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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17020. | Mkj (mediumrareonly) | 79.87 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
| 17021. | Makoto (zentexsm08) | 79.87 | 94.9% | 2023-12-08 |
| 17022. | Cuong (cuongdao) | 79.87 | 98.4% | 2023-11-20 |
| 17023. | Coco (notkovu) | 79.87 | 98% | 2020-09-18 |
| 17024. | infowell (sanidhya) | 79.87 | 90% | 2016-08-28 |
| 17025. | Dakareddy (dakareddy) | 79.87 | 96% | 2015-03-12 |
| 17026. | Ked (kedaro) | 79.86 | 96% | 2022-07-14 |
| 17027. | Megan (danicali) | 79.86 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
| 17028. | Bob (sydre2) | 79.86 | 97% | 2021-08-25 |
| 17029. | maoam (maoamwins) | 79.86 | 98% | 2021-03-26 |
| 17030. | rmbench (rmbench) | 79.86 | 95% | 2021-05-05 |
| 17031. | Natasha (typingtash) | 79.86 | 96% | 2022-06-06 |
| 17032. | Miki (pkong001) | 79.86 | 97% | 2021-01-17 |
| 17033. | Daniel (danbopes) | 79.86 | 96% | 2014-09-01 |
| 17034. | Danny (shikio) | 79.86 | 97% | 2014-07-02 |
| 17035. | Kiet (kiethuynh) | 79.86 | 96% | 2016-04-22 |
| 17036. | Luke (lukeov) | 79.85 | 97% | 2021-01-18 |
| 17037. | Ebube (ab00bae) | 79.85 | 96% | 2024-10-01 |
| 17038. | Brandon (branrichkayo) | 79.85 | 95% | 2021-12-07 |
| 17039. | Kris (joemamacita) | 79.85 | 95.4% | 2023-11-08 |
| 17040. | k (rcws) | 79.85 | 98% | 2022-12-12 |
| 17041. | adnan (adn_adn) | 79.85 | 91% | 2013-01-08 |
| 17042. | ILD (iled_iiivtyaluold) | 79.84 | 98% | 2024-05-15 |
| 17043. | Petrescu Alex (jigsawkiller) | 79.84 | 96.2% | 2023-11-19 |
| 17044. | Nitish (nitishnevergiveup) | 79.84 | 98.4% | 2025-05-17 |
| 17045. | kcirreb (kcirreb) | 79.84 | 98% | 2021-05-14 |
| 17046. | James (jimmyt50) | 79.84 | 97% | 2021-12-30 |
| 17047. | Ivan (ivanli08) | 79.84 | 97% | 2013-08-17 |
| 17048. | jinhwan (fleo0917) | 79.84 | 96% | 2017-01-10 |
| 17049. | Joshua (pigdog435) | 79.84 | 98% | 2018-11-04 |
| 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 |