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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7917. | Sarah (shionhimirai) | 91.40 | 96% | 2016-04-03 |
7918. | Chatpisut (uwu_werkmaine) | 91.40 | 98% | 2023-05-31 |
7919. | Rodrigo (synapse) | 91.40 | 97% | 2013-04-15 |
7920. | Savannah (pompom9999) | 91.40 | 94% | 2014-08-21 |
7921. | Henry (henrybutschool) | 91.39 | 97% | 2022-10-07 |
7922. | Emily (emerrin) | 91.39 | 98% | 2022-07-31 |
7923. | Anky (thecrankmachine) | 91.39 | 97% | 2016-12-07 |
7924. | iAmMichael (iammichael) | 91.39 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
7925. | 🇵🇸 (' _ゝ') (trickroom) | 91.38 | 97% | 2020-05-09 |
7926. | June (avvieey) | 91.38 | 99% | 2022-01-10 |
7927. | chandara (chan92) | 91.37 | 96% | 2023-03-14 |
7928. | oberstein (the_whisper) | 91.37 | 97% | 2023-12-29 |
7929. | Mukul (mukullegha25) | 91.37 | 98% | 2021-06-23 |
7930. | Pradyumn (sk0pe) | 91.37 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
7931. | :) (jjz03) | 91.37 | 99% | 2018-12-29 |
7932. | Raja (rajamalik) | 91.37 | 99% | 2014-01-05 |
7933. | rodli (rodli) | 91.36 | 97.9% | 2024-01-05 |
7934. | And (ampersanded) | 91.36 | 98% | 2023-11-28 |
7935. | FlashFire (lasfate) | 91.36 | 93% | 2016-04-28 |
7936. | frank (frankinabox) | 91.36 | 97% | 2016-02-27 |
7937. | Vitor (vrvitor) | 91.36 | 95% | 2012-04-27 |
7938. | jennyjenjen (jennyjenjen) | 91.36 | 98% | 2015-11-09 |
7939. | Mitch (chuckiecheez) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
7940. | Noam (tsnoam) | 91.36 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
7941. | ooo0ooo (carlfriedrichgauss) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-04-06 |
7942. | despaciko (despaciko) | 91.35 | 98% | 2024-04-10 |
7943. | Brian (dataslayer) | 91.35 | 95% | 2012-11-26 |
7944. | xalic23 (xalic23) | 91.35 | 96% | 2012-12-16 |
7945. | Batuhan (ftlight) | 91.34 | 90% | 2017-02-12 |
7946. | stalkers (stalkers0418) | 91.34 | 97.4% | 2024-02-19 |
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 |