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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23904. | atabay (atabayr) | 62.81 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
23905. | Lưu Ngọc (ltv_ngocphuoc) | 62.81 | — | 2010-10-13 |
23906. | chia sheng (sulaispig) | 62.81 | 94% | 2014-05-24 |
23907. | NetMelc (netmelc) | 62.81 | 95% | 2019-11-27 |
23908. | Brady Flowers (tombradyfr) | 62.80 | 95% | 2024-01-28 |
23909. | wwwng (wwwng) | 62.80 | 96.5% | 2023-11-18 |
23910. | Dmac (dmacraymeh) | 62.80 | 96% | 2014-04-02 |
23911. | Silent Killer (ebichu_chan) | 62.80 | 97% | 2018-10-10 |
23912. | André (l33tpawz) | 62.80 | 88% | 2013-11-30 |
23913. | Jerzy (jerzyslaw) | 62.80 | 99% | 2018-06-22 |
23914. | andrea (andrea_ita) | 62.80 | 92% | 2012-02-02 |
23915. | Azael (azael69) | 62.79 | 96% | 2017-12-10 |
23916. | Springfield (springfield1903) | 62.79 | 97% | 2021-05-28 |
23917. | Matthew (bsims_33) | 62.79 | 95% | 2014-09-25 |
23918. | Goldstinger (goldstinger) | 62.79 | 91% | 2012-09-12 |
23919. | Simon (sskkyyoo) | 62.79 | 99% | 2016-11-26 |
23920. | NipunGhanathe (nipuncod) | 62.78 | 95% | 2023-05-30 |
23921. | Jason (jason49) | 62.78 | 94% | 2018-12-03 |
23922. | Ashutosh (ashutosh6997) | 62.78 | 95% | 2021-06-23 |
23923. | Setareh (setareh_n_g) | 62.78 | 89% | 2013-02-13 |
23924. | Jerk (jerkric) | 62.78 | 95% | 2012-10-04 |
23925. | Linda Sparks (luckysparky) | 62.77 | 98% | 2024-01-16 |
23926. | SUCONDESE (layehing) | 62.77 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
23927. | Binscuit (scoutzc) | 62.77 | 98.1% | 2021-02-04 |
23928. | lili (lilihsu) | 62.77 | 97% | 2022-09-28 |
23929. | Mindjolt (mindjolt) | 62.77 | 97% | 2019-01-03 |
23930. | JanAx (optimus1993) | 62.77 | 92% | 2015-03-17 |
23931. | Hawktalon (namorog) | 62.77 | 90% | 2012-09-26 |
23932. | Juho (safou) | 62.77 | 90% | 2017-05-03 |
23933. | Jontezy (jontezy) | 62.76 | 96% | 2022-12-17 |
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 |