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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9638. | Dyl (dylll) | 87.81 | 99% | 2011-06-08 |
9639. | Giaboc (claudiu_9) | 87.80 | 96% | 2023-08-13 |
9640. | Just Spectating :) (accurac... | 87.80 | 99% | 2022-06-22 |
9641. | Jay (jdpthota) | 87.80 | 96% | 2017-04-22 |
9642. | Leonid (leonid) | 87.79 | 95% | 2012-08-21 |
9643. | Alexander (greenocelot26_dv... | 87.79 | 97% | 2023-03-13 |
9644. | Tom (particoloured_toucan) | 87.78 | 97% | 2020-05-13 |
9645. | Christian (casey_white) | 87.78 | 97% | 2022-11-08 |
9646. | byron (bozzarf) | 87.78 | 98% | 2024-06-11 |
9647. | Shypolarbear (shypolarbear) | 87.78 | 99% | 2022-09-28 |
9648. | Landon (lchu613) | 87.78 | 96% | 2016-02-27 |
9649. | Tina (wuster) | 87.77 | 98% | 2023-03-02 |
9650. | Vo (hixplsslowndown) | 87.77 | 97% | 2023-09-19 |
9651. | Ghost (ghostseeker) | 87.77 | 98% | 2019-11-23 |
9652. | andy (teioh) | 87.77 | 92% | 2014-10-19 |
9653. | Ryan (rbiery) | 87.77 | 93% | 2016-02-12 |
9654. | Eric M (ekkem) | 87.76 | 97% | 2023-12-01 |
9655. | Noor (noor_awsome) | 87.76 | 98% | 2024-02-14 |
9656. | Lucas (lyxell95) | 87.76 | 98% | 2015-03-11 |
9657. | Sean (ziltiod94) | 87.76 | 95% | 2016-10-02 |
9658. | Lyon (loltyger1) | 87.76 | 94% | 2016-10-08 |
9659. | Ryan (ryss88) | 87.75 | 96% | 2024-01-25 |
9660. | Emerson (kasai_moyasu) | 87.75 | 99% | 2022-04-07 |
9661. | Paweł (uuyy) | 87.75 | 90% | 2016-02-16 |
9662. | Jay (xbleedalkalinex) | 87.75 | — | 2010-11-02 |
9663. | TypeRacer needs new passage... | 87.75 | 98% | 2013-11-13 |
9664. | HazeltheBear (hazelthebear) | 87.75 | 94% | 2015-11-16 |
9665. | Guest(you) (guest_you_) | 87.74 | 99% | 2017-05-15 |
9666. | F5 (phf5) | 87.74 | 98.1% | 2023-11-16 |
9667. | Chris (chrisyeungg) | 87.74 | 91% | 2016-08-04 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |