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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9055. | Augheer (augheer) | 92.32 | 98% | 2020-11-28 |
9056. | R (unicorn_lover) | 92.32 | 93% | 2011-12-16 |
9057. | Kaizen (zenkai5) | 92.32 | 97% | 2019-01-16 |
9058. | Shan (twoforty240) | 92.32 | 91% | 2013-03-19 |
9059. | Huan (hwang106) | 92.32 | — | 2010-08-18 |
9060. | Brian (flurbo) | 92.32 | — | 2011-04-25 |
9061. | i hit people in forza (free... | 92.31 | 97% | 2025-01-13 |
9062. | max (bluespongecake) | 92.31 | 98.3% | 2024-11-11 |
9063. | Jack (lilmortal) | 92.31 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
9064. | Matthias (mpwagner) | 92.31 | 99% | 2022-06-29 |
9065. | kie (kieret25) | 92.31 | 97% | 2024-09-17 |
9066. | your mome (roseofsithis) | 92.31 | 90% | 2012-04-19 |
9067. | Big (bigjohn05) | 92.31 | 97.5% | 2024-02-27 |
9068. | paul (superspys) | 92.31 | 93% | 2015-11-22 |
9069. | Gabe (max79) | 92.31 | 86% | 2014-11-01 |
9070. | AkelloMukasa (akellomukasa) | 92.31 | 97% | 2019-07-22 |
9071. | aasdfa (awid) | 92.30 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
9072. | Petey (peterc93) | 92.30 | — | 2010-08-10 |
9073. | Jeffrey (jeffreyyong) | 92.30 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
9074. | Sunny Earther (sunnyearther) | 92.30 | 96% | 2015-01-03 |
9075. | Lexeme (lexeme) | 92.30 | 97% | 2012-06-22 |
9076. | Dio (dioimperatore) | 92.29 | 97% | 2024-08-02 |
9077. | Abby (abbyishuman) | 92.29 | 97.4% | 2024-02-05 |
9078. | Sabrick (sabrick) | 92.29 | 98% | 2016-09-01 |
9079. | Sammy (sammyf) | 92.29 | 98% | 2011-06-29 |
9080. | Jaren (jarenn) | 92.29 | 97% | 2012-11-08 |
9081. | MeoWs (awfwe) | 92.28 | 98% | 2024-12-16 |
9082. | Alejandro (lachexta) | 92.28 | 96% | 2024-12-10 |
9083. | A (andisim) | 92.28 | 99.3% | 2025-01-30 |
9084. | steven (stevenac2001) | 92.28 | 98% | 2024-06-08 |
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 |