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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14930. | planetcall (planetcall) | 82.71 | 94% | 2012-05-04 |
| 14931. | Thomas (jukeno) | 82.71 | 91% | 2013-04-14 |
| 14932. | Lam (eeric) | 82.71 | — | 2011-02-22 |
| 14933. | Adriana (speedyalmond) | 82.70 | 96% | 2023-04-11 |
| 14934. | Matthew (applesloth) | 82.70 | 98% | 2022-03-31 |
| 14935. | Shawn (faketypewriter) | 82.70 | 98% | 2020-02-27 |
| 14936. | qwerty (jowk) | 82.70 | 98% | 2021-04-07 |
| 14937. | I'mSlow (alwaystooslow) | 82.70 | 95% | 2021-04-16 |
| 14938. | ðŠ ð‘ ð€ ðŠ ð„ ð... | 82.70 | 97% | 2021-05-17 |
| 14939. | Hamza (hums) | 82.70 | 97% | 2020-10-03 |
| 14940. | Anh (anhakin) | 82.70 | 98% | 2014-12-11 |
| 14941. | EthKrae (ethkrae) | 82.69 | 98% | 2021-10-13 |
| 14942. | lut (lut_) | 82.69 | 96% | 2023-03-20 |
| 14943. | George (sellers1234) | 82.69 | 97% | 2023-07-04 |
| 14944. | Samuel (spiriteater) | 82.69 | 97% | 2021-11-11 |
| 14945. | Silver (vuppi3) | 82.69 | 98% | 2014-11-19 |
| 14946. | Shi Hao (mastershihao) | 82.68 | 98.6% | 2024-12-25 |
| 14947. | samy (samy_mohsen) | 82.68 | 97.5% | 2025-02-04 |
| 14948. | diz (dizandthevoid) | 82.68 | 97% | 2021-06-27 |
| 14949. | Thanos (d3bsy_j) | 82.68 | 98% | 2020-01-30 |
| 14950. | ElPresidente (peterhartz) | 82.68 | 96% | 2022-10-01 |
| 14951. | sıןʌɥɹ (s1lvhr) | 82.68 | 97% | 2023-01-11 |
| 14952. | No (bambusnippel) | 82.68 | 97% | 2018-05-07 |
| 14953. | Adam (nostromo13) | 82.68 | 96% | 2015-09-14 |
| 14954. | steph (stephji) | 82.67 | 98% | 2025-02-02 |
| 14955. | Typografo (typografo) | 82.67 | 98% | 2021-08-01 |
| 14956. | Kojiro (its_kojiro) | 82.67 | 97% | 2023-03-28 |
| 14957. | reysette (reysettemart) | 82.67 | 96% | 2020-08-25 |
| 14958. | APO (apoplexy2001) | 82.67 | 98% | 2022-06-18 |
| 14959. | FunGuy (fun_guy) | 82.66 | 95.4% | 2024-11-07 |
| 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 |