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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42691. | 💗 Spike💗 (vignesh12) | 47.75 | 96% | 2017-06-13 |
42692. | Anurag (anurag_elitx) | 47.74 | 94% | 2025-01-05 |
42693. | luisKisters (luiskisters) | 47.74 | 93% | 2023-12-25 |
42694. | GAy (gaylord_of_lords) | 47.73 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
42695. | Rixz (j_rixz) | 47.73 | 94.4% | 2024-08-11 |
42696. | strgn (strgn) | 47.73 | 96% | 2022-03-09 |
42697. | Marshi (audeus) | 47.72 | 81% | 2016-08-18 |
42698. | dilip (meod) | 47.72 | 93% | 2014-11-13 |
42699. | What (typ0o) | 47.72 | 90% | 2011-12-29 |
42700. | snoopster3 (snoopster3) | 47.71 | 93% | 2024-02-08 |
42701. | Amina (murartsmur) | 47.70 | 99% | 2024-02-13 |
42702. | Nota (filco2ninga) | 47.70 | 91% | 2012-12-30 |
42703. | TMH (tmh0730) | 47.69 | 93% | 2025-01-03 |
42704. | Bethany (bethanyhicks) | 47.69 | 91% | 2012-10-11 |
42705. | Sam (samduke) | 47.68 | 96% | 2024-07-30 |
42706. | Sam (dom81) | 47.68 | 92% | 2015-04-29 |
42707. | Rythme (zieser) | 47.67 | 95% | 2025-02-10 |
42708. | Alice Winter (typelike_alice) | 47.66 | 97.1% | 2024-12-27 |
42709. | Typist_apurba (ty_apurba) | 47.66 | 93% | 2024-06-15 |
42710. | psb (pbeeky) | 47.66 | 99% | 2023-03-05 |
42711. | ddd (staticsword) | 47.66 | 95% | 2023-11-23 |
42712. | Bilal (bilal952) | 47.66 | 93% | 2015-06-23 |
42713. | operakey (operakey) | 47.65 | 95% | 2024-07-29 |
42714. | ASK029 (ask_029) | 47.65 | 94.8% | 2024-07-15 |
42715. | Robert (tt_learner) | 47.65 | 98% | 2020-11-13 |
42716. | thegreat (davethe_great) | 47.64 | 95% | 2024-12-14 |
42717. | clam_digger (clam_digger) | 47.64 | 95% | 2024-04-02 |
42718. | Iaen (iaen) | 47.64 | 95% | 2024-06-09 |
42719. | Daniel (tribilin) | 47.64 | 92% | 2016-10-01 |
42720. | Monique (moni__) | 47.63 | 96.4% | 2025-02-06 |
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 |