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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79. | Jashe (freshfastjashe) | 160.00 | 99% | 2020-06-16 |
80. | Kµkkain (tsvuk) | 159.94 | 98% | 2012-03-19 |
81. | . (oh_hai) | 159.49 | 98% | 2021-03-26 |
82. | miyakejima (polka7) | 159.25 | 99.1% | 2024-11-04 |
83. | y (7emp7a7ion) | 159.03 | 98% | 2020-06-16 |
84. | 🐍🐍🐍 (despot) | 158.10 | 100% | 2020-09-26 |
85. | Andy (edahsyrd) | 157.90 | 96% | 2015-04-01 |
86. | lemonade (chqnges) | 157.84 | 97.6% | 2025-01-03 |
87. | Ricky (rwong48) | 157.81 | 99% | 2013-09-27 |
88. | Eric (eric2choix37) | 157.77 | 97% | 2014-03-29 |
89. | Epzilon (epzilon2) | 157.48 | 99% | 2025-04-03 |
90. | Sushi (pixis) | 157.33 | 99% | 2012-07-28 |
91. | xKµkKain- (tsvukk) | 157.21 | 97% | 2014-03-29 |
92. | WatchDominion.org (lithox2) | 157.12 | 99% | 2021-03-03 |
93. | em (dyqe) | 156.88 | 99% | 2022-11-14 |
94. | L (mqrtem) | 156.77 | 99% | 2025-06-16 |
95. | prince (lumsyn) | 156.76 | 99% | 2024-09-08 |
96. | whenthe (lipidclone) | 156.73 | 99.7% | 2023-12-10 |
97. | meow (xrelative) | 156.44 | 98% | 2023-03-21 |
98. | (keegant) | 156.16 | 98% | 2022-04-08 |
99. | gg (nek4000) | 156.01 | 96% | 2012-12-07 |
100. | still type (mokori) | 155.94 | 100% | 2017-05-20 |
101. | Andrei (_son_) | 155.84 | 100% | 2021-08-09 |
102. | Trent (binoculars) | 155.71 | 100% | 2017-11-23 |
103. | asdfjkl; (deskripper) | 155.60 | 99% | 2022-03-22 |
104. | zetria (primalknight) | 155.53 | 99% | 2019-01-27 |
105. | SnorkleDork (snorkledork) | 155.31 | 98% | 2016-02-03 |
106. | Hi (excetra) | 155.29 | 97.1% | 2024-07-10 |
107. | Sadge (elusoryx) | 154.87 | 99% | 2016-07-31 |
108. | Seabiscuit (seabiscuit) | 154.78 | 97% | 2013-04-14 |
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 |