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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31052. | benjamin (dyingthief) | 41.64 | 88% | 2011-10-08 |
31053. | Prudhvi (kingraju) | 41.62 | 83% | 2012-03-27 |
31054. | Law (dumbgumgum) | 41.60 | 96% | 2020-10-23 |
31055. | Murad (murad90) | 41.58 | 91% | 2021-09-26 |
31056. | Speeder (atspeeder) | 41.58 | 92% | 2017-04-23 |
31057. | mahmoud khater (mahmoudkharer) | 41.57 | 93.5% | 2024-01-10 |
31058. | KIRA (_arik_) | 41.57 | 93% | 2022-03-22 |
31059. | Guest (hamsterdragon) | 41.51 | 94% | 2023-12-20 |
31060. | talha (talhaparvez) | 41.49 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
31061. | jacky (jackycai) | 41.49 | 95% | 2019-08-17 |
31062. | Jesmond (jesmond) | 41.48 | 95.5% | 2023-11-16 |
31063. | padra (sabat) | 41.45 | 89% | 2012-12-04 |
31064. | Mark Carrico (mcarrico) | 41.44 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
31065. | sarah (infiniterace) | 41.37 | — | 2011-01-24 |
31066. | Michael (mickeymount) | 41.37 | 93% | 2012-04-27 |
31067. | Darth Vaper (ylrequiem) | 41.33 | 94% | 2024-04-18 |
31068. | nitish (hunt_123) | 41.32 | 92% | 2016-03-05 |
31069. | Davis (davis239) | 41.32 | 93% | 2015-09-01 |
31070. | Neel (neel131193) | 41.30 | 85% | 2014-01-13 |
31071. | Aizada (aizadulya) | 41.26 | 93% | 2023-09-30 |
31072. | Ashish (ashishkr004) | 41.26 | 85% | 2013-10-21 |
31073. | radu (radu215) | 41.23 | 92% | 2020-12-21 |
31074. | Ricky (rickytyper) | 41.23 | 95% | 2015-10-07 |
31075. | Tim (timlee) | 41.13 | 95% | 2023-02-19 |
31076. | sardinesmuggler (its_rex) | 41.12 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
31077. | Susan (biotech) | 41.11 | 93% | 2014-01-28 |
31078. | Anton (askadv) | 41.11 | 92% | 2016-08-30 |
31079. | Zylo (zylothetyper) | 41.10 | 93% | 2023-02-18 |
31080. | Andres (andr35) | 41.06 | 96% | 2020-01-13 |
31081. | mamoud (__mahmoud__) | 41.05 | 95% | 2021-11-16 |
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 |