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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5226. | 舞龙等于春节 (ethan_k) | 102.61 | 99% | 2025-08-29 |
5227. | Mmm coffee (orchdork7926) | 102.61 | 99% | 2016-11-29 |
5228. | Trilly (trilly03) | 102.60 | 98% | 2022-04-11 |
5229. | Kshitiz (kshitiz2099) | 102.60 | 98% | 2022-11-06 |
5230. | erty (someone8888) | 102.60 | 100% | 2019-10-14 |
5231. | aa (cruglo) | 102.60 | 97% | 2015-02-23 |
5232. | Crono (ddrcrono) | 102.60 | 98% | 2011-10-11 |
5233. | trishmapow (trishmapow) | 102.59 | 97% | 2015-11-09 |
5234. | John (feysir) | 102.58 | 96% | 2020-08-31 |
5235. | Merhawi (mfissehaye) | 102.58 | 97% | 2022-08-07 |
5236. | 9fingerstyle (readjust) | 102.57 | 98% | 2021-01-18 |
5237. | Bob (bob_ling12) | 102.56 | 98% | 2022-08-31 |
5238. | _____ (husixu1) | 102.55 | 96.4% | 2023-08-25 |
5239. | Danan (dananbookworm) | 102.54 | 98% | 2018-06-25 |
5240. | CheetahDude (ghysdd) | 102.54 | 98% | 2024-09-10 |
5241. | ap4thet1c (alextolio) | 102.54 | 96% | 2014-04-24 |
5242. | Jason (typingtutorpro) | 102.53 | 97% | 2018-03-08 |
5243. | CALIBER (risen_one) | 102.53 | 97% | 2011-10-21 |
5244. | DJ (dj8790) | 102.52 | 97.1% | 2024-09-21 |
5245. | Les (larocque) | 102.52 | 87% | 2014-08-26 |
5246. | _ (bettersins) | 102.52 | 97.7% | 2024-10-18 |
5247. | Bethany (spellchecker) | 102.52 | 97% | 2016-03-07 |
5248. | Petrus (petrus123) | 102.51 | 95% | 2014-11-13 |
5249. | Annie (annietemple11) | 102.50 | 97.5% | 2025-01-22 |
5250. | Pidguit (pidguit) | 102.50 | 99% | 2025-07-30 |
5251. | Jacob (jkhindo64) | 102.50 | 99.3% | 2024-06-19 |
5252. | Johnson (ghettohomeboi) | 102.50 | — | 2011-03-06 |
5253. | pillbug (cwilkinson) | 102.49 | 98% | 2018-06-21 |
5254. | dome (dome2233) | 102.49 | 95% | 2013-01-19 |
5255. | ehe (aeronsic) | 102.48 | 100% | 2022-11-17 |
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 |