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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26562. | krazedkrish (krazedkrish) | 69.29 | 97.5% | 2025-03-12 |
26563. | nirmit (nirmit0) | 69.29 | 96% | 2024-11-06 |
26564. | Horique (horique) | 69.29 | 96% | 2021-05-28 |
26565. | Jasper (ivorymash) | 69.29 | 95% | 2020-08-16 |
26566. | Prajwal (prajwalr) | 69.29 | 96% | 2025-01-18 |
26567. | IcanhazGin (icanhazgin) | 69.29 | 100% | 2016-02-13 |
26568. | Emmy (_dadstype_) | 69.29 | 96% | 2025-06-17 |
26569. | Remi (remilord) | 69.29 | 94% | 2012-08-11 |
26570. | Eugene (jemcik) | 69.28 | 99% | 2025-03-16 |
26571. | 5uperb0y (5uperb0y) | 69.28 | 98.3% | 2023-11-30 |
26572. | Chris (chalcrow) | 69.28 | 93% | 2015-07-07 |
26573. | Rtyp (rktypes) | 69.28 | 96% | 2021-01-10 |
26574. | taku (bell_aidan) | 69.28 | 97% | 2021-09-11 |
26575. | Weicong (ithaos) | 69.28 | 93% | 2011-06-16 |
26576. | Görbi (gorbimonken) | 69.28 | 93% | 2016-12-07 |
26577. | Miles (zanarkand) | 69.28 | 95% | 2015-05-24 |
26578. | Laura Antonio Vlad (existin... | 69.27 | 95.9% | 2025-01-15 |
26579. | Bhans (bhans1) | 69.27 | 93% | 2011-08-17 |
26580. | Michael (michaelontyperacer) | 69.27 | 96.2% | 2024-05-12 |
26581. | Cheng Loke (lordwiz) | 69.27 | 95% | 2020-09-10 |
26582. | Chris (rykthos) | 69.27 | 95% | 2020-06-18 |
26583. | coolerthancats (coolerthanc... | 69.27 | 97% | 2018-04-24 |
26584. | Jack (randomdize) | 69.27 | 97% | 2018-02-02 |
26585. | Kohei (honzuki) | 69.26 | 97% | 2014-11-26 |
26586. | Pio (piosoesetio) | 69.26 | 88% | 2016-11-07 |
26587. | kay (dilikid) | 69.25 | 99.3% | 2024-08-11 |
26588. | Xii (xii_iix) | 69.25 | 98% | 2024-12-31 |
26589. | MattTypez (matttypez) | 69.25 | 97.9% | 2025-03-05 |
26590. | marian (marmaladecookie14) | 69.25 | 96% | 2024-02-02 |
26591. | LightTreasure (lighttreasure) | 69.25 | 98% | 2024-12-06 |
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 |