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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30661. | Mosca (blankyou1) | 65.11 | 97% | 2024-07-15 |
30662. | BabyMeow (babymeow) | 65.11 | 98.6% | 2024-06-18 |
30663. | Ping Janat (ppppp5541) | 65.11 | 94.9% | 2024-08-22 |
30664. | Hussam (samwa7sh800) | 65.11 | 95% | 2024-02-12 |
30665. | 👽 (sofreakingslow) | 65.11 | 96% | 2022-10-17 |
30666. | totaland (totaland) | 65.11 | 97% | 2022-12-05 |
30667. | Shukhrat (shux121995) | 65.11 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
30668. | John (mernst) | 65.11 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
30669. | Stefan (lingprak) | 65.11 | 95% | 2013-04-18 |
30670. | li (lilya) | 65.11 | 98% | 2019-09-22 |
30671. | harold finch (sneakypretzels) | 65.10 | 95.4% | 2025-04-29 |
30672. | Vapex Predator (johnny_12) | 65.10 | 96.3% | 2025-03-30 |
30673. | Ben (benmajim) | 65.10 | 96% | 2025-03-08 |
30674. | Oehan (oehan) | 65.10 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
30675. | Pooja (poojasrre) | 65.10 | 98% | 2024-04-03 |
30676. | Pragyan (pntripathi9417) | 65.10 | 98% | 2020-02-18 |
30677. | Lisa (lisadvet) | 65.09 | 97.7% | 2025-03-01 |
30678. | Jacob Biese (jbiese27) | 65.09 | 96% | 2024-10-17 |
30679. | PhantomSpeed (phantomxuan) | 65.09 | 94% | 2025-01-14 |
30680. | dulk634705 (dulk634705) | 65.09 | 96% | 2024-05-15 |
30681. | Pipe (ergodoxturtle) | 65.09 | 94% | 2020-12-21 |
30682. | SuprDewd (suprdewd) | 65.09 | 87% | 2015-02-02 |
30683. | erick (erick100) | 65.09 | 92% | 2012-06-19 |
30684. | missplled (misspelledagain) | 65.08 | 97% | 2024-05-02 |
30685. | Kazi Ifat Iftiar Fahim (ifa... | 65.08 | 97% | 2024-10-01 |
30686. | Maria (marlab) | 65.08 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
30687. | Sebastian (ilikechips) | 65.08 | 97% | 2013-02-25 |
30688. | 詩央 (shio) | 65.08 | 97% | 2016-07-23 |
30689. | aulneu (jin_huang) | 65.08 | 96% | 2011-07-10 |
30690. | Sandeee (sandeeb) | 65.07 | 97% | 2025-03-14 |
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 |