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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10103. | Overpowdered (overpowdered) | 86.75 | 84% | 2013-01-16 |
10104. | Guest (jackatac) | 86.74 | 96% | 2020-10-11 |
10105. | Retrojoe1984 (joemama84) | 86.74 | 97.2% | 2024-02-22 |
10106. | Jeld (jeld) | 86.74 | 99% | 2016-03-30 |
10107. | Jason (jeishun) | 86.73 | 97% | 2023-07-21 |
10108. | Přemysl (premik) | 86.73 | 99% | 2021-05-16 |
10109. | Evan (decone) | 86.73 | 96% | 2020-12-28 |
10110. | Nicholas (relied) | 86.73 | 97% | 2018-04-12 |
10111. | West (westqt) | 86.73 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
10112. | Niemeyer (2023_new_racer) | 86.72 | 98% | 2023-12-31 |
10113. | Viacheslav (execute_) | 86.72 | 97% | 2023-05-19 |
10114. | it burns burns burns (third... | 86.72 | 95% | 2016-03-14 |
10115. | PogChamp (siktaukboi) | 86.72 | 94% | 2016-02-11 |
10116. | Peehole_Pincher (peeholepin... | 86.72 | 94% | 2011-07-09 |
10117. | Hamza (hamza1234) | 86.72 | 95% | 2014-12-20 |
10118. | Hans (geohans41) | 86.72 | 97% | 2016-06-12 |
10119. | Shady (shadyhippo) | 86.71 | 97% | 2020-07-15 |
10120. | afhwafawj (kanoz) | 86.71 | 95% | 2021-08-11 |
10121. | Valtsu (sgtvaltzu) | 86.71 | 97% | 2021-11-20 |
10122. | Jim (scarletvisage) | 86.71 | 91% | 2017-03-23 |
10123. | ant (ajwinch) | 86.70 | 97% | 2022-05-19 |
10124. | The Best (roblox_player1) | 86.70 | 98% | 2024-03-27 |
10125. | Patrick (crossuv) | 86.70 | 98% | 2019-04-14 |
10126. | Ms.F (msf_typeracer) | 86.70 | 99% | 2020-06-16 |
10127. | Csabi (csabaradi) | 86.70 | 99% | 2018-06-21 |
10128. | Khoa (stellarirk) | 86.70 | 92% | 2012-01-16 |
10129. | Valdis (kamis1232) | 86.70 | 98% | 2018-03-07 |
10130. | Taro Misaki (tm_1970) | 86.69 | 99% | 2024-01-09 |
10131. | x (hchen732) | 86.69 | 94% | 2012-03-11 |
10132. | Jerry (jyoung2gu) | 86.69 | 98% | 2015-12-16 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |