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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18003. | Shivam (exergo) | 78.04 | 97.5% | 2024-05-29 |
| 18004. | ArañaDelRio (kabsa1985) | 78.04 | 98% | 2021-06-13 |
| 18005. | gaddiel (gaddiel) | 78.04 | 97% | 2015-06-03 |
| 18006. | golden (goldenpotato081) | 78.03 | 96.7% | 2024-11-22 |
| 18007. | 3_cs (3_cs) | 78.03 | 94% | 2024-05-12 |
| 18008. | JIMMY (jimmy06) | 78.03 | 96% | 2024-06-18 |
| 18009. | telionalk (telionalk) | 78.03 | 97.3% | 2024-03-27 |
| 18010. | Pasin (_hello_world) | 78.03 | 96.8% | 2023-11-12 |
| 18011. | Carlos (cpbh16) | 78.03 | 97% | 2013-07-25 |
| 18012. | Scorbite (mudeku) | 78.03 | 93% | 2014-05-25 |
| 18013. | Rho (hackinghorn) | 78.03 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
| 18014. | Yash (yashness) | 78.03 | 98% | 2015-05-12 |
| 18015. | Sid (pokecrater1) | 78.03 | 95% | 2021-05-16 |
| 18016. | Odudu (emmillio) | 78.03 | 97% | 2012-04-30 |
| 18017. | Daddy (wheresmaddy) | 78.03 | 90% | 2015-09-30 |
| 18018. | Eros (tigeros) | 78.03 | 97% | 2023-01-31 |
| 18019. | TheSmoggier (the_smoggier1551) | 78.02 | 98.6% | 2024-11-07 |
| 18020. | Sushi (sushixr) | 78.02 | 96.8% | 2025-01-04 |
| 18021. | Joe (peterlim968) | 78.02 | 94% | 2021-03-04 |
| 18022. | Gramm (alternativeink) | 78.02 | 94% | 2016-04-16 |
| 18023. | Sunil (chipu) | 78.02 | 97% | 2018-03-06 |
| 18024. | Aidan (aidan_) | 78.02 | 94% | 2016-02-20 |
| 18025. | Vilhelmo (benignbluntness) | 78.01 | 95% | 2024-12-08 |
| 18026. | Sultan (sultanreal) | 78.01 | 97.5% | 2023-11-19 |
| 18027. | tje (tje04) | 78.01 | 94% | 2021-07-18 |
| 18028. | yolo (yoloswag2000) | 78.01 | 95% | 2023-03-16 |
| 18029. | r (arcy) | 78.01 | 98% | 2015-12-17 |
| 18030. | Hex (galaxyyyy) | 78.01 | 95% | 2019-12-29 |
| 18031. | Cody (ydocakz) | 78.01 | 94% | 2014-01-12 |
| 18032. | Andy (agiantfish) | 78.01 | 97% | 2014-05-22 |
| 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 |