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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12658. | LimeAle (tofuloaf) | 85.95 | 96% | 2019-01-14 |
12659. | Oleg (germeson) | 85.95 | 94% | 2012-12-06 |
12660. | Dylan (18dylan18) | 85.95 | 93% | 2017-01-29 |
12661. | tstats[drwsmnlpg97] (drwsmn... | 85.94 | 96% | 2022-04-27 |
12662. | Gray (grayhollow) | 85.94 | 95% | 2023-03-13 |
12663. | Ryan (ranksy) | 85.94 | 98% | 2020-10-10 |
12664. | Miles (hauskaz) | 85.94 | 96.9% | 2025-04-11 |
12665. | Kai (gigadelic) | 85.94 | 97.5% | 2024-05-30 |
12666. | yo (doei) | 85.94 | 93% | 2016-07-28 |
12667. | Bofa (pieluver123) | 85.94 | 93% | 2014-12-02 |
12668. | ang (chickennuggetscientist) | 85.93 | 99% | 2025-02-10 |
12669. | ChaoticNarcotic (chaotic_na... | 85.93 | 96% | 2020-12-23 |
12670. | Breno (brenolopes) | 85.93 | — | 2011-03-16 |
12671. | jo (200000000) | 85.92 | 97% | 2024-03-24 |
12672. | Ree0203 (ree0203) | 85.92 | 97% | 2024-02-25 |
12673. | donquixote (radio_knife) | 85.92 | 98.5% | 2023-12-04 |
12674. | Pedro (typedro) | 85.91 | 96.6% | 2024-06-08 |
12675. | Omar (decapood) | 85.91 | 99% | 2022-11-15 |
12676. | sponku (sponku) | 85.91 | 96% | 2021-02-15 |
12677. | Rahul (jet_blazer) | 85.91 | 91% | 2011-07-01 |
12678. | Live (ugatyper) | 85.91 | 97% | 2015-11-14 |
12679. | Alexey (reggies) | 85.91 | 94% | 2016-08-19 |
12680. | J (coughee) | 85.91 | 98% | 2017-06-23 |
12681. | Kaicen (coolkidkaicen) | 85.90 | 99.7% | 2025-01-14 |
12682. | santo (santolazinround) | 85.90 | 96% | 2023-12-23 |
12683. | Prasant (man_iac) | 85.90 | 99% | 2022-10-07 |
12684. | shaun (shaun_chaky) | 85.90 | 97.9% | 2023-10-17 |
12685. | Alex (alex_ofl) | 85.90 | 98.6% | 2024-10-06 |
12686. | Anthony (anthonymok) | 85.90 | 95% | 2012-03-24 |
12687. | Mattie (mattieshoes) | 85.90 | 94% | 2016-02-17 |
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 |