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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23429. | Goat (captainoof) | 72.46 | 97% | 2024-07-17 |
23430. | Myleesia (myleesia) | 72.46 | 95% | 2013-02-14 |
23431. | ArmAnand (arm_anand) | 72.45 | 98% | 2025-06-03 |
23432. | typewriter (tearwood) | 72.45 | 89% | 2014-12-05 |
23433. | Mert (mertle) | 72.45 | 99% | 2022-03-16 |
23434. | Kent Erik James A. Anagon (... | 72.45 | 97% | 2025-03-10 |
23435. | geo. (chaiwinking) | 72.45 | 95.2% | 2023-11-22 |
23436. | Augusto (sonecatn) | 72.45 | 96% | 2012-05-02 |
23437. | Tilen (tilen) | 72.44 | 97% | 2021-10-08 |
23438. | Nicholas (avelaval) | 72.44 | 97% | 2022-06-03 |
23439. | Camby (ryanc1421) | 72.44 | 96% | 2025-03-31 |
23440. | Diego Hill (undead34) | 72.44 | 96% | 2024-04-30 |
23441. | Elvar (elvar333) | 72.44 | 95% | 2021-10-12 |
23442. | Chjp (nh0cchjp) | 72.44 | 90% | 2012-08-25 |
23443. | Citra (citra13) | 72.44 | 95% | 2014-10-10 |
23444. | civi (civi) | 72.44 | 93% | 2017-01-04 |
23445. | larry (onewun) | 72.43 | 96% | 2025-04-26 |
23446. | Gustav (gurkanlol) | 72.43 | 97% | 2025-02-15 |
23447. | racer (dev_racer) | 72.43 | 97.1% | 2024-12-22 |
23448. | Jacque (jrobyabich) | 72.43 | 98.1% | 2024-03-11 |
23449. | Macy (macy200200) | 72.43 | 92% | 2016-09-23 |
23450. | Erik (roflcakes) | 72.43 | 87% | 2015-01-15 |
23451. | Dan (dcuaron) | 72.43 | 98.1% | 2021-02-28 |
23452. | MambaDev (stainless) | 72.43 | 91% | 2016-03-08 |
23453. | Kaspar (taffa) | 72.43 | 96% | 2013-08-21 |
23454. | Smelly Cat (samhermingtonqu... | 72.43 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
23455. | Brady May (dark_knight56) | 72.42 | 95.8% | 2025-04-28 |
23456. | A (brightplumchicken) | 72.42 | 98.4% | 2025-04-10 |
23457. | L (lpuczynski) | 72.42 | 98% | 2021-12-03 |
23458. | Shahil Suresh (roylar_range... | 72.42 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
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 |