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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40946. | Ryan (flashpen13) | 53.15 | 97% | 2020-08-03 |
40947. | Stirling (vanix) | 53.15 | 91% | 2015-06-04 |
40948. | Vaneet (vaneetdhiman) | 53.15 | 96% | 2017-05-03 |
40949. | NotMe (notmep) | 53.14 | 97% | 2025-05-01 |
40950. | Michael (magic_michael) | 53.14 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
40951. | Nitesh (onlyboy) | 53.14 | — | 2010-08-19 |
40952. | Cole (masterc77) | 53.14 | 97% | 2015-01-08 |
40953. | James (thsteal) | 53.13 | 89% | 2013-07-30 |
40954. | assarmiento (assarmiento) | 53.13 | 95% | 2025-03-21 |
40955. | Pathak (pathak_sahab) | 53.13 | 96% | 2022-07-29 |
40956. | Diego (dsee) | 53.13 | 96% | 2020-04-08 |
40957. | Hatsey (hats_rock) | 53.13 | 95% | 2023-12-22 |
40958. | Rexou (minirexou) | 53.13 | 94% | 2024-05-03 |
40959. | Redstoneboy1009 (bghty) | 53.13 | 93.3% | 2023-11-19 |
40960. | LeduBoss (leduboss) | 53.13 | 96.4% | 2021-02-20 |
40961. | paldepind (paldepind) | 53.13 | 92% | 2011-05-08 |
40962. | Daman (daman1243) | 53.12 | 95.6% | 2024-02-24 |
40963. | Chandra (chan4k) | 53.12 | 97% | 2025-06-03 |
40964. | Leo (burrito2_good) | 53.12 | 95.5% | 2025-04-30 |
40965. | Sushi (sushiramen_06) | 53.12 | 96% | 2024-11-27 |
40966. | Ashlyn (slay99) | 53.12 | 98% | 2024-01-22 |
40967. | Muzammil (muzammil2000) | 53.12 | 96% | 2017-09-13 |
40968. | lee (borechen12) | 53.12 | 97% | 2014-08-13 |
40969. | Lorenz (yaramaisus) | 53.11 | 96% | 2022-04-18 |
40970. | Intheflesh1979 (intheflesh1... | 53.11 | 94% | 2025-04-04 |
40971. | Akil (akil_tajwar) | 53.11 | 97% | 2025-01-22 |
40972. | Oguja (oguja) | 53.11 | 96% | 2024-06-02 |
40973. | LEGITIMATE NINJA (legitimat... | 53.11 | 95.4% | 2023-12-31 |
40974. | Khusan (khusan) | 53.11 | 96% | 2024-08-06 |
40975. | RCAF COTE (yolotuber) | 53.11 | 94% | 2021-01-12 |
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 |