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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7581. | (19wpmavg) | 95.49 | 97.3% | 2023-11-18 |
7582. | Trichobezoar (kappadin) | 95.49 | 95% | 2016-05-30 |
7583. | Gold (goldgeneral) | 95.48 | 94% | 2014-12-17 |
7584. | Charles (clydoscope) | 95.48 | 98.8% | 2024-01-13 |
7585. | Justin (justinat) | 95.48 | 96% | 2014-02-01 |
7586. | Orgalorrrrg (orgalorg) | 95.47 | 99.3% | 2024-07-18 |
7587. | JO (johowjo) | 95.47 | 98.2% | 2024-04-20 |
7588. | Martin (4us1on) | 95.47 | 98% | 2022-12-15 |
7589. | bReaker (breaker1909) | 95.47 | 91% | 2015-01-16 |
7590. | Sean (saustintaylor) | 95.47 | 97% | 2014-04-03 |
7591. | tim (rudyza) | 95.47 | 95% | 2016-11-07 |
7592. | canaro (canaro) | 95.46 | 96% | 2025-06-05 |
7593. | G3R50N (gwasoint) | 95.46 | 98% | 2025-01-16 |
7594. | milk (milk1000) | 95.46 | 99% | 2012-02-12 |
7595. | OnlyStanz (tanni) | 95.45 | 97.9% | 2024-02-08 |
7596. | Mark (mahkuh) | 95.45 | 97% | 2014-05-22 |
7597. | Sebastian (boywonder) | 95.44 | 95% | 2013-11-20 |
7598. | Richard (drahcir1) | 95.44 | 91% | 2014-04-08 |
7599. | aestrivex (aestrivex) | 95.43 | 97% | 2023-08-12 |
7600. | Timothy (zerodemigod) | 95.43 | 94% | 2012-02-21 |
7601. | kevin (fboi) | 95.43 | 98% | 2021-06-14 |
7602. | Aloysius (dude101no) | 95.43 | 99% | 2024-05-25 |
7603. | zwechee (zwechee) | 95.42 | 96% | 2021-04-08 |
7604. | AfterShock (aftershockonline) | 95.42 | 96% | 2022-06-11 |
7605. | wtfamidoing (acc99) | 95.42 | 99% | 2023-06-05 |
7606. | mb3awi (emptybox34) | 95.42 | 97% | 2023-09-03 |
7607. | Ted (xted) | 95.42 | 98% | 2019-04-05 |
7608. | MIttens (socerkid_02) | 95.42 | 94% | 2014-04-18 |
7609. | Alex. (forger) | 95.42 | 99% | 2014-06-23 |
7610. | Arthur (artnet) | 95.42 | 96% | 2013-08-23 |
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 |