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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2943. | Cory (fatnori) | 111.79 | 97% | 2017-01-20 |
| 2944. | Isaac (attenuationcoefficient) | 111.79 | 93% | 2016-11-21 |
| 2945. | Frank (omni) | 111.79 | — | 2010-11-26 |
| 2946. | Hilary (cubone) | 111.77 | — | 2010-08-29 |
| 2947. | Bassim. (cmpleteidiot) | 111.76 | 97% | 2015-09-11 |
| 2948. | Dedy (dedy) | 111.76 | 97% | 2013-02-08 |
| 2949. | asdf (_o_o) | 111.72 | 99% | 2025-03-20 |
| 2950. | Cxlt (fujimaaa) | 111.72 | 97.6% | 2024-09-10 |
| 2951. | Red (akramab) | 111.70 | 98% | 2023-12-08 |
| 2952. | The (alwaystop20) | 111.70 | 97% | 2013-10-04 |
| 2953. | kovaak main (sharoop) | 111.69 | 97% | 2017-10-12 |
| 2954. | Bruce (bruceboy1985) | 111.68 | 98% | 2020-08-31 |
| 2955. | Kinan (sarkin) | 111.68 | 99% | 2013-01-25 |
| 2956. | QHadron (jack2980) | 111.67 | 99% | 2024-08-10 |
| 2957. | Noah (irondragonian) | 111.67 | 99% | 2021-04-11 |
| 2958. | Brandon (jusdar) | 111.67 | 92% | 2016-10-28 |
| 2959. | Ayeno (ayeno) | 111.66 | 100% | 2024-01-29 |
| 2960. | james (lattman) | 111.66 | — | 2010-07-21 |
| 2961. | J-J ✈ the jet plane (jjadup) | 111.66 | 96% | 2012-02-06 |
| 2962. | Sydney (sydneykimbell) | 111.65 | 98% | 2022-03-13 |
| 2963. | Lawrence (lvwrence) | 111.63 | 88% | 2014-07-09 |
| 2964. | tama (tama12111) | 111.62 | 98% | 2020-06-08 |
| 2965. | ∞ (gatewaydrug) | 111.62 | 99% | 2015-08-08 |
| 2966. | MoarDakka (theworminator) | 111.62 | 98% | 2011-08-12 |
| 2967. | sykelolxd (sykelolxd) | 111.61 | 98% | 2022-02-27 |
| 2968. | J W (jwdvorak) | 111.60 | — | 2011-01-26 |
| 2969. | Gordon (yornfreeman) | 111.58 | 98% | 2023-08-25 |
| 2970. | tambii (aid1337) | 111.58 | 98% | 2022-05-08 |
| 2971. | thedestroyist (thedestroyist) | 111.57 | 98% | 2021-07-13 |
| 2972. | (cr0cka) | 111.57 | 96% | 2018-02-26 |
| 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 |