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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1794. | rhze (professor_pyg) | 116.72 | 98% | 2022-07-25 |
1795. | yeye (yeeyeehehehe) | 116.71 | 99% | 2022-10-28 |
1796. | Suzume (suzufruit) | 116.70 | 99% | 2021-07-12 |
1797. | Abhinav (loneranger) | 116.70 | 100% | 2013-08-09 |
1798. | Dafaria (dafaria) | 116.68 | 98% | 2020-05-12 |
1799. | Lai (laiyr) | 116.68 | 99% | 2021-04-13 |
1800. | Mia (ohsofast) | 116.67 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
1801. | Aaron (qonduit) | 116.65 | 95% | 2015-06-13 |
1802. | Anders (anderstypematrix) | 116.65 | — | 2011-04-26 |
1803. | Rey (typingaccount6) | 116.64 | 98% | 2020-04-10 |
1804. | kekeron (kekeron) | 116.64 | 97% | 2016-08-29 |
1805. | Aaron (aarondn) | 116.64 | — | 2011-03-17 |
1806. | \ (pyfgcrl) | 116.63 | 99% | 2012-11-04 |
1807. | David (namisdavid) | 116.62 | 99% | 2015-11-02 |
1808. | (shooterboss) | 116.62 | 99% | 2012-02-23 |
1809. | Guest (catg0ty0urlung) | 116.59 | 99% | 2023-02-05 |
1810. | Peon (peona) | 116.58 | — | 2010-07-08 |
1811. | Jacob (diggus) | 116.57 | 94% | 2014-09-21 |
1812. | Erik (megaspazz) | 116.56 | 100% | 2017-10-27 |
1813. | aoeuidhtns (tamiya) | 116.54 | — | 2011-05-01 |
1814. | Rick (mamafanfan123) | 116.54 | 93% | 2016-03-04 |
1815. | Amelia (glowstar3000) | 116.54 | 99% | 2015-01-15 |
1816. | bibek (championera) | 116.54 | 95% | 2012-11-20 |
1817. | Junior (juniorrojas) | 116.52 | 97% | 2016-03-19 |
1818. | YaoXPS (yaoxps) | 116.51 | 99% | 2020-06-20 |
1819. | Endeavourer (endeavourer) | 116.51 | 97% | 2013-01-20 |
1820. | Carlos (estevaoima) | 116.50 | 99% | 2017-05-11 |
1821. | Samantha (smm190) | 116.50 | 100% | 2019-10-26 |
1822. | allie (admw) | 116.50 | 98% | 2018-11-09 |
1823. | Stew (steww) | 116.48 | 93% | 2015-03-16 |
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 |