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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44108. | futoshi (futoshi) | 41.76 | 92% | 2015-06-13 |
44109. | Lilfryry (lilfryry) | 41.75 | 95.9% | 2024-06-21 |
44110. | Izzy (izzykitt) | 41.75 | 94.5% | 2024-10-14 |
44111. | phil (phil1) | 41.74 | 90% | 2012-09-08 |
44112. | Abdul (abduljabbarpeer) | 41.72 | 96.3% | 2025-01-17 |
44113. | Lev (leviity) | 41.71 | 91.6% | 2023-12-05 |
44114. | Rossi (rossifillz14) | 41.70 | 95% | 2015-06-11 |
44115. | Pluto (pluto_the_typer) | 41.67 | 94.3% | 2023-11-13 |
44116. | Refrigerator (a_pynecone) | 41.66 | 93% | 2025-05-23 |
44117. | Chiu Wai (hsoscar) | 41.64 | 93% | 2014-11-26 |
44118. | Bekzat (bekzat_abdikarimov) | 41.64 | 95% | 2021-08-24 |
44119. | Ferrari (typeracer333) | 41.64 | 85% | 2011-06-02 |
44120. | benjamin (dyingthief) | 41.64 | 88% | 2011-10-08 |
44121. | Prudhvi (kingraju) | 41.62 | 83% | 2012-03-27 |
44122. | Dylan Najafi (dilanzoh) | 41.61 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
44123. | Law (dumbgumgum) | 41.60 | 96% | 2020-10-23 |
44124. | Mithu (dumblydoo) | 41.58 | 94% | 2024-07-30 |
44125. | Murad (murad90) | 41.58 | 91% | 2021-09-26 |
44126. | Speeder (atspeeder) | 41.58 | 92% | 2017-04-23 |
44127. | KIRA (_arik_) | 41.57 | 93% | 2022-03-22 |
44128. | nomorerizzleft (nomorerizzl... | 41.53 | 93% | 2025-03-31 |
44129. | Cha (chajikook) | 41.51 | 94% | 2025-02-28 |
44130. | Guest (hamsterdragon) | 41.51 | 93.9% | 2023-12-20 |
44131. | Gwife (ayla_thompson) | 41.50 | 96% | 2024-03-30 |
44132. | Nitai (nitaicharan) | 41.49 | 92% | 2024-06-06 |
44133. | talha (talhaparvez) | 41.49 | 95.8% | 2024-01-06 |
44134. | jacky (jackycai) | 41.49 | 95% | 2019-08-17 |
44135. | Karthik Sudheer (karthik7) | 41.48 | 94% | 2024-07-22 |
44136. | Jesmond (jesmond) | 41.48 | 95.5% | 2023-11-16 |
44137. | Nico (nicomd) | 41.46 | 95% | 2024-12-11 |
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 |