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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10191. | Queros (toxicpig) | 86.51 | 95% | 2011-05-11 |
10192. | kyo (kyozanuro) | 86.51 | 97% | 2015-09-03 |
10193. | Nihad (_nihad_) | 86.51 | 87% | 2011-08-14 |
10194. | mohsye (mohsye) | 86.50 | 91% | 2014-10-09 |
10195. | Tatsuya (zane404) | 86.50 | 95% | 2022-02-12 |
10196. | Daniel (schoolboyzhu) | 86.50 | 99% | 2021-09-02 |
10197. | typeO (otaku_ish) | 86.50 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
10198. | Konigsberg (studenttypist2) | 86.50 | 97% | 2013-02-27 |
10199. | Salman (blackstrobe) | 86.50 | 96% | 2020-01-23 |
10200. | Wuhchuknow (wuhchu) | 86.49 | 98% | 2017-12-03 |
10201. | Zach (zachary989) | 86.49 | — | 2010-06-24 |
10202. | Liam (bangkokracer) | 86.49 | 97% | 2022-05-28 |
10203. | Zaoxa (enkryptsyon) | 86.48 | 96% | 2020-03-16 |
10204. | jack (jackerdd) | 86.48 | 96% | 2021-12-14 |
10205. | Kasper (kasperjuus) | 86.48 | 95% | 2019-12-22 |
10206. | Oli (oli94) | 86.48 | 97% | 2017-10-21 |
10207. | carti opium (opium1629) | 86.47 | 97.9% | 2023-11-29 |
10208. | Natural Typist (rayxz) | 86.47 | 98% | 2020-10-09 |
10209. | UAegis (uaegis) | 86.47 | 95.1% | 2023-11-23 |
10210. | Damn (dammmson) | 86.47 | 97% | 2024-04-16 |
10211. | Fernando (frn4n) | 86.46 | 95% | 2022-11-08 |
10212. | Four fingers. (trankerlicer) | 86.46 | 91% | 2012-07-03 |
10213. | Sweeter (sweetervanilla) | 86.46 | 96% | 2021-05-30 |
10214. | Noman (khan_noman14) | 86.46 | 99% | 2017-07-26 |
10215. | Catherine (cl23409) | 86.45 | 96% | 2016-01-05 |
10216. | Tacos! (ihearttacos) | 86.45 | 99% | 2014-02-21 |
10217. | ITypeWith2Fingers (alewis999) | 86.45 | 93% | 2013-10-05 |
10218. | charles (vapedragon) | 86.44 | 98% | 2021-03-06 |
10219. | Jaswanth (jazzkriss21) | 86.44 | 97% | 2021-03-10 |
10220. | ezpez (ezpez) | 86.44 | 98% | 2019-09-27 |
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 |