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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8410. | Shawn (anotheronebitesthedust) | 93.77 | 99% | 2021-04-14 |
8411. | Guang (bestwillcui) | 93.77 | 97% | 2015-04-01 |
8412. | Isaac (iz_tah) | 93.76 | 98% | 2025-03-17 |
8413. | Anony (sqisz1) | 93.76 | 98% | 2024-07-03 |
8414. | Dopapino (osdorik) | 93.76 | 98% | 2023-10-17 |
8415. | Zicheng (bin_laggin) | 93.76 | 98% | 2024-06-25 |
8416. | Clifton (charcoalfiltered) | 93.76 | 98.4% | 2024-01-05 |
8417. | Sam (esfara) | 93.75 | 97.6% | 2023-11-18 |
8418. | Dawid (dresik) | 93.75 | 95% | 2023-07-14 |
8419. | Ploushz (ploushz) | 93.75 | 98% | 2012-10-03 |
8420. | optimist (atifzaheer) | 93.74 | 97.7% | 2024-04-14 |
8421. | ravyar (diddyparty69) | 93.74 | 97% | 2024-09-30 |
8422. | pandy69 (pandy69) | 93.74 | 97.9% | 2024-01-07 |
8423. | Boogle (boogleboy) | 93.74 | 97.1% | 2024-09-10 |
8424. | 8Core (8core) | 93.74 | 97% | 2019-11-14 |
8425. | Reza (bananagholem) | 93.74 | 93% | 2013-12-01 |
8426. | Abishiek (abishiek_a) | 93.73 | 97.7% | 2023-11-07 |
8427. | Ion (incode4it) | 93.73 | 98% | 2022-07-25 |
8428. | jenga (smokythunder) | 93.73 | 98% | 2021-05-17 |
8429. | Snuggle (snuggie) | 93.73 | 97% | 2019-01-13 |
8430. | GreatWhiteShark (black_b6969) | 93.72 | 99% | 2022-08-31 |
8431. | tori (t0ri25) | 93.72 | 97% | 2012-01-16 |
8432. | False (adumbration) | 93.71 | 98% | 2016-07-27 |
8433. | shoddy-cook (mosuande) | 93.71 | 99% | 2022-09-19 |
8434. | jacob (iljain) | 93.71 | 97% | 2020-11-24 |
8435. | EXT (exterari) | 93.71 | 99% | 2022-04-04 |
8436. | satan (satanslefttoe) | 93.71 | 97% | 2020-12-27 |
8437. | Ryan (carefullyslow) | 93.71 | 98% | 2021-03-06 |
8438. | oneproduct (oneproduct) | 93.71 | 98% | 2012-09-07 |
8439. | F.T. (ft404) | 93.71 | 99% | 2014-09-14 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
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 |