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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24579. | Gidean (gidean) | 71.27 | 96% | 2018-11-02 |
24580. | akash (thunderrr17) | 71.27 | 97.1% | 2024-05-10 |
24581. | Good (goodluck007) | 71.27 | 96% | 2011-12-05 |
24582. | Carolyn (btbxgirl) | 71.27 | — | 2010-08-18 |
24583. | NotHmingbird (not_hmingbird) | 71.26 | 97% | 2025-01-06 |
24584. | tstats[sirojiddinov] (siroj... | 71.26 | 97% | 2025-02-21 |
24585. | Kiito (drybones41) | 71.26 | 95% | 2014-06-09 |
24586. | Abhi_Dvorak (abhyudaya_nair) | 71.26 | 98.8% | 2023-11-11 |
24587. | brey (breyvon) | 71.26 | 95.4% | 2021-02-23 |
24588. | Ziclue (ziclue) | 71.26 | 94% | 2018-11-18 |
24589. | Jackson (lordfarquaad) | 71.26 | 97% | 2017-11-02 |
24590. | Yacuzzi (yacuzzi42) | 71.25 | 98% | 2023-05-28 |
24591. | orangedoorhinge (orangedoor... | 71.25 | 97% | 2025-03-27 |
24592. | Jubster (thejubster) | 71.25 | 91% | 2016-11-01 |
24593. | Celsius 233 (celsius233) | 71.25 | 98% | 2020-03-08 |
24594. | Ridhuan (ridhuanmnor) | 71.25 | 96% | 2014-09-21 |
24595. | KeyBoardWarrior (weepingspa... | 71.24 | 96.7% | 2024-01-12 |
24596. | Dios (gembili666) | 71.24 | 96% | 2022-09-08 |
24597. | CinnamonOwl (kitkat08) | 71.24 | 97% | 2021-07-07 |
24598. | Reilly (reilly_e) | 71.24 | 96.2% | 2024-04-26 |
24599. | Nghia (lkg1221) | 71.24 | 98% | 2018-03-17 |
24600. | Ramses (gdot) | 71.24 | 97% | 2019-06-11 |
24601. | Nono (nono11jp) | 71.24 | 95% | 2021-09-04 |
24602. | William (samedice) | 71.23 | 95% | 2025-06-05 |
24603. | victoria (vhirsh12) | 71.23 | 94% | 2017-04-21 |
24604. | BitSyndicate (bitsyndicate) | 71.23 | 95.3% | 2024-05-23 |
24605. | klump (klamp) | 71.23 | 96% | 2025-05-28 |
24606. | PuncakeBanini (puncakbanini) | 71.23 | 96% | 2024-09-23 |
24607. | Kzirax (kzirax) | 71.23 | 96% | 2024-04-29 |
24608. | 光次郎 (koujiro) | 71.23 | 97% | 2021-06-30 |
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 |