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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18116. | Yahshi (jahshi) | 78.50 | 97.5% | 2024-06-01 |
18117. | Bill Le (bill_le9956) | 78.50 | 97.5% | 2025-05-11 |
18118. | Ryan (gurkenglas9) | 78.50 | 97% | 2021-07-24 |
18119. | fari (favarjooy86) | 78.50 | 95% | 2014-01-08 |
18120. | avi (__aavii__) | 78.49 | 96% | 2024-10-17 |
18121. | Teun (typingthunder) | 78.49 | 96% | 2024-06-23 |
18122. | frrah (zhhrf) | 78.49 | 98% | 2021-07-01 |
18123. | Brotolios (brotolios) | 78.49 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
18124. | Dimitris (dimitrism) | 78.49 | 98% | 2019-04-09 |
18125. | Aquaris (ryankim834) | 78.49 | 91% | 2016-02-14 |
18126. | cowcowcowcow (friisky) | 78.49 | 94% | 2019-12-27 |
18127. | Peter (dooger) | 78.49 | 96% | 2018-04-11 |
18128. | Steven (misterpear) | 78.48 | 84% | 2017-01-09 |
18129. | Jimmy (jphan98) | 78.48 | 97% | 2020-10-11 |
18130. | Samuel (tyrose7en) | 78.48 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
18131. | Ahmad (nugraha) | 78.48 | — | 2010-12-26 |
18132. | Lucas (vysclucas) | 78.47 | 96% | 2024-10-24 |
18133. | Aiko (aiko_1) | 78.47 | 97.5% | 2023-07-11 |
18134. | Robby (ribby03) | 78.47 | 98.2% | 2024-01-25 |
18135. | Beardosa (beardosa) | 78.47 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
18136. | Gjuro (gjuro_eng_key) | 78.47 | 96% | 2019-10-30 |
18137. | Jared (j_rad) | 78.47 | — | 2010-12-19 |
18138. | Nikola (nkos500) | 78.47 | 96% | 2013-01-03 |
18139. | 3rd Place (bomtombadil) | 78.47 | 97% | 2015-10-30 |
18140. | elnino (elnio2803) | 78.47 | 96.3% | 2021-02-27 |
18141. | None (maltese) | 78.47 | 95% | 2013-02-25 |
18142. | Reachyboy (reachyboy_) | 78.46 | 95% | 2025-02-17 |
18143. | Sang (sgdoan) | 78.46 | 96% | 2020-09-25 |
18144. | donald balls (swag_man_unli... | 78.46 | 97% | 2021-03-09 |
18145. | suri! (suri_alberta) | 78.45 | 99% | 2025-03-26 |
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 |