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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12183. | sammy (slowdownsammy) | 86.75 | 93% | 2014-07-26 |
12184. | Aaron (gamerfreaky) | 86.75 | 96% | 2017-09-10 |
12185. | Typety type (xrzde36) | 86.75 | 95% | 2014-09-07 |
12186. | Zhenrui (rasuulah) | 86.75 | 95% | 2016-12-02 |
12187. | Overpowdered (overpowdered) | 86.75 | 84% | 2013-01-16 |
12188. | Alex (sidewalkshowdown) | 86.74 | 97% | 2025-02-15 |
12189. | Guest (jackatac) | 86.74 | 96% | 2020-10-11 |
12190. | Jeld (jeld) | 86.74 | 99% | 2016-03-30 |
12191. | Gabit (gabitgordit) | 86.73 | 99% | 2025-03-06 |
12192. | Jason (jeishun) | 86.73 | 97% | 2023-07-21 |
12193. | Oscar Pless (theletterq) | 86.73 | 98.3% | 2024-12-14 |
12194. | FixioMG (fixio) | 86.73 | 98.3% | 2024-11-25 |
12195. | Přemysl (premik) | 86.73 | 99% | 2021-05-16 |
12196. | Nicholas (relied) | 86.73 | 97% | 2018-04-12 |
12197. | Evan (decone) | 86.73 | 96% | 2020-12-28 |
12198. | West (westqt) | 86.73 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
12199. | TRUMP47 (itmatta) | 86.72 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
12200. | FuriousAtom (zephyrist) | 86.72 | 97% | 2024-02-24 |
12201. | Niemeyer (2023_new_racer) | 86.72 | 98.1% | 2023-12-31 |
12202. | Viacheslav (execute_) | 86.72 | 97% | 2023-05-19 |
12203. | it burns burns burns (third... | 86.72 | 95% | 2016-03-14 |
12204. | PogChamp (siktaukboi) | 86.72 | 94% | 2016-02-11 |
12205. | Peehole_Pincher (peeholepin... | 86.72 | 94% | 2011-07-09 |
12206. | Hamza (hamza1234) | 86.72 | 95% | 2014-12-20 |
12207. | Hans (geohans41) | 86.72 | 97% | 2016-06-12 |
12208. | Scott (scottsss123) | 86.71 | 98% | 2025-05-18 |
12209. | Shady (shadyhippo) | 86.71 | 97% | 2020-07-15 |
12210. | afhwafawj (kanoz) | 86.71 | 95% | 2021-08-11 |
12211. | Val (sgtvaltzu) | 86.71 | 97% | 2021-11-20 |
12212. | Jim (scarletvisage) | 86.71 | 91% | 2017-03-23 |
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 |