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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14811. | Eddie (lactatingwalrus) | 77.76 | 89% | 2016-10-31 |
14812. | Thunder (jebanegash) | 77.76 | 95.6% | 2024-03-21 |
14813. | cheruiyot (son_of_man) | 77.76 | 95.8% | 2023-12-16 |
14814. | RED (red666) | 77.75 | 96.1% | 2023-12-27 |
14815. | :O (perlence) | 77.75 | 94% | 2024-03-04 |
14816. | Rishabh (rishabh_typester) | 77.75 | 97.4% | 2023-12-22 |
14817. | mercy (mercy_13) | 77.75 | 97% | 2024-05-08 |
14818. | Phuong (phuongt89) | 77.75 | 93% | 2013-04-06 |
14819. | Caleb (caleb_80) | 77.74 | 98% | 2024-04-05 |
14820. | Smilax (smilax_09) | 77.74 | 96% | 2023-05-16 |
14821. | Oscar (ovallner) | 77.74 | 97% | 2016-04-09 |
14822. | Nathan (bananamilk9) | 77.74 | 97% | 2018-12-13 |
14823. | Uno (typesmacker) | 77.73 | 96.5% | 2024-02-26 |
14824. | Manol (ari3s) | 77.73 | 98% | 2021-11-24 |
14825. | Dale (jammie_dodger) | 77.73 | 96% | 2017-01-15 |
14826. | Shawn (swampert360) | 77.73 | 93% | 2014-06-14 |
14827. | racer (bubblestwrap) | 77.72 | 96% | 2022-04-22 |
14828. | DxB (phantoma) | 77.72 | 96% | 2013-10-05 |
14829. | yixuan (ixuan) | 77.72 | 96% | 2021-08-29 |
14830. | gost (akasyh) | 77.72 | 97% | 2019-10-11 |
14831. | ShakenNotStirred (shakennot... | 77.72 | 98% | 2015-05-25 |
14832. | Hamiz (popega) | 77.71 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
14833. | banana (bananacat72) | 77.71 | 98% | 2022-10-05 |
14834. | Des (desl) | 77.71 | 97% | 2022-02-10 |
14835. | M. (abdulmuhsee) | 77.71 | 94% | 2013-09-06 |
14836. | Falerian (rifleon) | 77.71 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
14837. | SpartanerTom (spartanertom) | 77.71 | 98% | 2013-09-10 |
14838. | Sakib (mahmud1) | 77.71 | 98% | 2019-03-14 |
14839. | Sean (betterthancstein) | 77.71 | 93% | 2015-08-27 |
14840. | hhqefyccoctqybskkt (hhqefyc... | 77.70 | 97.3% | 2023-12-16 |
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 |