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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8659. | Golden0wnz (golden0wnz) | 93.47 | 99% | 2025-05-02 |
8660. | Shroom (ezshroom) | 93.47 | 97% | 2022-01-15 |
8661. | Matthew (dj_matttam) | 93.47 | 96% | 2020-11-01 |
8662. | Suthep (suthep) | 93.47 | 100% | 2014-10-22 |
8663. | Khoi (khoitran) | 93.47 | 98.4% | 2024-01-01 |
8664. | Jake (jakesc) | 93.47 | 96% | 2017-05-07 |
8665. | Matt (mphelan) | 93.47 | — | 2011-03-23 |
8666. | Recluse (simbabwe) | 93.46 | 95.8% | 2024-05-31 |
8667. | Ezekiel (ezfe) | 93.46 | 93% | 2015-06-23 |
8668. | LUIOFFICIAL (luiofficial) | 93.46 | 97% | 2021-09-11 |
8669. | CiscoAdmin (kaszanka12) | 93.46 | 97% | 2020-01-28 |
8670. | Christabella (christabellai... | 93.46 | 88% | 2014-12-27 |
8671. | saxum (saxum) | 93.46 | 98% | 2020-08-03 |
8672. | plokijnm321 (plokijnm) | 93.45 | 92% | 2016-01-27 |
8673. | Ron (rounakc18) | 93.45 | 98% | 2025-07-20 |
8674. | ChosilogRTX (chosilogrtx) | 93.45 | 96% | 2021-11-30 |
8675. | way2opforu (way2opforu) | 93.44 | 99% | 2025-02-26 |
8676. | dabean (dabean123123) | 93.44 | 95% | 2024-12-31 |
8677. | daliparton (daliparton) | 93.44 | 98% | 2024-01-28 |
8678. | jon (oatmeeeal) | 93.44 | 99% | 2020-08-01 |
8679. | Jayuke (jontrask) | 93.44 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
8680. | Ryan (ryanwalterg) | 93.44 | 97.7% | 2024-01-25 |
8681. | theresa (insensible) | 93.44 | 89% | 2016-07-14 |
8682. | adamski (adast1337) | 93.43 | 98% | 2022-04-26 |
8683. | Petre (petrechen) | 93.43 | 97% | 2020-06-21 |
8684. | Murray (etniok) | 93.43 | 96% | 2015-11-15 |
8685. | Jamie (riuma) | 93.43 | 99% | 2016-11-24 |
8686. | BLS (blsessex) | 93.43 | 94% | 2017-02-07 |
8687. | DystopianFreak (dystopianfr... | 93.42 | 97.3% | 2025-02-26 |
8688. | Razor (razorclick) | 93.42 | 98% | 2025-05-29 |
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 |