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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9183. | Lalit (darkshadows) | 92.35 | 96% | 2014-03-12 |
| 9184. | Edward (moshizie) | 92.34 | 95% | 2023-03-17 |
| 9185. | Liam (killern00bie) | 92.34 | 94% | 2011-10-25 |
| 9186. | Polymer (racef1) | 92.33 | 97% | 2023-04-28 |
| 9187. | Elliott Curtis (ecurtis12345) | 92.33 | 98.1% | 2024-12-02 |
| 9188. | rob (dydtaylor) | 92.33 | 96% | 2015-10-07 |
| 9189. | Augheer (augheer) | 92.32 | 98% | 2020-11-28 |
| 9190. | David (lazyperson99) | 92.32 | 95% | 2012-12-17 |
| 9191. | senta (senta507) | 92.32 | 98% | 2024-03-16 |
| 9192. | dapiin (dapiin) | 92.32 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
| 9193. | Mac (2mac_) | 92.32 | 97% | 2021-07-26 |
| 9194. | R (unicorn_lover) | 92.32 | 93% | 2011-12-16 |
| 9195. | Shan (twoforty240) | 92.32 | 91% | 2013-03-19 |
| 9196. | Kaizen (zenkai5) | 92.32 | 97% | 2019-01-16 |
| 9197. | Huan (hwang106) | 92.32 | — | 2010-08-18 |
| 9198. | Brian (flurbo) | 92.32 | — | 2011-04-25 |
| 9199. | i hit people in forza (free... | 92.31 | 97% | 2025-01-13 |
| 9200. | max (bluespongecake) | 92.31 | 98.3% | 2024-11-11 |
| 9201. | Jack (lilmortal) | 92.31 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 9202. | Matthias (mpwagner) | 92.31 | 99% | 2022-06-29 |
| 9203. | kie (kieret25) | 92.31 | 97% | 2024-09-17 |
| 9204. | Big (bigjohn05) | 92.31 | 97.5% | 2024-02-27 |
| 9205. | your mome (roseofsithis) | 92.31 | 90% | 2012-04-19 |
| 9206. | paul (superspys) | 92.31 | 93% | 2015-11-22 |
| 9207. | Gabe (max79) | 92.31 | 86% | 2014-11-01 |
| 9208. | AkelloMukasa (akellomukasa) | 92.31 | 97% | 2019-07-22 |
| 9209. | aasdfa (awid) | 92.30 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
| 9210. | Petey (peterc93) | 92.30 | — | 2010-08-10 |
| 9211. | Jeffrey (jeffreyyong) | 92.30 | 94% | 2017-01-08 |
| 9212. | Sunny Earther (sunnyearther) | 92.30 | 96% | 2015-01-03 |
| 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 |