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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9699. | lkary (lkary) | 87.14 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
9700. | mand (antonis_24) | 87.14 | 96% | 2018-10-31 |
9701. | None (saucy_) | 87.14 | 96% | 2012-03-09 |
9702. | Ish (asdfwhatyouknow) | 87.14 | 97% | 2017-02-22 |
9703. | BB (bb_lil) | 87.13 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
9704. | james (wizardywitch) | 87.13 | 97% | 2019-06-07 |
9705. | Kevin (yurts) | 87.13 | 96% | 2022-07-08 |
9706. | Asureaxez (asureaxez) | 87.13 | 95% | 2022-03-06 |
9707. | amoz r (amoz11) | 87.13 | 95% | 2021-05-25 |
9708. | DeitySenpai (deitysenpai) | 87.13 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
9709. | K (ksil_razor) | 87.13 | 96% | 2020-10-13 |
9710. | glaba (glaba) | 87.13 | 90% | 2013-01-20 |
9711. | Tarun (nice_tarun_4_u_1987) | 87.13 | — | 2011-03-27 |
9712. | GustavG (blggg) | 87.13 | 98% | 2017-05-31 |
9713. | Nanni (doonyana) | 87.12 | 98% | 2024-04-09 |
9714. | Michael (tridactyla) | 87.12 | 91% | 2011-06-17 |
9715. | Evelyn (swiftie2000) | 87.11 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
9716. | delfador42 (delfador42) | 87.11 | 99% | 2024-01-13 |
9717. | Kevin (windn6) | 87.11 | 96% | 2022-08-30 |
9718. | Sam (sam77777) | 87.11 | 99% | 2023-03-11 |
9719. | Stuart (stusader) | 87.11 | 97% | 2013-10-09 |
9720. | Granted (granted8) | 87.10 | 98% | 2021-04-11 |
9721. | mirek (mirek) | 87.10 | 99% | 2014-09-23 |
9722. | Ihor (seitem) | 87.10 | 98% | 2023-04-23 |
9723. | Ristache (mklol) | 87.10 | 94% | 2016-02-18 |
9724. | Wim (iverb) | 87.10 | 98% | 2016-05-26 |
9725. | super (mermaid_ariel) | 87.10 | 98% | 2014-03-18 |
9726. | Cheese (cheese0r) | 87.10 | 95% | 2016-01-19 |
9727. | HEAD (head_hunter) | 87.09 | 96% | 2022-09-09 |
9728. | anagolr (eagle0523) | 87.09 | 95% | 2019-05-17 |
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 |