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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38812. | Perf (perfc) | 56.15 | 93% | 2025-05-20 |
38813. | kawanua (tiorareisqa123) | 56.15 | 95.9% | 2025-03-31 |
38814. | ni (nischalace) | 56.15 | 95.4% | 2024-07-25 |
38815. | JinnSZN (jinszn) | 56.15 | 95.6% | 2024-10-30 |
38816. | Manan (manan_chhabhaya) | 56.15 | 95% | 2025-04-12 |
38817. | Hassan (certswagapino) | 56.15 | 93% | 2023-12-07 |
38818. | Carlos (calo5) | 56.15 | 96% | 2023-06-07 |
38819. | Indra (indram) | 56.15 | 95% | 2012-09-07 |
38820. | agnesasmr30 (agnesasmr30) | 56.14 | 94% | 2024-12-28 |
38821. | Parsa (par_ta) | 56.14 | 97.9% | 2025-01-12 |
38822. | Salvatore (salvatore3) | 56.14 | 95% | 2024-09-14 |
38823. | Green Dragon (green_dragon32) | 56.14 | 97% | 2024-08-23 |
38824. | Mello (hammadak03) | 56.14 | 95% | 2022-06-20 |
38825. | inactive_potato (dinhnguyen08) | 56.14 | 93% | 2021-03-22 |
38826. | milan (milanff) | 56.14 | 93% | 2013-04-04 |
38827. | andrew (kankyu) | 56.14 | 92% | 2013-01-05 |
38828. | Igor (igorrt) | 56.13 | 95.8% | 2023-11-21 |
38829. | Zecio (zeciolen) | 56.13 | 96% | 2024-11-27 |
38830. | Nathaniel (nathanielm20) | 56.13 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
38831. | Julien (saversux) | 56.13 | 97% | 2017-08-10 |
38832. | quin2 (quintonluong) | 56.13 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
38833. | aks (aksx) | 56.13 | 96% | 2018-04-14 |
38834. | Alex (alexpacer) | 56.13 | 97% | 2025-01-28 |
38835. | Long (hercules8844) | 56.13 | 97% | 2011-12-10 |
38836. | Increasespeed (increasespeed) | 56.13 | 96% | 2012-07-17 |
38837. | Bikram (bikramthapa) | 56.13 | 96% | 2014-02-12 |
38838. | zEfN (zefn) | 56.12 | 95% | 2025-01-26 |
38839. | Karana (kcammer) | 56.12 | 94% | 2024-05-15 |
38840. | IDK (alan567) | 56.12 | 96.2% | 2025-01-28 |
38841. | anthony (freesubs) | 56.12 | 97.1% | 2024-04-09 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
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 |