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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10261. | Baron (baronhate) | 89.91 | 99% | 2023-11-30 |
10262. | Kyle (break_fast) | 89.91 | 98.2% | 2025-01-07 |
10263. | Drew (thecomedyne04) | 89.91 | 96% | 2023-12-08 |
10264. | J (itslikeisaid) | 89.91 | 97% | 2014-06-13 |
10265. | @CHARMYTH (charmyth) | 89.91 | 93% | 2013-03-21 |
10266. | Toby (anchientstar) | 89.90 | 94% | 2014-09-05 |
10267. | zeeeef (seezylol) | 89.90 | 95% | 2015-04-30 |
10268. | J (jayjhan8) | 89.90 | 96% | 2020-03-26 |
10269. | Wot (ostricheleven) | 89.90 | 97% | 2020-01-10 |
10270. | Rdmm (rdmm) | 89.90 | 97.5% | 2024-08-31 |
10271. | jazon (jazonandes) | 89.90 | 96% | 2021-07-05 |
10272. | github.com/hirthanan (hirth... | 89.90 | 98% | 2021-02-10 |
10273. | (」゚ペ)」 (deafening) | 89.90 | 97% | 2012-01-09 |
10274. | CA66 (ksydry4) | 89.89 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
10275. | Luke (lukedaduke24) | 89.89 | 93% | 2016-01-27 |
10276. | strakerak (strakerak3) | 89.89 | 90% | 2015-06-28 |
10277. | Kim (kimson52) | 89.88 | 98% | 2018-12-16 |
10278. | tstats[timtam420] (timtam420) | 89.88 | 98% | 2025-04-02 |
10279. | Insub (dskumpf) | 89.88 | 98% | 2024-03-21 |
10280. | daisy (daisynotfound) | 89.88 | 98% | 2021-06-21 |
10281. | Pog (deftst) | 89.88 | 93% | 2016-04-08 |
10282. | Ruben (rubenms) | 89.88 | 94% | 2012-11-27 |
10283. | Kyle (ksil) | 89.88 | 95% | 2015-03-01 |
10284. | Jason Verheyden (jverheyden) | 89.87 | 98.3% | 2023-12-01 |
10285. | Pedro (timboly3) | 89.87 | 98% | 2019-05-16 |
10286. | Chris (havackus) | 89.87 | 95% | 2012-11-13 |
10287. | BobbyWasabi (bobby_wasabi_) | 89.86 | 97.4% | 2024-06-11 |
10288. | Egi (dr12) | 89.86 | 100% | 2024-05-07 |
10289. | Kim Hades (andyhrazx) | 89.86 | 94% | 2014-06-03 |
10290. | Alex (alexk123) | 89.85 | 97.5% | 2025-05-31 |
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 |