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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35775. | rafe (rafe82) | 59.25 | 99% | 2024-07-16 |
35776. | sebi (ysebi) | 59.25 | 98% | 2022-09-28 |
35777. | Robin (rmw_) | 59.25 | 96% | 2025-03-05 |
35778. | Nguyen (anhhero) | 59.25 | — | 2010-08-25 |
35779. | danielle (halyconamour) | 59.25 | 92% | 2014-08-03 |
35780. | Khoa (nak9x) | 59.25 | — | 2011-01-22 |
35781. | Sadaqat (sadaqatali) | 59.24 | 97% | 2023-07-28 |
35782. | No (streer) | 59.24 | 95% | 2022-10-30 |
35783. | Himanshu (himanshupander) | 59.24 | 95% | 2022-04-23 |
35784. | Dottt (dottskrrt) | 59.24 | 94.9% | 2024-09-08 |
35785. | Miserable Lemur (miserable_... | 59.24 | 98.3% | 2024-10-04 |
35786. | Artist (_artist___) | 59.24 | 96% | 2024-07-10 |
35787. | rummaging_oof (kyjleung) | 59.24 | 95.6% | 2023-12-18 |
35788. | Peter (azver) | 59.24 | 96.9% | 2025-01-09 |
35789. | Minh (murungru) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-02-26 |
35790. | Manish (vestor) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-04-22 |
35791. | GabszyztyLe (gabszyztyle) | 59.23 | 97.6% | 2025-05-18 |
35792. | john6347 (john6347) | 59.23 | 97% | 2025-02-14 |
35793. | Frank (frank1010_) | 59.23 | 96% | 2024-11-20 |
35794. | trustie (trustie) | 59.23 | 97% | 2024-11-24 |
35795. | East (eastwind21) | 59.23 | 96% | 2021-09-24 |
35796. | Judy (judyzhang) | 59.23 | 97% | 2013-01-29 |
35797. | Huihu (philipsg) | 59.23 | 94.4% | 2024-04-09 |
35798. | iron (iron_pickaxe) | 59.23 | 95% | 2021-08-01 |
35799. | Dan (x_danma) | 59.23 | 93% | 2015-06-28 |
35800. | Foyez (aflextra) | 59.23 | 94.3% | 2023-11-24 |
35801. | William (xoner) | 59.23 | 89% | 2012-06-05 |
35802. | Kaat (fretzakje) | 59.22 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
35803. | Asia (melonfalls) | 59.22 | 96% | 2025-01-18 |
35804. | Rohan Joshi (rohanj2408) | 59.22 | 99% | 2025-01-09 |
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 |