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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28548. | Teri (mamobaugh) | 59.56 | 98% | 2017-06-21 |
28549. | Steven (stevn_) | 59.56 | 90% | 2014-06-07 |
28550. | Pop (floppying) | 59.55 | 94% | 2021-05-30 |
28551. | Andrew (andrew03) | 59.55 | 96.7% | 2021-02-01 |
28552. | Mayanne (maryanne123) | 59.55 | 98% | 2013-04-04 |
28553. | Always working (varunguptas) | 59.55 | 96% | 2018-05-09 |
28554. | My Cow (profmcdougal) | 59.55 | 91% | 2016-04-14 |
28555. | hombrebueno (hombrebah) | 59.55 | 95% | 2015-05-10 |
28556. | Hamza (ht_3) | 59.54 | 95.5% | 2023-11-14 |
28557. | Alex (theloneleaf27) | 59.54 | 95% | 2019-11-28 |
28558. | Bayu (daiki_bayu) | 59.54 | 92% | 2016-08-03 |
28559. | NotoriousOne (notoriouslx) | 59.54 | 96% | 2023-11-13 |
28560. | itstherealalex (wowijustdid... | 59.54 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
28561. | Tyler (soulskiez) | 59.54 | 92% | 2016-05-04 |
28562. | SAIF (saifhhasan) | 59.54 | — | 2011-02-28 |
28563. | Rinalds (daimonds3) | 59.54 | 89% | 2014-06-23 |
28564. | Sam (fudd_owl) | 59.53 | 96.8% | 2023-11-11 |
28565. | Taiki (vegantaiki) | 59.53 | 97% | 2021-05-20 |
28566. | Kutulan (walines) | 59.53 | 94.2% | 2021-02-19 |
28567. | Sabyasachi (saba10000) | 59.53 | 92% | 2013-11-10 |
28568. | Afham (afhamhilmi) | 59.53 | 95% | 2017-10-14 |
28569. | Jonathan (minifoke) | 59.53 | 89% | 2014-02-22 |
28570. | Zhandos (zhandos) | 59.53 | 94% | 2014-03-31 |
28571. | Seven (keishinn_mikel) | 59.53 | 96% | 2011-08-19 |
28572. | Pixel (2pixles) | 59.52 | 94% | 2022-09-22 |
28573. | Ye (yexiaojun) | 59.52 | 88% | 2015-01-22 |
28574. | Hero (pramodbag) | 59.52 | 98% | 2017-05-04 |
28575. | Brian (brynhand) | 59.52 | 94% | 2013-11-28 |
28576. | Alex (alex_the_flash) | 59.51 | 97% | 2024-02-28 |
28577. | Chris M (baghdad01) | 59.51 | 94% | 2024-01-25 |
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 |