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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21151. | waifu (helpme_pls) | 67.34 | 97% | 2021-09-18 |
21152. | David (flyingbuzz) | 67.34 | 87% | 2013-12-17 |
21153. | qwerty (_qwerty_123_) | 67.33 | 97% | 2023-11-30 |
21154. | th3ripp3r (rajeshceh) | 67.33 | 97% | 2023-09-22 |
21155. | eXquiZite (exquizite) | 67.32 | 95% | 2012-08-23 |
21156. | Milk (saezos) | 67.32 | 95% | 2022-04-22 |
21157. | F (frogliker) | 67.32 | 96% | 2023-04-23 |
21158. | Arthead (arthead) | 67.32 | 96.8% | 2023-12-18 |
21159. | Mykhailo (m96roman) | 67.32 | 97% | 2019-10-17 |
21160. | Wyatt (the_midget_bear) | 67.32 | 97% | 2021-04-05 |
21161. | Youssef (marthey2) | 67.32 | 97% | 2019-05-10 |
21162. | peter (sk9nk12) | 67.32 | 98% | 2019-02-15 |
21163. | East (chapstick_god) | 67.31 | 97% | 2022-09-19 |
21164. | Laurence (zpmncl) | 67.31 | 97% | 2020-11-24 |
21165. | Nate (scourse) | 67.31 | 97% | 2014-01-06 |
21166. | Tanyawat (hamzaabamboo) | 67.31 | 95% | 2016-05-08 |
21167. | ayyy topkek (ayyytopkek) | 67.30 | 97.2% | 2023-12-18 |
21168. | Rea (rlst) | 67.30 | 95% | 2015-06-01 |
21169. | Kersey (strythio) | 67.30 | 96% | 2015-07-30 |
21170. | Artificer1 (artificer1) | 67.29 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
21171. | angst (xngst) | 67.29 | 95.8% | 2023-12-29 |
21172. | Anthony (white_snake) | 67.29 | — | 2011-03-09 |
21173. | Nirmalkumar (nirmal12) | 67.29 | 95% | 2015-04-16 |
21174. | Stephan (stephanvdmerwe) | 67.29 | 96% | 2017-05-30 |
21175. | Xpsosure (xpsosure) | 67.28 | 97.5% | 2023-12-15 |
21176. | Ali (alipowpow) | 67.28 | 94% | 2014-12-16 |
21177. | asdf (itz_pvp1235) | 67.28 | 94% | 2020-10-10 |
21178. | Pew (prettypls) | 67.28 | 91% | 2017-04-22 |
21179. | QxD73 (qxd73) | 67.27 | 96% | 2024-01-18 |
21180. | Rexxwell Tendean (rexxwell) | 67.27 | 96.4% | 2023-11-17 |
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 |