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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18811. | Izzy (izzycebola) | 77.69 | 97% | 2022-05-25 |
18812. | Mr.Pickles (ap_ultra) | 77.69 | 97.5% | 2021-02-18 |
18813. | Evan (jcm800) | 77.69 | 98% | 2021-06-01 |
18814. | Om3G4 (om3g4) | 77.69 | 95% | 2018-01-26 |
18815. | Crissvil (khadaffy) | 77.69 | — | 2010-06-17 |
18816. | Rad (radandrei) | 77.69 | 92% | 2016-10-09 |
18817. | Domen (sablja) | 77.69 | 96% | 2016-04-01 |
18818. | Jordy (mrollie) | 77.69 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
18819. | bosh (boshhh) | 77.68 | 98% | 2025-05-23 |
18820. | Megalonmaniac (megalonmaniac) | 77.68 | 97.9% | 2024-09-12 |
18821. | Skyer (skypeasant) | 77.68 | 97% | 2024-08-26 |
18822. | tstats[faiz_legend] (faiz_l... | 77.68 | 98% | 2024-03-06 |
18823. | Enclosed (enclosedletter) | 77.68 | 96% | 2021-03-13 |
18824. | Becca (beccamata96) | 77.68 | 94% | 2016-05-16 |
18825. | soorena (soorena) | 77.68 | 96% | 2013-03-02 |
18826. | Lizzie (lizzie731996) | 77.68 | 95% | 2013-05-18 |
18827. | Jason (jay_sun366) | 77.67 | 96% | 2022-10-06 |
18828. | its_Atrap (its_atrap) | 77.67 | 97% | 2021-06-28 |
18829. | Jack (jfragg) | 77.67 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
18830. | Bgkeh (bgkeh) | 77.67 | 98% | 2012-09-20 |
18831. | mike (manarazer) | 77.67 | 98% | 2012-02-22 |
18832. | Niklas (nicksssor) | 77.67 | 92% | 2013-05-31 |
18833. | Googlian (scrudler) | 77.66 | 96% | 2025-06-10 |
18834. | YMD (jesh07) | 77.66 | 98.1% | 2025-03-16 |
18835. | Jericho (jerichosy) | 77.66 | 97% | 2024-09-26 |
18836. | suresh (patil_97) | 77.66 | 98% | 2024-08-23 |
18837. | mistral (orangemistrall) | 77.66 | 97% | 2025-04-18 |
18838. | Cptmaca (cptmaca) | 77.66 | 94% | 2015-03-20 |
18839. | gloez (gloez) | 77.66 | 96.9% | 2024-05-16 |
18840. | S (madmanz) | 77.66 | 99% | 2013-01-19 |
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 |