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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4909. | baja (bajablasted) | 103.13 | 98% | 2024-02-25 |
| 4910. | Gortrak (gortrak) | 103.13 | 95% | 2014-08-09 |
| 4911. | Bam (bam189) | 103.13 | 94% | 2012-04-11 |
| 4912. | Josh (theherojoe) | 103.12 | 98.3% | 2024-02-15 |
| 4913. | buckminsterfullerene (ibrab00) | 103.12 | 98% | 2024-10-07 |
| 4914. | yuhhh (andrewheimyoutube) | 103.12 | 99% | 2023-01-13 |
| 4915. | Luc (lucb1e) | 103.12 | 97% | 2019-03-06 |
| 4916. | chillinggg (chillinggg) | 103.11 | 98.1% | 2025-05-04 |
| 4917. | Husky (husky_d) | 103.11 | 97% | 2024-09-10 |
| 4918. | Opal (opal_p) | 103.11 | 92% | 2015-11-23 |
| 4919. | gwynyor (gwynyor) | 103.11 | 99.3% | 2025-02-01 |
| 4920. | Kelsey (lkelseyd) | 103.10 | 94% | 2012-08-14 |
| 4921. | Nomfy (jahanji) | 103.10 | 97% | 2016-05-14 |
| 4922. | SMR (onebarconnection) | 103.09 | 97.6% | 2025-04-22 |
| 4923. | Chuck (helicopter123) | 103.09 | 97% | 2021-01-13 |
| 4924. | amanita! (irving1234028) | 103.09 | 97% | 2021-05-23 |
| 4925. | ryan (aaronparkerr) | 103.08 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
| 4926. | Rayndy (rayndy1) | 103.08 | — | 2010-08-17 |
| 4927. | Eric (et_sd) | 103.07 | 99.3% | 2024-09-24 |
| 4928. | Lance (l_nce) | 103.07 | 97.7% | 2023-11-26 |
| 4929. | j4bz7 (j4bz7) | 103.07 | 97% | 2023-09-04 |
| 4930. | Carl (carl_) | 103.07 | 97% | 2014-09-28 |
| 4931. | Liamyloo (liamyloo) | 103.05 | 96.4% | 2024-06-20 |
| 4932. | Sam (samlingx) | 103.05 | 98% | 2024-04-06 |
| 4933. | Sachin (ifreshh) | 103.05 | 89% | 2016-07-27 |
| 4934. | mexican nipple (yoloswag) | 103.04 | 92% | 2012-11-18 |
| 4935. | AJ (joe0702) | 103.04 | 98% | 2021-12-15 |
| 4936. | FP (forpractice) | 103.04 | 87% | 2014-02-08 |
| 4937. | Chanha (mulenear) | 103.03 | 98% | 2020-10-06 |
| 4938. | C-Radius (musaka) | 103.03 | 99% | 2016-04-27 |
| 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 |