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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4314. | Patrick (mezzyy) | 102.85 | 96% | 2013-12-06 |
4315. | Grimpo (grimpo2) | 102.84 | 97% | 2023-08-17 |
4316. | qwert (qwert_13) | 102.84 | 99% | 2015-02-27 |
4317. | Shao (carpexxxdiem) | 102.84 | 97% | 2014-12-12 |
4318. | Kevin (clearlynotkevin) | 102.83 | 98% | 2020-04-08 |
4319. | Dablo (dablo_dablov) | 102.83 | 98% | 2019-09-16 |
4320. | Isaac (inied) | 102.83 | 97% | 2024-03-05 |
4321. | Nhân (hvnhan) | 102.81 | 95% | 2013-10-13 |
4322. | Kuzel (kuzel) | 102.80 | 99% | 2016-02-22 |
4323. | Zach (zach_25) | 102.79 | 98% | 2019-02-27 |
4324. | Scotty (suksc0703) | 102.79 | 97% | 2022-10-16 |
4325. | Krux (The Real League of Ty... | 102.79 | 96.4% | 2023-10-11 |
4326. | Jamie (rium10) | 102.79 | 98% | 2020-06-30 |
4327. | Oleg (kasitan) | 102.78 | — | 2011-01-31 |
4328. | samson (swanson209) | 102.78 | 95% | 2016-03-24 |
4329. | dan (dan88) | 102.77 | 97% | 2013-03-12 |
4330. | Jack (24million) | 102.76 | 93% | 2016-02-01 |
4331. | JC (typer778) | 102.76 | 98% | 2023-03-31 |
4332. | Austin (actaylor31) | 102.76 | 96% | 2019-05-07 |
4333. | Paul (pauzle) | 102.76 | 95% | 2013-06-01 |
4334. | Mahmoud (mahmoud_adel) | 102.76 | 97% | 2019-08-20 |
4335. | Arouthiunoff (arouthiunoff) | 102.75 | 97.5% | 2023-10-16 |
4336. | Derk (racen55) | 102.75 | 98% | 2024-03-01 |
4337. | Flopper (flopperam) | 102.75 | 99% | 2021-01-05 |
4338. | Brian (briahn10) | 102.75 | — | 2011-04-07 |
4339. | Lee (werne401) | 102.74 | 93% | 2017-04-22 |
4340. | Tobias (laaaveri) | 102.74 | 95% | 2011-08-29 |
4341. | Alexander (duckkyy__) | 102.74 | 98% | 2019-04-11 |
4342. | Usopper (usopper) | 102.73 | 98.5% | 2024-01-04 |
4343. | Vivek (cute_low7777) | 102.72 | 97.1% | 2024-01-05 |
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 |