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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11084. | Silver (silverninja) | 88.85 | 95% | 2016-05-22 |
11085. | Pasticho (pasticho_nt) | 88.84 | 98.4% | 2025-04-07 |
11086. | LacobJonsy (lacob_jonsy) | 88.84 | 98% | 2024-05-14 |
11087. | da_B0mba (da_b0mba) | 88.84 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
11088. | Kitzuney (kitzuney) | 88.84 | 97.9% | 2024-02-17 |
11089. | M (lazydaze) | 88.84 | 93% | 2015-01-18 |
11090. | neverm0r (datamagi) | 88.84 | 97.7% | 2024-01-31 |
11091. | Kangaroo (kangaroocruz) | 88.84 | 98% | 2024-02-27 |
11092. | Cryptic (cinargamertv) | 88.84 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
11093. | Kai (prokai) | 88.84 | 96% | 2016-04-03 |
11094. | roy (roynaufal) | 88.83 | 92% | 2014-11-19 |
11095. | cuna (cuna420) | 88.83 | 95% | 2019-01-23 |
11096. | Charlie (valos_cor) | 88.82 | 96% | 2013-10-05 |
11097. | Sky (_sky_) | 88.82 | 97% | 2013-02-03 |
11098. | tstats[mdsunny2299] (mdsunn... | 88.82 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
11099. | ryan (pocketheal) | 88.82 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
11100. | Ashiful (conquestace) | 88.81 | 96.9% | 2024-06-02 |
11101. | oakles (oakles) | 88.81 | 93% | 2014-11-23 |
11102. | Alex (freeformjazzy) | 88.81 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
11103. | Logan (laucian) | 88.81 | 98.8% | 2024-09-19 |
11104. | kc (kcyz) | 88.81 | 97.1% | 2024-10-05 |
11105. | Discovery (afrosense8) | 88.81 | 91% | 2015-06-10 |
11106. | Danielle (drhooke) | 88.81 | 96% | 2011-05-12 |
11107. | Kevin (baeyoona) | 88.81 | 94% | 2016-11-15 |
11108. | willn5702 (willn5702) | 88.80 | 98% | 2022-06-10 |
11109. | BOB (mroglan) | 88.80 | 97.9% | 2024-11-16 |
11110. | Rinne (rinne_15) | 88.80 | 97% | 2021-07-07 |
11111. | cc (guest008) | 88.80 | 99% | 2017-07-14 |
11112. | Rene (rgam) | 88.80 | 96% | 2012-04-30 |
11113. | Hailee (perkypotato) | 88.80 | 99% | 2016-09-30 |
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 |