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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3409. | Cill (venomrider) | 109.04 | 98% | 2019-11-04 |
3410. | John Carlo (krnz) | 109.04 | 96% | 2014-11-13 |
3411. | BoRiSwOnG (boriswong) | 109.01 | 97.5% | 2024-10-21 |
3412. | christo (christo_) | 109.01 | 99.7% | 2023-11-19 |
3413. | Brian (oddeo) | 109.00 | 88% | 2015-11-11 |
3414. | johnny (stopbeatingme) | 109.00 | 98% | 2017-06-27 |
3415. | might quit cause (theyellow... | 109.00 | 98% | 2018-03-09 |
3416. | bub (bubmaley) | 108.99 | 97% | 2022-04-13 |
3417. | Vince (vince91) | 108.99 | 96% | 2013-01-28 |
3418. | ikke (mecduval) | 108.98 | 95% | 2011-10-22 |
3419. | Missamig (missamig) | 108.97 | 98% | 2019-01-09 |
3420. | Ossi (xyeet) | 108.97 | 97% | 2020-08-24 |
3421. | Andrew (terrillble) | 108.97 | 97% | 2015-06-01 |
3422. | Kiyo (kiyobird) | 108.97 | 95% | 2016-08-28 |
3423. | (menacing) | 108.97 | 95% | 2019-10-11 |
3424. | Anton (hiya24) | 108.97 | 94% | 2016-11-13 |
3425. | Twinkie (shellyshells) | 108.96 | 97.4% | 2024-04-15 |
3426. | Joshua (joshuacrotts) | 108.96 | 94% | 2016-08-12 |
3427. | Jezebelle (jezebe11e) | 108.96 | 98% | 2012-03-31 |
3428. | skadoodle (veryez2k1) | 108.96 | 95% | 2016-05-21 |
3429. | Gary (garyboo) | 108.96 | 97% | 2018-01-06 |
3430. | Austin (austinhwang) | 108.96 | 99% | 2018-03-01 |
3431. | suedeer (suedeer207) | 108.95 | 97.1% | 2024-11-09 |
3432. | aaaa (guest77) | 108.95 | 96% | 2014-12-25 |
3433. | (notquittingever) | 108.93 | 97% | 2022-09-19 |
3434. | Solo Typing Tutor 8 Dvorak ... | 108.93 | 99% | 2011-06-17 |
3435. | markzeras (mrkmat) | 108.92 | 98.8% | 2023-12-08 |
3436. | wel (welneco) | 108.92 | 98% | 2015-09-06 |
3437. | Aeonledge (aeonledge) | 108.90 | 99% | 2025-03-28 |
3438. | NickYungLean (l1ttle_b) | 108.90 | 92% | 2015-07-13 |
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 |