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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41476. | hangelv (hangelv) | 51.07 | 96% | 2024-11-22 |
41477. | Natalie (dolphinbunny359) | 51.07 | 95% | 2018-11-22 |
41478. | Sexy (caitlynpurwa) | 51.07 | 95% | 2016-05-08 |
41479. | Dmitry (dimka_ufo) | 51.07 | 94% | 2015-12-27 |
41480. | piyush (immortalphanes) | 51.06 | 95.7% | 2024-12-05 |
41481. | Nguyễn (zorieus) | 51.06 | 95% | 2024-11-23 |
41482. | zaw (zaw7) | 51.06 | 94% | 2024-03-15 |
41483. | H (hkk09) | 51.06 | 94% | 2021-08-04 |
41484. | rosquilla (rosquilla) | 51.06 | 94.4% | 2023-11-28 |
41485. | Stalking (stalkingdog) | 51.06 | 93% | 2017-09-01 |
41486. | tan (tanminhtrinh) | 51.06 | 95% | 2011-11-04 |
41487. | Lady Emmanuelle Pegollor (l... | 51.05 | 95.1% | 2025-02-25 |
41488. | Anthony (apesina) | 51.05 | 95% | 2021-11-16 |
41489. | TDinh (tdinh12) | 51.05 | 97% | 2024-02-11 |
41490. | Hiruy (kiya777) | 51.05 | 97% | 2021-08-13 |
41491. | Mark (marklwembe) | 51.05 | 95% | 2021-01-15 |
41492. | saad.py0 (zetsub0) | 51.04 | 96% | 2021-04-13 |
41493. | bad_mentat (bad_mentat) | 51.04 | 96% | 2025-03-04 |
41494. | Ebinesh (ebinesh15) | 51.04 | 95% | 2024-12-05 |
41495. | Bustillo, Eah (patotoya) | 51.04 | 95% | 2024-06-17 |
41496. | Anjal (deadashell) | 51.04 | 96% | 2021-10-09 |
41497. | Chris (stylesuxx) | 51.04 | 91% | 2013-10-22 |
41498. | phan (phandung122) | 51.04 | 94% | 2014-12-05 |
41499. | oop (stantvxq) | 51.03 | 96% | 2020-09-14 |
41500. | Pasta (pastapaladsss) | 51.03 | 99% | 2020-12-23 |
41501. | p (r_a_d) | 51.02 | 96% | 2024-05-18 |
41502. | Jarrod (jelh) | 51.02 | 96% | 2020-11-28 |
41503. | Galaxy (galaxyzero) | 51.02 | 96% | 2017-07-07 |
41504. | Akash (akashagr) | 51.02 | 91% | 2016-10-23 |
41505. | Jazzper (jazzper220) | 51.01 | 96% | 2024-08-24 |
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 |