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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6355. | Purple (chichaca) | 98.57 | 99% | 2012-08-22 |
6356. | haidanos (haidanos) | 98.56 | 98.3% | 2024-06-09 |
6357. | Drewba (drewba) | 98.56 | 93% | 2015-03-10 |
6358. | Amestorian (amestorian) | 98.56 | 94% | 2017-05-14 |
6359. | MINH (shinmyou) | 98.56 | 97.9% | 2024-11-30 |
6360. | WAKE ME UP (matt961) | 98.56 | 94% | 2014-10-13 |
6361. | Lawrence (lawrey) | 98.56 | 97% | 2012-07-14 |
6362. | Fillipe (munkkazord) | 98.55 | 93% | 2012-11-22 |
6363. | JS@ss (wrongwaymel) | 98.55 | 93% | 2015-07-20 |
6364. | Yo (typpo) | 98.54 | — | 2010-10-30 |
6365. | Olivia (livlev) | 98.53 | 99% | 2017-08-24 |
6366. | Adocys (adocys) | 98.52 | 97.4% | 2024-12-17 |
6367. | Rai (kaythox) | 98.52 | 98% | 2021-06-27 |
6368. | Steven (stervel) | 98.52 | 97.4% | 2024-09-20 |
6369. | Gerard (garritson) | 98.52 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
6370. | Samuel (sambg) | 98.52 | 98% | 2019-09-15 |
6371. | TypeGunker (typegunker) | 98.51 | 96.9% | 2024-01-15 |
6372. | Andy (a1i3n0) | 98.51 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
6373. | 100% (100percentaccurate) | 98.51 | 97% | 2021-11-13 |
6374. | wandering (crusherxf) | 98.50 | 98% | 2023-05-22 |
6375. | Theory (theoryyless) | 98.50 | 98% | 2023-10-29 |
6376. | Xyrwen (hoosteric) | 98.50 | 93% | 2014-06-03 |
6377. | graham (welcomebear333) | 98.50 | 98% | 2021-12-30 |
6378. | Adam (xuxiym) | 98.50 | 98% | 2016-04-01 |
6379. | jolly_joshy (jjyuan) | 98.49 | 95% | 2014-12-18 |
6380. | cole (coldmak) | 98.49 | 97% | 2023-08-10 |
6381. | Melle (melle14) | 98.49 | 98% | 2018-08-19 |
6382. | Chloro (chlorowins) | 98.48 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
6383. | H4rrrrr (h4rrrrr) | 98.48 | 98% | 2020-08-21 |
6384. | Boncho (bochl1n) | 98.48 | 97.1% | 2023-07-13 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |