 98% | 2016-01-20 |
21161. | Sangjoon (sangjoon245) | 67.18 | — | 2010-06-18 |
21162. | Nour (theshorty) | 67.18 | 93% | 2013-05-31 |
21163. | Victor (imprez92) | 67.18 | 92% | 2013-05-16 |
21164. | AmK (amk61) | 67.18 | 95% | 2018-01-04 |
21165. | brubeck (brubeck) | 67.18 | 93% | 2012-07-03 |
21166. | I'm typing on a steering wh... | 67.17 | 96% | 2022-09-10 |
21167. | Dishant (dishant_10) | 67.17 | 97% | 2024-02-15 |
21168. | Matt (concopa) | 67.17 | 94% | 2012-10-23 |
21169. | sza (1342143) | 67.17 | 96% | 2015-01-04 |
21170. | dlam (dylam07) | 67.17 | 82% | 2013-04-21 |
21171. | Stiglitz (myhell) | 67.16 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
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 |