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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6451. | Gerard (garritson) | 98.52 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
6452. | TypeGunker (typegunker) | 98.51 | 96.9% | 2024-01-15 |
6453. | Andy (a1i3n0) | 98.51 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
6454. | 100% (100percentaccurate) | 98.51 | 97% | 2021-11-13 |
6455. | wandering (crusherxf) | 98.50 | 97.8% | 2023-05-22 |
6456. | Theory (theoryyless) | 98.50 | 98% | 2023-10-29 |
6457. | Xyrwen (hoosteric) | 98.50 | 93% | 2014-06-03 |
6458. | graham (welcomebear333) | 98.50 | 98% | 2021-12-30 |
6459. | Adam (xuxiym) | 98.50 | 98% | 2016-04-01 |
6460. | ShukraTej (shukratej) | 98.49 | 96% | 2025-07-19 |
6461. | jolly_joshy (jjyuan) | 98.49 | 95% | 2014-12-18 |
6462. | cole (coldmak) | 98.49 | 97% | 2023-08-10 |
6463. | Melle (melle14) | 98.49 | 98% | 2018-08-19 |
6464. | Chloro (chlorowins) | 98.48 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
6465. | H4rrrrr (h4rrrrr) | 98.48 | 98% | 2020-08-21 |
6466. | Boncho (bochl1n) | 98.48 | 97.1% | 2023-07-13 |
6467. | i_clueless (i_clueless) | 98.47 | 97% | 2025-06-04 |
6468. | cool (seshs) | 98.47 | 96% | 2019-02-26 |
6469. | Fox (foxfoxfoxfox) | 98.47 | 99% | 2022-03-02 |
6470. | Bjorn (bjo427) | 98.47 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
6471. | Timmy (chet09) | 98.47 | 99.3% | 2024-10-26 |
6472. | asdasdf (211bazooka) | 98.47 | 96.5% | 2024-12-07 |
6473. | Andrew (momoterraw) | 98.47 | 98% | 2022-06-27 |
6474. | Dennis (hullo_how_r_u) | 98.47 | 97% | 2021-03-18 |
6475. | Jasmine (i_heart_typing) | 98.46 | 96.2% | 2024-04-19 |
6476. | Khizer (khizlaw) | 98.46 | 98% | 2025-07-08 |
6477. | Alex (arandazzo829) | 98.46 | 96% | 2016-03-23 |
6478. | Justin (tokomaki) | 98.46 | 97% | 2016-11-11 |
6479. | Joshua (cptnarwhalrus) | 98.46 | 96% | 2019-04-08 |
6480. | HotDog1123 (hotdog1123) | 98.45 | 97.7% | 2024-12-14 |
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 |