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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21818. | Aleks (aleks8) | 65.79 | 98% | 2020-05-29 |
21819. | ryah (rybaby) | 65.78 | 98% | 2023-12-19 |
21820. | Mohammed (ledger67) | 65.78 | 96% | 2021-05-12 |
21821. | Akshat (kim375) | 65.78 | 95% | 2021-03-18 |
21822. | Hieu (zenmonk) | 65.78 | 97% | 2011-07-02 |
21823. | Max (maxcampman) | 65.78 | 98% | 2019-04-08 |
21824. | gail (gail_5rickman) | 65.78 | 96% | 2012-09-03 |
21825. | seanypie (seanbarry86) | 65.77 | 95% | 2024-02-08 |
21826. | mansanmo (anmol_27) | 65.77 | 95.9% | 2023-12-19 |
21827. | Joe (joeuntd) | 65.77 | 96% | 2023-12-02 |
21828. | Big k (lawda) | 65.77 | 95% | 2022-03-06 |
21829. | max (soleimsen) | 65.77 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
21830. | The Flash (tonystark_3000) | 65.76 | 96% | 2023-03-15 |
21831. | August (myracule) | 65.76 | 97% | 2022-02-23 |
21832. | Ben (benbennza1) | 65.76 | 97% | 2020-02-19 |
21833. | barry (mixhype) | 65.76 | — | 2010-07-07 |
21834. | jimmy_toes (jimmy_toes) | 65.75 | — | 2011-02-23 |
21835. | Ben (thisisben) | 65.75 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
21836. | ruben (artaban666) | 65.75 | 95% | 2024-02-22 |
21837. | Andrew (wongsifu) | 65.75 | 98% | 2021-05-07 |
21838. | Ben_slayah (ben_slayah) | 65.75 | 98% | 2017-09-22 |
21839. | Ted (serial_rapist) | 65.75 | 98% | 2018-03-03 |
21840. | Gabriel (akgabe) | 65.75 | 97% | 2023-12-29 |
21841. | Gabriel (flide) | 65.75 | 98% | 2020-11-29 |
21842. | Mathias (slabet) | 65.75 | 90% | 2013-06-12 |
21843. | Shao (shp188366552) | 65.75 | 97% | 2018-03-06 |
21844. | Nate (natebroke) | 65.74 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
21845. | Stevne (juninight29) | 65.74 | 97% | 2021-07-25 |
21846. | pipe.r (repip) | 65.74 | 97.4% | 2023-12-16 |
21847. | FangMori (fangmori6147) | 65.74 | 95.5% | 2023-11-29 |
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 |