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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6823. | Aaron (aaron777) | 97.51 | 99% | 2013-05-23 |
6824. | Horizon (ashirigi) | 97.50 | 99% | 2024-09-26 |
6825. | Yosuke (7wolves) | 97.50 | 98.6% | 2023-10-25 |
6826. | Xin (sigmoid) | 97.50 | 94% | 2012-12-05 |
6827. | Tap Sum Bong (anthonybong) | 97.50 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
6828. | Dill (dillcapote) | 97.49 | 99% | 2018-03-05 |
6829. | Sean Paolo (seanpaolo_22) | 97.49 | 97% | 2022-02-15 |
6830. | Marcius (marciussim) | 97.49 | 95% | 2014-06-18 |
6831. | Giorgi (sigmamale369) | 97.49 | 98% | 2022-05-18 |
6832. | Simon (cwmon) | 97.49 | 98% | 2023-09-14 |
6833. | BUS (bus12) | 97.49 | 96% | 2024-11-19 |
6834. | Martin (mhtgaming) | 97.49 | 93% | 2014-03-13 |
6835. | binbin (atg19) | 97.49 | 93% | 2016-02-18 |
6836. | triet (trieet117) | 97.48 | 98% | 2022-07-16 |
6837. | Tony (naka__) | 97.48 | 97% | 2018-05-25 |
6838. | Kronix (kronix6969) | 97.48 | 97% | 2020-09-01 |
6839. | Tommy (tortipous) | 97.47 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
6840. | CoffeeChops (coffeechops) | 97.47 | 98.6% | 2025-05-05 |
6841. | amh1499 (weapon9) | 97.47 | 96% | 2015-09-23 |
6842. | Joseph (twisttay) | 97.47 | 96% | 2019-09-06 |
6843. | ro (mephory) | 97.47 | 98% | 2013-01-22 |
6844. | Yogender Singh Jadon (yogen... | 97.46 | 99% | 2023-04-18 |
6845. | BaniaTeAmo3 (camilin2002) | 97.46 | 98.6% | 2024-05-23 |
6846. | Raxy (raxy) | 97.46 | 92% | 2013-01-18 |
6847. | Cal (feedmedope) | 97.46 | 97% | 2019-03-26 |
6848. | Timmo (aurum_exo) | 97.46 | — | 2010-06-24 |
6849. | Satam (savsatam) | 97.45 | 97% | 2024-01-22 |
6850. | Alexander (hammer_zeit) | 97.45 | 97.8% | 2023-12-20 |
6851. | Alex (aqin24) | 97.44 | 97% | 2017-08-08 |
6852. | Samarth (samarthmayya) | 97.44 | 98% | 2025-01-02 |
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 |