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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28694. | billybob (billybobjoeman) | 67.14 | 96% | 2025-01-05 |
28695. | cosmo30k (cosmo30k) | 67.14 | 97% | 2024-12-05 |
28696. | dexter5551 (dexter5551) | 67.14 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
28697. | mdot (mdot) | 67.14 | 96.8% | 2024-02-23 |
28698. | Zack (zackmm) | 67.14 | 95.4% | 2024-09-26 |
28699. | GXFighter (gxfighter) | 67.14 | 97% | 2024-02-08 |
28700. | Bilal (kingbismack) | 67.14 | 95% | 2023-09-18 |
28701. | kousik (cmdtype) | 67.14 | 91% | 2013-11-20 |
28702. | eri (nanoeri) | 67.14 | 98% | 2013-12-23 |
28703. | pingx (jpairat) | 67.14 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
28704. | Fred (geekhideout) | 67.14 | 92% | 2011-09-26 |
28705. | speedy_ (__speedy__) | 67.13 | 96.5% | 2024-07-24 |
28706. | SlimyFingers (slimyfingers8) | 67.13 | 96% | 2023-12-25 |
28707. | Ashwin (ashwinrajeshcube) | 67.13 | 94% | 2022-01-06 |
28708. | Armageddon (arrmageddon) | 67.13 | 96% | 2019-10-25 |
28709. | Daredevil (piyush_123) | 67.13 | 96.7% | 2024-09-21 |
28710. | TyPoPolice (ermafish) | 67.12 | 95% | 2020-10-14 |
28711. | Umar (umar_irl) | 67.12 | 96% | 2025-06-10 |
28712. | fastihope (fastihope) | 67.12 | 96% | 2025-04-27 |
28713. | Domantinis (domantinis) | 67.12 | 96% | 2024-12-09 |
28714. | Rabbit (rabbit1) | 67.12 | 99% | 2024-02-10 |
28715. | 123Bananas (123bananas) | 67.12 | 97.4% | 2024-01-11 |
28716. | Paul (kwisatz_haderach) | 67.12 | 95% | 2023-11-25 |
28717. | Marcus Armstrong (down_with... | 67.12 | 94% | 2020-12-22 |
28718. | Matthew (tangemat000) | 67.12 | 97.5% | 2024-03-29 |
28719. | Joshua (brothersquid123) | 67.12 | 95% | 2021-06-21 |
28720. | Jim (jimis1111) | 67.12 | 97% | 2020-06-27 |
28721. | Innate (innateability) | 67.12 | 91% | 2013-07-04 |
28722. | Nutchaphol (hyperh) | 67.12 | 97% | 2017-12-12 |
28723. | derpy ツ (derpaliciousyness) | 67.12 | 93% | 2014-10-02 |
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 |