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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10633. | Dan (radio_falcon) | 88.87 | 98% | 2020-08-20 |
10634. | KeyboardWarrior (adamrune50) | 88.87 | 95% | 2012-11-30 |
10635. | fyda was here (cthuihu) | 88.87 | 96% | 2018-06-20 |
10636. | Radu (radugheo) | 88.86 | 97% | 2025-02-27 |
10637. | Elkotte (elkotte) | 88.86 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
10638. | garagdon (garagdon) | 88.86 | 96% | 2020-11-12 |
10639. | Jakub (xaneth) | 88.86 | 95% | 2014-10-09 |
10640. | Rafael (estufas) | 88.86 | 99% | 2021-03-08 |
10641. | Gobias Industries (cosmonaut) | 88.86 | 98% | 2011-08-18 |
10642. | zhong xina (bingchilling69) | 88.85 | 96% | 2022-03-17 |
10643. | Cameron (fast_typer_man1) | 88.85 | 95.5% | 2023-12-23 |
10644. | johnbutactuallynotjohn (yes... | 88.85 | 99% | 2022-03-19 |
10645. | Joseph (miggsmiffer) | 88.85 | 18% | 2016-06-24 |
10646. | Literature (20120623) | 88.85 | 98% | 2021-08-30 |
10647. | Austin (smellsmell929) | 88.85 | 93% | 2012-11-02 |
10648. | Silver (silverninja) | 88.85 | 95% | 2016-05-22 |
10649. | Pasticho (pasticho_nt) | 88.84 | 98% | 2025-04-07 |
10650. | LacobJonsy (lacob_jonsy) | 88.84 | 98% | 2024-05-14 |
10651. | da_B0mba (da_b0mba) | 88.84 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
10652. | Kitzuney (kitzuney) | 88.84 | 97.9% | 2024-02-17 |
10653. | M (lazydaze) | 88.84 | 93% | 2015-01-18 |
10654. | neverm0r (datamagi) | 88.84 | 98% | 2024-01-31 |
10655. | Kangaroo (kangaroocruz) | 88.84 | 98% | 2024-02-27 |
10656. | Cryptic (cinargamertv) | 88.84 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
10657. | Kai (prokai) | 88.84 | 96% | 2016-04-03 |
10658. | roy (roynaufal) | 88.83 | 92% | 2014-11-19 |
10659. | cuna (cuna420) | 88.83 | 95% | 2019-01-23 |
10660. | Sky (_sky_) | 88.82 | 97% | 2013-02-03 |
10661. | tstats[mdsunny2299] (mdsunn... | 88.82 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
10662. | ryan (pocketheal) | 88.82 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
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 |