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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14067. | TAROKUI波霸奶茶 (tarokui) | 84.22 | 96.3% | 2025-05-02 |
14068. | Flamemike (flamemike) | 84.22 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
14069. | Echo (echoteecat) | 84.22 | 98% | 2022-03-06 |
14070. | Jon (jrowephoto) | 84.22 | 91% | 2016-03-22 |
14071. | bondservant (arenza) | 84.22 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
14072. | leannedckhead (leannedckhead) | 84.22 | — | 2010-07-28 |
14073. | Jeffrey (0wnagewave7) | 84.22 | — | 2011-01-13 |
14074. | Andy (isnortmemes) | 84.21 | 96% | 2025-04-25 |
14075. | Arbiter (iamworking) | 84.21 | 97% | 2025-02-14 |
14076. | N00bst0rm (n00bst0rm) | 84.21 | 97.7% | 2023-12-06 |
14077. | Tristan (sirrico) | 84.21 | 99% | 2016-06-28 |
14078. | Cadet Boodles (wrfc627) | 84.21 | 97% | 2018-06-22 |
14079. | Tony (xmlxknight) | 84.21 | 96% | 2014-09-01 |
14080. | Ozzy (kimecchi) | 84.21 | 97% | 2012-09-16 |
14081. | Ryan (onionz) | 84.21 | — | 2011-04-16 |
14082. | Fabio (geomgaegphoenix) | 84.21 | 98% | 2015-04-09 |
14083. | John (jtasher3) | 84.20 | 97% | 2024-06-28 |
14084. | 949 (bkwak11) | 84.20 | 97% | 2022-10-14 |
14085. | Dat (datboidoe) | 84.20 | 94% | 2017-01-26 |
14086. | Sivaramakrishnan (sivaramak... | 84.20 | 97.1% | 2024-11-12 |
14087. | Daniel (tempguan) | 84.20 | 98% | 2022-05-09 |
14088. | Eduardo (aledtr) | 84.20 | 97% | 2021-05-06 |
14089. | WearyTwo (greensam6) | 84.20 | 97% | 2017-09-05 |
14090. | Biohazard (b10hazard_) | 84.19 | 96.3% | 2024-03-04 |
14091. | Brumpbo (azkrak) | 84.19 | 98% | 2020-04-28 |
14092. | mykelliling (blush_spiker86) | 84.19 | 99% | 2012-01-27 |
14093. | Zohab (damn_boy) | 84.19 | 94% | 2016-03-26 |
14094. | crossier (irnbe) | 84.18 | 97.8% | 2024-05-23 |
14095. | patrinya (patrinya) | 84.18 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
14096. | Nicolas (typekaiser) | 84.18 | 97% | 2022-03-20 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |