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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30014. | esabi (esabiwibowo) | 50.67 | 94% | 2013-06-16 |
30015. | Vince (vinceu15) | 50.67 | 87% | 2015-06-02 |
30016. | Khaeran S. (dark_ze7en) | 50.66 | 92% | 2019-12-07 |
30017. | Rafael (rendon) | 50.65 | 91% | 2014-05-01 |
30018. | Taher (taher_c) | 50.65 | 94% | 2021-05-10 |
30019. | Loopdreams (loopdreams) | 50.65 | 92% | 2017-04-09 |
30020. | prakash (prakashlife10) | 50.64 | 93% | 2019-07-04 |
30021. | Chandan (chandan0609) | 50.61 | 97% | 2024-01-03 |
30022. | iwillcomboyou (iwillcomboyou) | 50.61 | 94% | 2022-07-26 |
30023. | Nikki (tiffany_louise) | 50.61 | 94% | 2014-03-04 |
30024. | SuYung (suyung8) | 50.60 | 96% | 2024-05-21 |
30025. | sandeep (kaneki75) | 50.60 | 95% | 2020-09-21 |
30026. | Undude (undude) | 50.60 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
30027. | seal (sealllllll) | 50.59 | 97% | 2024-05-05 |
30028. | Masagus Achmad (ayengcoy) | 50.59 | 85% | 2015-07-16 |
30029. | Kumar (iarrive) | 50.59 | 94% | 2019-01-29 |
30030. | Dusty (heavyd21) | 50.57 | 95% | 2014-02-13 |
30031. | Oliver (_grells) | 50.54 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
30032. | Josh (jgdcruz5) | 50.54 | 96% | 2021-08-28 |
30033. | Kenan (ken0__) | 50.53 | 94% | 2024-05-13 |
30034. | Aarvaan (aarvaan) | 50.53 | 95% | 2023-01-27 |
30035. | andrew (javajava) | 50.53 | 86% | 2014-10-21 |
30036. | Hải (microwaveablepasta) | 50.53 | 93% | 2020-12-24 |
30037. | sufran (sufran) | 50.53 | — | 2010-08-02 |
30038. | IIIII (llllllllllll_1) | 50.52 | 95% | 2022-01-03 |
30039. | Paul Shuntz (paul_shuntz_iz... | 50.51 | 93% | 2024-05-24 |
30040. | Nik (nik_farhan) | 50.51 | 92% | 2021-02-11 |
30041. | bhuvan (bhuvanrawal) | 50.51 | 90% | 2012-03-21 |
30042. | MinatoID (minatoidkun) | 50.51 | 87% | 2016-04-18 |
30043. | Vannah (vanaur) | 50.50 | 95.2% | 2024-03-02 |
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 |