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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4559. | Mike (mikeasuraus) | 104.31 | 92% | 2016-03-13 |
4560. | MDFG (zra3) | 104.31 | 98.8% | 2025-04-26 |
4561. | Matthew (crucifix13) | 104.31 | 98% | 2014-04-28 |
4562. | Eddie (k9_unit__) | 104.30 | 97% | 2024-06-11 |
4563. | Slasura (slasura) | 104.30 | 97.9% | 2024-04-25 |
4564. | piimpj (pjcrowley) | 104.30 | 99.5% | 2024-02-26 |
4565. | Jarred (mbsupermario) | 104.30 | — | 2010-09-03 |
4566. | hwalters360 (hwalters360) | 104.29 | 97% | 2022-06-26 |
4567. | i quit (nizerdizer) | 104.29 | 98% | 2020-03-09 |
4568. | RSM (rsmh) | 104.29 | 97% | 2018-05-13 |
4569. | Random (image) | 104.29 | 97% | 2012-02-23 |
4570. | S (codedeft) | 104.28 | 100% | 2017-10-04 |
4571. | Rooster (darkjdm) | 104.28 | 98% | 2022-11-29 |
4572. | Sky (skywalk_) | 104.27 | 96.5% | 2024-12-29 |
4573. | you deserve to exist (charmx) | 104.27 | 98% | 2023-02-09 |
4574. | joash (iamabeater) | 104.27 | 98% | 2019-10-12 |
4575. | Rice (riceant) | 104.26 | 99% | 2013-02-04 |
4576. | Bruno (brutexx) | 104.26 | 97% | 2023-10-15 |
4577. | Executable (maxentius) | 104.26 | 95% | 2013-01-18 |
4578. | Ahmadi (transporter) | 104.26 | 94% | 2016-07-19 |
4579. | Andrew (pikawubz) | 104.25 | 93% | 2016-07-29 |
4580. | tstats[jancs] (jancs) | 104.25 | 97% | 2021-11-04 |
4581. | havii (haviihavii) | 104.24 | 97% | 2021-07-03 |
4582. | yowhatsupitsmejacksonschlac... | 104.24 | 98% | 2024-01-25 |
4583. | Paul (___paul___) | 104.24 | 98% | 2022-06-02 |
4584. | 🐸bingus🐸 (dearmr) | 104.24 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
4585. | Tom (varaxo) | 104.24 | 96% | 2012-11-17 |
4586. | Christopher (curryshoe) | 104.24 | 95% | 2016-01-11 |
4587. | Martin (martinshkreli) | 104.24 | 96% | 2016-11-09 |
4588. | Justin (fluents) | 104.24 | 92% | 2012-10-16 |
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 |