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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27823. | Anar (anar_) | 67.92 | 92% | 2016-04-15 |
27824. | MICHAEL ALVIN LORENZO ABAIR... | 67.91 | 98% | 2024-07-19 |
27825. | mattnite (mattnite_) | 67.91 | 98% | 2024-07-17 |
27826. | Jinan Lakan (jinan77) | 67.91 | 97% | 2025-03-19 |
27827. | An Ackerman (iamvr) | 67.91 | 97% | 2022-05-02 |
27828. | Chak de (gsbharaj) | 67.91 | 98.5% | 2023-09-09 |
27829. | pabl0 (pabl0juan) | 67.91 | 98% | 2013-03-24 |
27830. | Aaron (feast) | 67.91 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
27831. | Cheryl (cheryltheslowturtle) | 67.91 | 92% | 2015-11-29 |
27832. | natfosho26 (natfosho26) | 67.90 | 97% | 2024-10-23 |
27833. | Ruban (rubanshah) | 67.90 | 96% | 2024-11-10 |
27834. | Guanymsl (guanymsl) | 67.90 | 95% | 2025-04-18 |
27835. | Shivam (shivam543) | 67.90 | 94% | 2016-04-30 |
27836. | Nam (shinemaster) | 67.90 | 96% | 2021-05-14 |
27837. | Antonio (onekorg) | 67.90 | 97% | 2017-07-04 |
27838. | Akhil (akhilkm) | 67.90 | 96.9% | 2025-04-09 |
27839. | Pranav (pranav0307) | 67.89 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
27840. | Scott (scottyk6) | 67.89 | 97% | 2023-04-02 |
27841. | Tarun (tpunhani) | 67.89 | 98% | 2022-05-04 |
27842. | honyaa (honyaa) | 67.89 | 98% | 2025-02-20 |
27843. | Bill Nye (bill_nye_science_... | 67.89 | 98.8% | 2024-02-24 |
27844. | stasis351 (stasis351) | 67.89 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
27845. | PeriodicHAiL (periodichail) | 67.89 | 97.3% | 2023-11-23 |
27846. | A (jllkii123) | 67.89 | 96% | 2021-06-22 |
27847. | Ace (thaqif_805) | 67.89 | 98.3% | 2021-02-04 |
27848. | oli (olijuice) | 67.89 | 97% | 2016-01-08 |
27849. | Nakdolo (nakdolo) | 67.88 | 95% | 2023-03-06 |
27850. | V8 (chai_wroom) | 67.88 | 95.9% | 2024-12-08 |
27851. | Tate (mtate) | 67.88 | 96% | 2024-08-04 |
27852. | Michal (tnsyas) | 67.88 | 97% | 2022-09-10 |
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 |