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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8000. | Chile (npalaniuk) | 91.00 | 95% | 2015-04-04 |
8001. | Akash (akashrupela) | 91.00 | 94% | 2013-11-30 |
8002. | numdegased (numdegased) | 90.99 | 98% | 2021-07-28 |
8003. | Stephen (brenns10) | 90.99 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
8004. | nytecolor (nytecolor) | 90.98 | 96.2% | 2024-01-07 |
8005. | Ivan (ivannechaiev) | 90.98 | 97.7% | 2024-01-17 |
8006. | Syclone (syclone7) | 90.98 | 98% | 2023-05-26 |
8007. | Tommy (tues) | 90.98 | 97% | 2020-08-31 |
8008. | Noogen (noogenn) | 90.98 | 95% | 2016-02-04 |
8009. | hoang viet (waniku) | 90.98 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
8010. | Ali (alithepanda) | 90.98 | 97% | 2014-03-14 |
8011. | Zack (zooze) | 90.97 | 97% | 2018-03-05 |
8012. | Nobu (nobunakamura) | 90.97 | 99% | 2022-01-19 |
8013. | Tycho (tychobroucke) | 90.97 | 96.9% | 2023-10-22 |
8014. | thegametwok (thegametwok) | 90.97 | 98% | 2017-10-06 |
8015. | Bhrianna (birdsofrhia) | 90.97 | 96% | 2012-03-01 |
8016. | Olcay (kinataki) | 90.96 | 98.4% | 2023-12-15 |
8017. | Jimmy (zen529) | 90.96 | 99% | 2021-04-19 |
8018. | Hayawardh (hayawardh) | 90.96 | 98% | 2012-01-03 |
8019. | Matt (mlefkow) | 90.96 | — | 2010-07-11 |
8020. | Sujay (sbwrtw) | 90.96 | 94% | 2013-05-20 |
8021. | Daniel (lozand) | 90.96 | 99% | 2015-12-14 |
8022. | www (dieucra) | 90.96 | 95% | 2016-07-19 |
8023. | Joseph (josefmcbrosef) | 90.95 | 98% | 2022-02-22 |
8024. | 菖 (ayamenakiri) | 90.95 | 99.7% | 2023-10-09 |
8025. | Michael (bannister) | 90.95 | 97% | 2011-11-29 |
8026. | casiofx83gt (casiofx83gt) | 90.94 | 95.4% | 2024-01-21 |
8027. | _Atomic*Heartz_ (lewis213) | 90.94 | 98% | 2024-02-23 |
8028. | Kaim (14mkim) | 90.93 | 91% | 2013-08-28 |
8029. | lando (multilagio) | 90.92 | 97% | 2022-05-02 |
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 |