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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7064. | ChurM8 (churm8) | 96.88 | 94% | 2016-06-03 |
7065. | Hand (hand_of_midas) | 96.88 | 94% | 2014-05-17 |
7066. | Estel (1estel1) | 96.88 | 97.8% | 2023-12-04 |
7067. | Alan (lunatorra) | 96.88 | 96% | 2014-08-17 |
7068. | Yogesh (yogesh86) | 96.88 | — | 2011-01-28 |
7069. | Anthony (keynotedude) | 96.87 | 96% | 2024-04-02 |
7070. | jk (yubint) | 96.87 | 98% | 2023-05-21 |
7071. | Sverker (sverker2004) | 96.87 | 97% | 2017-12-17 |
7072. | Kimberly (kimboslice16) | 96.87 | 98% | 2020-07-18 |
7073. | Oganesson (fenris_1334) | 96.87 | 98.5% | 2024-11-20 |
7074. | Kartavya (kartavyajain) | 96.87 | 97% | 2021-06-12 |
7075. | Ryan (nonfiction) | 96.87 | 97% | 2012-12-27 |
7076. | E dog (evan819) | 96.87 | 96% | 2013-10-10 |
7077. | Eliud (inggoodface) | 96.86 | 95% | 2021-10-21 |
7078. | Sardar Taha (dice111) | 96.86 | 97% | 2021-03-14 |
7079. | Angle (angle5356) | 96.85 | 97% | 2025-05-16 |
7080. | im vrey afst tbu my acuray ... | 96.84 | 96% | 2020-07-03 |
7081. | Matt (mattserblo) | 96.84 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
7082. | Nic (scylla1) | 96.84 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
7083. | Kristian (konpiv) | 96.84 | 97.3% | 2024-03-03 |
7084. | Alramech (alramech) | 96.84 | 98% | 2018-06-22 |
7085. | Jose (relictus) | 96.84 | 90% | 2015-09-20 |
7086. | daniel (asdd) | 96.84 | 94% | 2013-04-21 |
7087. | foxy (foxymccoy) | 96.83 | 97% | 2022-04-20 |
7088. | Nevets (avecafe) | 96.83 | 98% | 2016-05-27 |
7089. | Ben (shvehstbycwe) | 96.82 | 97% | 2022-09-24 |
7090. | Rafaella (strandash) | 96.82 | 98% | 2014-08-10 |
7091. | Inurn (mincreftgamr43) | 96.82 | 97% | 2020-12-07 |
7092. | Justin Dahan (jdah2) | 96.81 | 99% | 2024-08-19 |
7093. | Rachel (animitz) | 96.81 | 98.6% | 2025-02-06 |
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 |