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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11659. | Ryan (rbiery) | 87.77 | 93% | 2016-02-12 |
11660. | Jack (touvski) | 87.76 | 98.3% | 2025-03-06 |
11661. | Eric M (ekkem) | 87.76 | 97% | 2023-12-01 |
11662. | Noor (noor_awsome) | 87.76 | 98.4% | 2024-02-14 |
11663. | Lucas (lyxell95) | 87.76 | 98% | 2015-03-11 |
11664. | Sean (ziltiod94) | 87.76 | 95% | 2016-10-02 |
11665. | Lyon (loltyger1) | 87.76 | 94% | 2016-10-08 |
11666. | Weekey (layvth) | 87.75 | 96% | 2025-07-06 |
11667. | Kt (kwilliams61) | 87.75 | 98% | 2025-02-23 |
11668. | Chichorrations (chichorrati... | 87.75 | 97% | 2022-04-28 |
11669. | Ryan (ryss88) | 87.75 | 96.5% | 2024-01-25 |
11670. | Emerson (kasai_moyasu) | 87.75 | 99% | 2022-04-07 |
11671. | Paweł (uuyy) | 87.75 | 90% | 2016-02-16 |
11672. | Jay (xbleedalkalinex) | 87.75 | — | 2010-11-02 |
11673. | TypeRacer needs new passage... | 87.75 | 98% | 2013-11-13 |
11674. | HazeltheBear (hazelthebear) | 87.75 | 94% | 2015-11-16 |
11675. | OkayThen (okay_then12) | 87.74 | 97% | 2024-07-17 |
11676. | Guest(you) (guest_you_) | 87.74 | 99% | 2017-05-15 |
11677. | F5 (phf5) | 87.74 | 98.1% | 2023-11-16 |
11678. | Dean (syke24) | 87.74 | 98% | 2015-04-30 |
11679. | Chris (chrisyeungg) | 87.74 | 91% | 2016-08-04 |
11680. | Chris (chrisxa) | 87.73 | 96% | 2012-01-08 |
11681. | Ave (tessellatedtalent) | 87.73 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
11682. | robdude22 (robodude22) | 87.73 | 96% | 2020-12-01 |
11683. | Ava (spritemite) | 87.73 | 97% | 2018-03-18 |
11684. | Pavel (patcm) | 87.73 | 97% | 2013-11-06 |
11685. | DON'T BE AGGRESSIVE, CHINA!... | 87.73 | 96% | 2014-05-26 |
11686. | Ethan (halloweethan) | 87.73 | 93% | 2014-12-21 |
11687. | C R Aswin (cr_aswin_) | 87.72 | 99% | 2025-06-28 |
11688. | Blaine (dtfmagic) | 87.72 | 92% | 2015-12-24 |
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 |