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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30192. | Anurag (anurag_bhandari) | 46.30 | 93.7% | 2023-11-27 |
30193. | Chase (corruptedculture) | 46.29 | 94.4% | 2023-12-02 |
30194. | Reese (reese4star) | 46.28 | 96% | 2024-01-10 |
30195. | Tejas (shinigamieyes) | 46.27 | 92% | 2019-06-22 |
30196. | AJ (aj_senpai) | 46.27 | 94.2% | 2023-11-11 |
30197. | Zahreeeeee (zahre123) | 46.27 | 96% | 2023-12-19 |
30198. | Cavid (cavid) | 46.26 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
30199. | james (kingkiller2021) | 46.25 | 93.6% | 2021-02-17 |
30200. | Mohit (mohit_sk143) | 46.25 | 94% | 2014-01-31 |
30201. | Dean (dino22) | 46.24 | 94% | 2021-10-11 |
30202. | ian (zatarc) | 46.23 | 96% | 2018-05-23 |
30203. | vebly (vebly) | 46.22 | 96% | 2024-01-27 |
30204. | George (gzimeras2003) | 46.21 | 93% | 2020-12-22 |
30205. | Litu (litu) | 46.21 | 92% | 2013-03-06 |
30206. | Logan (i_hate_typing_) | 46.19 | 96% | 2023-12-15 |
30207. | Olivia (starfirebounty) | 46.18 | 94.1% | 2021-02-06 |
30208. | Harshith (ghvsama_123) | 46.16 | 96% | 2021-11-02 |
30209. | Marc (tomatenmarc) | 46.16 | 96% | 2021-01-04 |
30210. | badar (badar) | 46.16 | 90% | 2014-09-23 |
30211. | Abin (abinantony) | 46.16 | 95% | 2018-09-25 |
30212. | MMemmemm (antz9t) | 46.15 | 97% | 2019-10-02 |
30213. | j_xins (j_xins) | 46.14 | 95% | 2023-07-03 |
30214. | rohan (rohan28_) | 46.13 | 94.4% | 2024-01-24 |
30215. | Soft tugger (rchoong39) | 46.13 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
30216. | Pro (proishere) | 46.13 | 95% | 2023-09-09 |
30217. | Nishant (nsv91) | 46.11 | 95% | 2024-04-02 |
30218. | Isaiah (corneliusmith) | 46.11 | 90% | 2014-12-17 |
30219. | Paul (pcwagner2000) | 46.10 | 93% | 2023-12-02 |
30220. | Jaswin (jaswin) | 46.10 | 83% | 2014-01-05 |
30221. | kushiiiii (kushiiiii) | 46.09 | 94% | 2023-12-02 |
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 |