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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14038. | Kelvin (kyu1012) | 83.91 | 97% | 2014-01-27 |
14039. | Makl (blingbrotha2) | 83.90 | 98% | 2019-03-12 |
14040. | Alex (ialexxxxxx) | 83.90 | 100% | 2014-07-10 |
14041. | matthew (cautacoll) | 83.90 | 98.3% | 2024-03-20 |
14042. | zags7000 (zags7000) | 83.90 | 99% | 2024-07-29 |
14043. | + (pigeon0) | 83.90 | 97.2% | 2023-11-24 |
14044. | Edwin (pawncastle) | 83.90 | 94% | 2017-04-16 |
14045. | uvuvwevwevwe (onyetwenyevwe) | 83.90 | 97% | 2019-10-28 |
14046. | Train (trainm8) | 83.89 | 95% | 2022-05-21 |
14047. | Finn (finnethy) | 83.89 | 97.5% | 2025-01-01 |
14048. | Italicz (italicz) | 83.89 | 96% | 2024-12-15 |
14049. | Kinfi4 (kinfi4) | 83.89 | 98% | 2023-02-25 |
14050. | Luka (the_lukec) | 83.89 | 98% | 2023-02-10 |
14051. | Jag (jagriff) | 83.89 | 95% | 2012-01-28 |
14052. | Anna (ayyross) | 83.89 | 97% | 2013-02-16 |
14053. | twitch.tv/heynickolas (nick... | 83.89 | 89% | 2015-03-17 |
14054. | PsiloPsych0 (psilopsycho) | 83.88 | 97% | 2023-06-23 |
14055. | Tofu Racer (tofu_racer) | 83.88 | 98% | 2025-04-11 |
14056. | freedomisgold (freedomisgold) | 83.88 | 98% | 2022-09-21 |
14057. | Brock (rockin_brock) | 83.88 | 90% | 2013-05-31 |
14058. | Fut (zoak_wood_69) | 83.88 | 95% | 2025-02-21 |
14059. | CrashBandit (crashbandit) | 83.88 | 96% | 2021-06-21 |
14060. | Caleb (keyslayer17) | 83.88 | 97% | 2016-12-14 |
14061. | daddy (daddychristian) | 83.88 | 96% | 2018-11-22 |
14062. | Sean (yotannt) | 83.88 | 97% | 2013-10-31 |
14063. | Alex (acrucker) | 83.87 | 94% | 2013-10-24 |
14064. | deegl0rd (stimoze) | 83.87 | 96% | 2021-06-22 |
14065. | jaso (jasocanfly) | 83.87 | 97% | 2021-11-16 |
14066. | Radeyz (pineapples2925) | 83.87 | 97% | 2020-02-25 |
14067. | ben (liubenjamin) | 83.87 | 90% | 2017-06-01 |
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 |