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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15953. | mtk (mowntankik) | 81.69 | 97.7% | 2021-02-15 |
15954. | Jayfeather (jayfeather787) | 81.69 | 97% | 2024-02-09 |
15955. | Jim (jimjimbles123) | 81.68 | 96% | 2023-02-09 |
15956. | LukeDaFlukeBlackShadesxxXx ... | 81.68 | 96.7% | 2024-10-10 |
15957. | Recycled (recycled_cap) | 81.68 | 98.6% | 2024-05-30 |
15958. | focus on acc (doofenshmirtz1) | 81.68 | 96.4% | 2023-12-07 |
15959. | Shriram (shrirammc55) | 81.68 | 97% | 2022-11-08 |
15960. | Evan (ortholomus) | 81.68 | 94% | 2014-10-14 |
15961. | Chubbers (chobbers) | 81.67 | 96.3% | 2025-01-30 |
15962. | road_to_130_wpm (vivaan1030) | 81.67 | 97% | 2025-05-02 |
15963. | kwer (kwerwurgor) | 81.67 | 93% | 2017-05-07 |
15964. | No mistakes (type_s) | 81.67 | 97% | 2024-08-21 |
15965. | Wilhelm (siopez) | 81.67 | 95% | 2019-07-15 |
15966. | Roberto (who______) | 81.67 | 98% | 2025-06-29 |
15967. | crow (ph4tomz) | 81.67 | 95.4% | 2024-01-14 |
15968. | Hey (groundhogs_are_cute) | 81.67 | 94% | 2016-03-25 |
15969. | mdog (mdogz) | 81.66 | 99% | 2025-02-23 |
15970. | unmurderable (unmurderable) | 81.66 | 97.3% | 2023-11-30 |
15971. | lyndhurst (lyndhurst) | 81.66 | 98% | 2024-08-02 |
15972. | Trevor (tfresh) | 81.66 | 98% | 2024-09-11 |
15973. | Reader (1reader) | 81.66 | 98% | 2022-11-11 |
15974. | You (fairnight) | 81.66 | 98% | 2022-10-16 |
15975. | Charlie (pyrotix) | 81.66 | 96% | 2013-02-26 |
15976. | 839 (ynad) | 81.66 | 96% | 2013-08-18 |
15977. | Aseem (reigning_king) | 81.66 | 95% | 2016-05-07 |
15978. | Bryan (iduhowpeopledo150wpm) | 81.66 | 97% | 2020-01-13 |
15979. | Genesis Flores (itsgenre) | 81.65 | 97% | 2024-04-21 |
15980. | JEM (jem5268) | 81.65 | 99% | 2024-09-11 |
15981. | Bill (billsbiceps) | 81.65 | 98% | 2022-10-19 |
15982. | Riddy (songridv) | 81.65 | 97.9% | 2023-06-07 |
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 |