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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21703. | Gabriel (threwitontheground) | 74.90 | 95% | 2014-02-12 |
21704. | yung mort (mortaley) | 74.89 | 97% | 2025-02-26 |
21705. | tstats[Sikhar] (sikhar) | 74.89 | 96% | 2024-05-18 |
21706. | Joseph (jojo_177) | 74.89 | 97.9% | 2024-05-07 |
21707. | Dustin (halkier) | 74.89 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
21708. | Rain (raindew) | 74.89 | 93% | 2017-01-09 |
21709. | Thug (thuglife512) | 74.89 | 92% | 2016-02-28 |
21710. | Regniffe3 (regniffe3) | 74.88 | 94% | 2021-12-16 |
21711. | gooby girl (goobygirl) | 74.88 | 97% | 2024-10-31 |
21712. | Rowhiner (rowhiner) | 74.88 | 96% | 2024-06-06 |
21713. | Sym (shennlein) | 74.88 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
21714. | Michael (societydrone) | 74.88 | 97% | 2023-06-27 |
21715. | Anye (farmerfred) | 74.88 | 97.8% | 2024-06-02 |
21716. | Anna (rabbitpickles69) | 74.88 | 95% | 2021-10-02 |
21717. | J (irocamora) | 74.88 | 98% | 2014-07-18 |
21718. | Ashley (darlasue12) | 74.88 | — | 2010-11-21 |
21719. | loml (lolman21360) | 74.87 | 94% | 2025-06-28 |
21720. | Pedu (pedu72) | 74.87 | 96% | 2025-06-13 |
21721. | Michael (nomoresauce) | 74.87 | 98% | 2025-04-09 |
21722. | mihailo (mihailo1123) | 74.87 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
21723. | Napoleon Gatmaytan (jigsgat... | 74.87 | 96.2% | 2024-04-16 |
21724. | Azizbek (azizbek00) | 74.87 | 97% | 2025-04-11 |
21725. | Colin (zedster159) | 74.87 | 97% | 2022-01-29 |
21726. | Uri (laor55) | 74.87 | 93% | 2013-10-09 |
21727. | @dio.tiberius (jonez52) | 74.87 | — | 2011-02-17 |
21728. | Levy (speedylevy) | 74.87 | 98% | 2011-09-21 |
21729. | pikellet (pikellet) | 74.86 | 96% | 2025-06-05 |
21730. | Syed Anwaar (cyedanwaar) | 74.86 | 97.3% | 2025-04-20 |
21731. | adent (adent) | 74.86 | 96.6% | 2025-05-26 |
21732. | draktor99 (draktor99) | 74.86 | 97.9% | 2023-12-21 |
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 |