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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25395. | Desuc (angzhiwei) | 64.28 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
25396. | Siddhant (sidcipher) | 64.28 | 94% | 2014-10-31 |
25397. | libby (lbilboboyp) | 64.27 | 96% | 2024-05-02 |
25398. | Albert (mudbert) | 64.27 | 87% | 2015-11-30 |
25399. | Zee Troung (itselisee) | 64.27 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
25400. | Kaycee (kaycee_) | 64.27 | 96% | 2024-07-06 |
25401. | whonoes (whon) | 64.27 | 98% | 2014-02-18 |
25402. | George (shpak_george) | 64.27 | 96% | 2019-06-27 |
25403. | Matej (mattfid) | 64.27 | 96% | 2020-09-11 |
25404. | Blue Monkey Wrench (bluemon... | 64.26 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
25405. | Grace (gracesys) | 64.26 | 97% | 2023-02-02 |
25406. | Anonymous (1cevil) | 64.26 | 97.7% | 2024-02-29 |
25407. | J (jossama) | 64.26 | 94% | 2022-01-02 |
25408. | Sadan (ultimates4ndm4n) | 64.26 | 86% | 2014-05-01 |
25409. | ☠ ₴ u ₪ i ₤ ☠ (su... | 64.26 | 98% | 2013-03-06 |
25410. | Sundar (sundarban) | 64.26 | 91% | 2015-12-31 |
25411. | Benjamin (benhundos) | 64.25 | 96% | 2021-06-17 |
25412. | Alex (fordalex) | 64.25 | 97% | 2021-02-09 |
25413. | Paansa (finalversus) | 64.25 | 97% | 2023-04-14 |
25414. | wong (fujisakinadeshiko) | 64.25 | 90% | 2012-09-13 |
25415. | tiglas (tiglas) | 64.25 | 95% | 2017-02-18 |
25416. | Harrison (harrison171997) | 64.25 | 88% | 2015-02-06 |
25417. | pheng (sonita) | 64.25 | — | 2011-04-19 |
25418. | Fasih (fasihhassan) | 64.25 | 95% | 2016-01-19 |
25419. | Jeremy (jlaihong) | 64.24 | 92% | 2016-11-08 |
25420. | Theo (mkstorm) | 64.23 | 98% | 2024-07-19 |
25421. | So (jihwan) | 64.23 | 96% | 2024-09-04 |
25422. | Luke (tric331) | 64.23 | 96% | 2023-06-18 |
25423. | Sarosh (sarosh98) | 64.23 | 92% | 2014-12-04 |
25424. | Wooba (woutermelon) | 64.23 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 83,500 | 80.03 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 103 | 91.56 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 11 | 71.56 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |