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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7271. | Kevin (yungwang) | 96.50 | 99% | 2021-11-30 |
7272. | Sabit (sabittsdm) | 96.49 | 97% | 2025-06-16 |
7273. | Elude, evade, endure. (rsinal) | 96.49 | 97.1% | 2025-02-27 |
7274. | shiro (shirothing) | 96.49 | 97% | 2021-01-09 |
7275. | ceique (yogs) | 96.49 | 91% | 2013-09-20 |
7276. | Maize (maizerowan) | 96.49 | 96% | 2014-11-03 |
7277. | Miyeon (rtmversed) | 96.48 | 97% | 2023-10-04 |
7278. | Zach (iceefox127) | 96.48 | 96% | 2020-01-11 |
7279. | Cristian (greatsuperpo) | 96.48 | 95% | 2022-10-10 |
7280. | BlankM (blankm) | 96.48 | 98% | 2018-10-13 |
7281. | Finch (ficxjo) | 96.48 | 96% | 2020-08-04 |
7282. | Alexander (snailno1) | 96.48 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
7283. | Taklamakan (taklamakan) | 96.48 | 93% | 2012-10-27 |
7284. | Ed (thedouche) | 96.47 | 98% | 2024-08-09 |
7285. | Adam (adam123321) | 96.47 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
7286. | April (alarmblip) | 96.47 | 98% | 2014-09-17 |
7287. | TheMonitor (ooonitor) | 96.46 | 96% | 2024-09-28 |
7288. | Allan (itsgam3tyme) | 96.46 | 99% | 2021-03-18 |
7289. | Kevin (hedaeu) | 96.46 | 99% | 2017-09-05 |
7290. | Quang (zearf) | 96.46 | 94% | 2013-03-13 |
7291. | Mitch◕‿◕ (swerkxs) | 96.46 | 95% | 2015-01-04 |
7292. | frankie (justdoitfrank) | 96.45 | 98% | 2020-08-30 |
7293. | Ismail (aismail90) | 96.45 | 97% | 2020-10-07 |
7294. | And (andzer0) | 96.45 | 97.1% | 2024-04-10 |
7295. | vith (vith) | 96.45 | — | 2011-03-09 |
7296. | Martin (kompot) | 96.45 | 97% | 2014-08-05 |
7297. | James (kilobyte) | 96.45 | — | 2010-09-28 |
7298. | Jods (jodslife) | 96.45 | 99% | 2013-01-05 |
7299. | Haikuno (haikuno) | 96.44 | 98% | 2018-01-10 |
7300. | Mikkel (creave) | 96.44 | 96% | 2014-11-09 |
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 |