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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34980. | Henry (xylz) | 60.19 | 95% | 2013-12-10 |
34981. | rosa (yuzerneim) | 60.18 | 98% | 2025-01-23 |
34982. | alexarg23 (alexarg23) | 60.18 | 95.9% | 2025-02-12 |
34983. | duh (maparkski) | 60.18 | 96.4% | 2025-02-14 |
34984. | addokin (addokin) | 60.18 | 97% | 2023-12-28 |
34985. | William (will348) | 60.18 | 97.2% | 2023-11-10 |
34986. | fat bunny (littlemanbigboy) | 60.18 | 94% | 2021-07-03 |
34987. | happy (happy_meal) | 60.18 | 95.2% | 2023-11-14 |
34988. | K (ivory_lagi) | 60.18 | 98% | 2023-05-11 |
34989. | Kristen (kstuart) | 60.18 | 86% | 2015-06-04 |
34990. | Isaac (newtion) | 60.17 | 97% | 2017-09-24 |
34991. | Ins (insanic10) | 60.17 | 94% | 2021-11-19 |
34992. | Muhammad Ali (aa1807985) | 60.17 | 96.7% | 2024-10-19 |
34993. | Cesnix (cesnix) | 60.17 | 95% | 2021-09-28 |
34994. | 喵喵妙 (miao2361) | 60.17 | 95% | 2014-12-19 |
34995. | Oliver John (knight661) | 60.17 | 98% | 2018-02-12 |
34996. | Omkar Ghanekar (omicar) | 60.16 | 96% | 2025-03-14 |
34997. | thanoskababu (thanoskababu) | 60.16 | 94% | 2024-11-12 |
34998. | Mac (immac2) | 60.16 | 95.5% | 2024-08-03 |
34999. | Why Me (mr_tank) | 60.16 | 95.1% | 2024-09-28 |
35000. | j (ch42) | 60.16 | 97% | 2024-01-12 |
35001. | sou (fernanda_barraza) | 60.16 | 97% | 2023-12-05 |
35002. | Raj (raj3) | 60.16 | 96% | 2013-02-05 |
35003. | Mahdy (ahmedmahdy0007) | 60.15 | 95% | 2023-07-17 |
35004. | Daniel (bricke) | 60.15 | 96% | 2025-05-09 |
35005. | Lilly (mareepslayer) | 60.15 | 96% | 2024-05-08 |
35006. | Alim (agropop) | 60.15 | 96.3% | 2024-03-09 |
35007. | moose elk (moose_elk) | 60.15 | 93.8% | 2024-03-02 |
35008. | Wisno (tmxinh) | 60.15 | 97.3% | 2023-11-19 |
35009. | brandon (brandon64) | 60.15 | 97% | 2023-11-20 |
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 |