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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1888. | Tyler (briefcasebomb) | 116.00 | 93% | 2016-01-22 |
1889. | a (apno) | 115.99 | 98% | 2021-08-25 |
1890. | Nash (digitalnash) | 115.99 | 95% | 2013-05-10 |
1891. | Aqua (aquablitz11) | 115.99 | 95% | 2015-02-25 |
1892. | Jimbo (sanosuke) | 115.98 | 97% | 2014-01-11 |
1893. | Tomas (extr3mer) | 115.97 | 97% | 2015-06-07 |
1894. | Sira (sira) | 115.97 | 96% | 2012-01-18 |
1895. | Andrew (cherryz) | 115.96 | 95% | 2014-11-13 |
1896. | Free Free Palestine (ergosolo) | 115.95 | 100% | 2022-09-14 |
1897. | d (dc37) | 115.95 | 95% | 2017-01-05 |
1898. | - (waynelin14) | 115.93 | 97% | 2014-01-17 |
1899. | Benjamin (orangeflyingcow) | 115.93 | 96% | 2013-07-25 |
1900. | Bucky (buckyplaysatwork) | 115.91 | 99% | 2018-07-31 |
1901. | Daniel (dluoshouyi) | 115.90 | 100% | 2023-04-12 |
1902. | disgusting butterfly (swall... | 115.90 | 93% | 2014-04-18 |
1903. | sally (creamdonut) | 115.90 | 98% | 2022-04-17 |
1904. | Niels (nielsjensen) | 115.88 | 97.3% | 2023-12-09 |
1905. | Brian (darebird) | 115.88 | 97% | 2014-12-24 |
1906. | Harwinder (honeyageraccxr) | 115.86 | 100% | 2017-06-28 |
1907. | Kevin (trimak) | 115.86 | 93% | 2012-03-08 |
1908. | James (jaaammes) | 115.85 | 97% | 2018-02-06 |
1909. | Hugh (mrpiface101) | 115.84 | 97% | 2024-01-09 |
1910. | will (floppinglife) | 115.84 | 96% | 2016-12-19 |
1911. | Tevin (tevinkang) | 115.83 | 97% | 2014-10-16 |
1912. | Will (willtang) | 115.81 | 99% | 2021-05-30 |
1913. | nonquitvinpho (nonquitrainb... | 115.81 | 97% | 2021-12-24 |
1914. | Jay (kamikamigod) | 115.77 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
1915. | Wilton (opdydx) | 115.77 | 98% | 2014-04-06 |
1916. | b (ustymale) | 115.76 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
1917. | josh (01josh) | 115.76 | 98% | 2014-09-21 |
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 |