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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9103. | Owen Lin (olin56) | 92.23 | 98.6% | 2024-12-26 |
9104. | Lily (accuracy) (hairdome) | 92.23 | 97.6% | 2023-11-02 |
9105. | The quick (ersamson) | 92.23 | 98% | 2013-10-29 |
9106. | Julian (saucecode) | 92.22 | 98% | 2020-05-05 |
9107. | Ryan Vanderlois (chickenlil... | 92.22 | 98% | 2022-12-17 |
9108. | Arma (armaggedun) | 92.22 | 91% | 2016-11-06 |
9109. | callanjerel (callanjerel) | 92.22 | 97.1% | 2023-10-24 |
9110. | Mellanik (mellanik) | 92.22 | 98% | 2023-01-06 |
9111. | Joshua (jlee755) | 92.22 | 96% | 2014-01-14 |
9112. | mrbean (mrbean1) | 92.21 | 98.6% | 2023-11-14 |
9113. | Apoorv Singhal (sasuke232) | 92.21 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
9114. | TANEdos (tanedos) | 92.21 | 98% | 2021-01-27 |
9115. | ahahmed (ahahahmed) | 92.20 | 98% | 2024-03-27 |
9116. | aspirar (aspirar) | 92.20 | 98% | 2022-07-15 |
9117. | skr_j (saikiranj) | 92.20 | 98.4% | 2024-06-20 |
9118. | Chutiya (chutiya) | 92.20 | 98% | 2015-12-05 |
9119. | Andrea (andreagirlyyy) | 92.19 | 99% | 2024-07-13 |
9120. | Orodreth (orodreth_i_rana) | 92.19 | 96.1% | 2025-02-17 |
9121. | Wallstar (wallstar) | 92.19 | 97% | 2015-12-09 |
9122. | Shivam Rai (shivamrai162) | 92.19 | 97% | 2025-05-06 |
9123. | Christopher (picson) | 92.19 | 88% | 2016-11-11 |
9124. | Fortress (solenoid) | 92.19 | 98% | 2012-06-26 |
9125. | Nir (nirslsk) | 92.19 | 94% | 2016-10-12 |
9126. | Chloe (chloegamedev) | 92.18 | 96% | 2014-08-02 |
9127. | AK (alphakappa) | 92.18 | 98.4% | 2024-01-19 |
9128. | KW (kiawa88) | 92.18 | 98.1% | 2021-02-11 |
9129. | Luuk (luukkeller) | 92.18 | 97% | 2018-04-19 |
9130. | baha (bahakz) | 92.18 | 98% | 2013-04-17 |
9131. | Randy (kifulgore) | 92.17 | 98% | 2012-06-25 |
9132. | xDeLiRiOuSx (xdeliriousx) | 92.17 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
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 |