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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7727. | Reichsmarskalk (reichsmarsk... | 91.86 | 97% | 2018-09-30 |
7728. | Archie (irarchiedw) | 91.86 | 94% | 2011-07-28 |
7729. | Kaseolin (pimplepopper2015) | 91.86 | 94% | 2015-03-24 |
7730. | Anton (antonbj3) | 91.86 | 93% | 2017-03-12 |
7731. | Vilmer (vilmeeero) | 91.85 | 97% | 2023-04-02 |
7732. | inigo (indigo_july) | 91.85 | 97% | 2017-08-06 |
7733. | Algen (algenhills) | 91.85 | 94% | 2016-07-31 |
7734. | Pikston (pikston) | 91.85 | 98% | 2016-02-29 |
7735. | Lam (lambus) | 91.84 | 98.4% | 2024-02-26 |
7736. | Emeroll (emeroll) | 91.83 | 98.3% | 2023-12-01 |
7737. | Klunky (liamrob) | 91.83 | 98% | 2021-08-29 |
7738. | Deiru (deiru) | 91.83 | 94% | 2012-10-12 |
7739. | Hkishi (hkishi) | 91.83 | 98% | 2021-07-04 |
7740. | Flounder (kublai_ow) | 91.82 | 96.5% | 2023-10-02 |
7741. | Wong (wyk815) | 91.82 | 97% | 2017-04-09 |
7742. | J.C. (jcjcjcjcjc) | 91.82 | 95% | 2014-09-17 |
7743. | Zven (zven69) | 91.81 | 96% | 2021-11-10 |
7744. | py (pytech) | 91.81 | 98.6% | 2024-02-26 |
7745. | Doodled (doodled) | 91.81 | 99% | 2012-05-18 |
7746. | Nima (eramthgin) | 91.81 | 98% | 2022-05-03 |
7747. | Pratyush (pratyush211) | 91.81 | 98% | 2023-05-20 |
7748. | Wszxvq (wszxvq) | 91.81 | 94% | 2017-02-15 |
7749. | Benjin (benjin7) | 91.80 | 98% | 2023-09-15 |
7750. | Horst (feanor) | 91.80 | 98% | 2019-11-29 |
7751. | odk46Bt8 (wowcow) | 91.80 | 98% | 2015-03-31 |
7752. | 1 key (awndi) | 91.80 | 95% | 2016-12-19 |
7753. | Bijay (bijayadhikari) | 91.79 | 98% | 2022-10-24 |
7754. | Joost (me4rts) | 91.79 | 98% | 2017-11-20 |
7755. | M (ahhhhh) | 91.78 | — | 2010-10-07 |
7756. | soupcansam (soupcansam) | 91.78 | 98% | 2019-12-01 |
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 |