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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36162. | Sebastian (sebwazza) | 58.41 | 88% | 2016-08-23 |
36163. | Gianluca (subbuglio) | 58.41 | 99% | 2017-06-14 |
36164. | Jorge (yortrosal) | 58.41 | 97% | 2017-03-09 |
36165. | Arijit (arijit_basu) | 58.41 | 98% | 2022-11-15 |
36166. | mnidn (mnidn) | 58.40 | 96% | 2025-02-28 |
36167. | Devin (dev8246) | 58.40 | 97.9% | 2025-01-30 |
36168. | Katie (mkayy29) | 58.40 | 96% | 2025-02-08 |
36169. | BELLA+CG=SPEED (speedybcg) | 58.40 | 96.3% | 2024-09-23 |
36170. | Zsh (the_misanthrope) | 58.40 | 94.4% | 2024-08-19 |
36171. | Mai (vouchiz) | 58.40 | 97% | 2024-07-19 |
36172. | franks (fraenkers) | 58.40 | 95% | 2024-01-04 |
36173. | shady (szibrahi) | 58.40 | 99.3% | 2023-12-13 |
36174. | Carter (csquidy) | 58.40 | 95% | 2023-02-25 |
36175. | Nick (nspinner) | 58.40 | 96% | 2014-07-31 |
36176. | Poy (poyfromraze_2) | 58.40 | 93% | 2016-01-07 |
36177. | Lisa (lisacabaluna) | 58.40 | 95% | 2013-01-15 |
36178. | Illes (szaboilles1) | 58.39 | 99% | 2024-07-02 |
36179. | RH (reisah) | 58.39 | 97% | 2025-05-22 |
36180. | Iris (i_miranda) | 58.39 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
36181. | Ravel (raveltan) | 58.39 | 93% | 2022-04-19 |
36182. | Shiro836 (shiro836) | 58.39 | 94.1% | 2023-12-09 |
36183. | Priyansh (mrpriyansh) | 58.39 | 96% | 2021-06-30 |
36184. | Gadha (electroboiii) | 58.39 | 98% | 2021-01-05 |
36185. | Bjklue (bjklue) | 58.39 | 95% | 2015-02-01 |
36186. | Sagar (stacksagar) | 58.38 | 96% | 2024-05-05 |
36187. | Liang (liangsin) | 58.38 | 96% | 2024-08-04 |
36188. | AyarveD (ayarbed) | 58.38 | 97% | 2024-09-24 |
36189. | oscar (eseoso) | 58.38 | 95% | 2025-06-10 |
36190. | C (stowellcm) | 58.38 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
36191. | Kage (1004lin) | 58.38 | 96% | 2024-05-29 |
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 |