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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7132. | sho (shocho) | 96.65 | 97.2% | 2025-03-28 |
7133. | jasonshu (jasonshu) | 96.65 | 92% | 2016-11-23 |
7134. | jt (jt177828) | 96.65 | 99% | 2024-04-22 |
7135. | max (roflmax) | 96.65 | 99% | 2013-07-13 |
7136. | Mike (eggtuary) | 96.65 | — | 2010-11-28 |
7137. | Susie (soozer) | 96.64 | 98% | 2015-09-08 |
7138. | Fabian (fabiangomez) | 96.64 | 97.9% | 2024-04-02 |
7139. | dalineth (dalineth) | 96.64 | 98% | 2018-07-22 |
7140. | Sharon (inwha) | 96.63 | 94% | 2013-01-20 |
7141. | Paul (plipka) | 96.63 | 98.5% | 2024-03-07 |
7142. | Marz (marzcovers) | 96.63 | 97% | 2024-08-10 |
7143. | Hmjo707 (hmjo) | 96.63 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
7144. | Lulu (shade_senpai) | 96.63 | 96.6% | 2021-01-27 |
7145. | Steven (gamma_knife17) | 96.63 | 97% | 2022-03-18 |
7146. | Ilyas (aydoohhkb) | 96.63 | 98% | 2020-05-21 |
7147. | memory_leak (overloaded) | 96.63 | 91% | 2014-11-15 |
7148. | Scraggy (scraggy00) | 96.62 | 98% | 2024-03-06 |
7149. | Greg (yaohan) | 96.62 | 99% | 2023-02-01 |
7150. | Harry (bucketheadharry) | 96.62 | 97% | 2022-01-25 |
7151. | alex (yzyzyzyz) | 96.62 | 95% | 2017-05-10 |
7152. | rahmu (rahmu) | 96.62 | 99% | 2016-01-13 |
7153. | kyeeelol (kyeeelol) | 96.61 | 97% | 2025-04-27 |
7154. | ACARROT (acarrot) | 96.61 | 98% | 2018-09-25 |
7155. | berylchann (berylchann) | 96.61 | 98% | 2024-04-25 |
7156. | justin (skynative) | 96.61 | 98% | 2012-07-21 |
7157. | S (slayingalive) | 96.60 | 97% | 2024-11-19 |
7158. | Jason (jdrawmer86) | 96.60 | 97% | 2019-02-15 |
7159. | Walter (whunt5757) | 96.60 | 97% | 2024-12-12 |
7160. | Robin (wqxhouse) | 96.60 | 97% | 2024-11-12 |
7161. | สปริงหัก (b... | 96.60 | 100% | 2018-08-18 |
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 |