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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13405. | Coojoe (coojoe123) | 84.31 | 98.2% | 2024-12-06 |
| 13406. | James (jamesflanko) | 84.31 | 97% | 2025-01-09 |
| 13407. | Mika (micaroni) | 84.31 | 95.5% | 2024-06-06 |
| 13408. | Mike (plasmo24) | 84.31 | 97.9% | 2024-11-09 |
| 13409. | Jason (smacklefunky) | 84.31 | 97.3% | 2023-12-12 |
| 13410. | Avery (avylazyboy) | 84.31 | 97% | 2016-06-28 |
| 13411. | Nick (nickus7) | 84.31 | 94% | 2017-05-24 |
| 13412. | Jacob (debonairbender94) | 84.31 | 96% | 2017-08-09 |
| 13413. | Alexandra (fallenleaf) | 84.31 | 92% | 2011-05-11 |
| 13414. | Mah (cheezenom) | 84.30 | 93% | 2014-01-12 |
| 13415. | Haizu (haizu) | 84.30 | 98% | 2024-09-22 |
| 13416. | Jeanne (jcgoulet) | 84.30 | 97% | 2014-05-28 |
| 13417. | Brody (echo3006) | 84.29 | 98% | 2024-01-24 |
| 13418. | Tooki (tooki_) | 84.29 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
| 13419. | Chris T. (o0madara0o) | 84.29 | 98% | 2016-01-21 |
| 13420. | Klavier (klavier) | 84.29 | 94% | 2016-05-05 |
| 13421. | sudoh (oopsolls) | 84.28 | 97% | 2024-11-29 |
| 13422. | Viktor B (pentaxbro) | 84.28 | 99% | 2024-02-22 |
| 13423. | kieriekop (_kieriekop) | 84.28 | 96.6% | 2024-01-01 |
| 13424. | Lee (starhole) | 84.28 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
| 13425. | print("Desconocid0h")#0482 ... | 84.28 | 96% | 2022-02-07 |
| 13426. | HotTubStream (hottubstream) | 84.28 | 96% | 2022-04-06 |
| 13427. | peter (mazzmos) | 84.28 | 95% | 2012-12-09 |
| 13428. | Ceonsamea (ceonsamea) | 84.28 | 91% | 2014-07-31 |
| 13429. | FrankieLT (frankielt) | 84.27 | 99% | 2024-12-18 |
| 13430. | Michael (sickwithit41197) | 84.27 | 96.3% | 2024-06-17 |
| 13431. | Amr (amrhachicho) | 84.27 | 97% | 2018-03-25 |
| 13432. | ian (ian_tenfingers) | 84.27 | 96% | 2011-09-13 |
| 13433. | Marre (marreosv) | 84.27 | 90% | 2015-11-21 |
| 13434. | fck you latency (whihi) | 84.27 | 96% | 2017-06-07 |
| 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 |