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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29812. | olwen (olwennnn) | 48.53 | 94% | 2018-10-03 |
29813. | Nyny (nyny) | 48.53 | 90% | 2012-12-25 |
29814. | Alo (alooo) | 48.53 | 99% | 2019-12-19 |
29815. | Alper (arcuan) | 48.53 | 94% | 2015-11-21 |
29816. | Woody (gtpwoody) | 48.52 | 94.5% | 2024-02-27 |
29817. | typetypertypest (typetypert... | 48.52 | 95% | 2024-02-23 |
29818. | Alan (acfrost3) | 48.52 | 94% | 2021-05-22 |
29819. | Benyamna (bn_mouad) | 48.51 | 89% | 2016-01-18 |
29820. | Aman (du8ey) | 48.51 | 92.8% | 2023-12-24 |
29821. | Mhcubergamer (mhcubergamer) | 48.51 | 94% | 2022-08-28 |
29822. | Elin (elolinon) | 48.51 | 88% | 2014-06-30 |
29823. | Jahangir (jalom102) | 48.50 | 95% | 2021-05-15 |
29824. | Oanh (sorryiloveyou) | 48.50 | — | 2010-11-03 |
29825. | Sam (sampatrickds) | 48.49 | 97% | 2023-12-08 |
29826. | Saidul (saidul_islam) | 48.48 | 94% | 2021-03-05 |
29827. | tstats[suraj_hs] (suraj_hs) | 48.48 | 96% | 2021-12-22 |
29828. | Partha (partha419) | 48.47 | 92% | 2015-01-19 |
29829. | Craziest (craziest) | 48.46 | 89% | 2016-02-10 |
29830. | Hoplite (hoplite) | 48.45 | 95.2% | 2023-12-23 |
29831. | Jatin (jatingrewal) | 48.45 | 95% | 2023-06-11 |
29832. | Ahmad (random_typist1243) | 48.44 | 95% | 2021-07-06 |
29833. | Rohit (turtle_rabbit) | 48.43 | 99% | 2022-02-24 |
29834. | nobin sutradhar (nobin_sutr... | 48.43 | 96% | 2024-02-10 |
29835. | Tyler (musicpandauk) | 48.43 | 93% | 2020-01-30 |
29836. | Akira (s_akira) | 48.42 | 96% | 2021-11-16 |
29837. | Tim Lu (sses79) | 48.42 | 96% | 2023-05-18 |
29838. | stephen (chonky_boi) | 48.42 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
29839. | GotRoot (4viv9) | 48.42 | — | 2010-12-11 |
29840. | bilal (kakuge) | 48.42 | 93% | 2012-06-30 |
29841. | Ikario (ikariokyujoken) | 48.40 | 94% | 2020-12-27 |
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 |