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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38689. | Russel (russelxxv) | 55.77 | 95% | 2022-01-10 |
38690. | Tin Le (tin22) | 55.77 | 95% | 2024-03-22 |
38691. | Posto (posto) | 55.77 | 95% | 2024-06-13 |
38692. | Phyzem (jaguilar625) | 55.77 | 95% | 2016-01-06 |
38693. | Jonathan (jonapedia) | 55.77 | 87% | 2012-05-04 |
38694. | Abraham (a_canto) | 55.76 | 96.5% | 2024-09-09 |
38695. | Josva (svae98) | 55.76 | 97% | 2024-04-16 |
38696. | Raj (raj_23) | 55.76 | 95% | 2021-05-31 |
38697. | Gerardo (sewingbunion9) | 55.76 | 94% | 2017-10-11 |
38698. | Goto10 (backhage) | 55.76 | 96.9% | 2021-02-17 |
38699. | Evan (yeekhai0219) | 55.76 | 97% | 2021-07-03 |
38700. | Matt (chillmaster) | 55.76 | 93% | 2016-09-21 |
38701. | sammy (sammylovesitaly) | 55.76 | 94% | 2021-03-31 |
38702. | Ahmed (ahmedslayer123) | 55.76 | 96% | 2020-12-27 |
38703. | Arnau (lupuscat) | 55.76 | 98% | 2016-01-25 |
38704. | Typing PaPa (dlare) | 55.76 | — | 2011-03-20 |
38705. | Rachel (rachjye) | 55.75 | 95% | 2024-09-18 |
38706. | Abdullah (abdullah93) | 55.75 | 96.8% | 2025-01-24 |
38707. | Kev Moi (kevmoi123) | 55.75 | 97% | 2024-06-11 |
38708. | Rawr (kekistan505) | 55.75 | 95% | 2019-07-23 |
38709. | Kyle (sycendice) | 55.75 | 96% | 2022-06-21 |
38710. | Eziz (eziz) | 55.75 | 96% | 2022-10-08 |
38711. | Moayad (moayad_) | 55.75 | 94.6% | 2023-11-26 |
38712. | Nick (cosmictroll) | 55.75 | 90% | 2016-08-07 |
38713. | zenpanda (zenpanda) | 55.74 | 96% | 2024-05-08 |
38714. | Josh (joshiey28) | 55.74 | 98% | 2025-06-19 |
38715. | Doey (doey1407) | 55.74 | 97% | 2018-11-09 |
38716. | Arkinator (arkinator) | 55.74 | 92% | 2014-03-04 |
38717. | klecs (kelcs) | 55.73 | 94% | 2025-03-29 |
38718. | ratchems (ratchems) | 55.73 | 96% | 2024-02-01 |
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 |