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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35422. | Fauzan (fblues) | 59.67 | 95% | 2014-06-30 |
35423. | gc21 (giim_chyn) | 59.67 | 95% | 2016-05-13 |
35424. | syed (nayaz) | 59.67 | 90% | 2013-09-17 |
35425. | (narzzz) | 59.67 | 94% | 2020-05-11 |
35426. | David (davidofun) | 59.66 | 96% | 2025-05-25 |
35427. | kaijubomb (kaijubomb) | 59.66 | 96% | 2024-05-04 |
35428. | Nathan (nayteo) | 59.66 | 92% | 2016-02-19 |
35429. | jacob (rednight17) | 59.66 | 92% | 2015-03-22 |
35430. | Taylor (taylorx) | 59.66 | — | 2010-12-15 |
35431. | Saugat (acharya_saugat) | 59.66 | 89% | 2016-03-03 |
35432. | Rich (undertenpercent) | 59.65 | 97% | 2024-01-09 |
35433. | Nadeem (nadeemahmad560) | 59.65 | 98.3% | 2023-12-11 |
35434. | abc (seikou) | 59.65 | 96.2% | 2024-01-02 |
35435. | Wake (awriter) | 59.65 | 97% | 2019-06-24 |
35436. | Vishal (vishal345verma) | 59.65 | 97% | 2018-04-28 |
35437. | Karan (sofastkaran) | 59.65 | 91% | 2014-12-20 |
35438. | Jacob (slickserpent99) | 59.64 | 81% | 2016-10-04 |
35439. | balianofibelin (balianofibe... | 59.64 | 98% | 2025-03-18 |
35440. | Laptop keyboard (laptop_key... | 59.64 | 95% | 2024-12-24 |
35441. | Nikhil (nikhil_parab) | 59.64 | 94.2% | 2023-11-22 |
35442. | Jeje McCallister (jejemccal... | 59.64 | 98% | 2023-08-23 |
35443. | Florian (bflorian) | 59.64 | 95% | 2012-10-24 |
35444. | szarvas (nomenestomen) | 59.64 | 91% | 2014-11-27 |
35445. | Nani (karlord) | 59.64 | 95% | 2018-02-28 |
35446. | Sahil (sahil_9861) | 59.63 | 93% | 2024-02-11 |
35447. | A Smokin' (alucardx) | 59.63 | 86% | 2016-09-07 |
35448. | Udun (udun) | 59.63 | 93% | 2015-01-17 |
35449. | Sarah ✌(◕‿◕)✌ (s... | 59.63 | 93% | 2014-03-06 |
35450. | Chandan (alexchandan) | 59.62 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
35451. | Bill Nye (crowdcontrol) | 59.62 | 93% | 2016-01-05 |
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 |