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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19572. | THATCHILD (thatchild) | 76.15 | 96% | 2020-10-08 |
| 19573. | Sagar (sagarraskar) | 76.15 | 97% | 2020-04-16 |
| 19574. | beatrix (scalyaaaaa) | 76.14 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
| 19575. | volkan t (volkant) | 76.14 | 97.7% | 2023-11-10 |
| 19576. | Karl (karl_learns_steno) | 76.14 | 94% | 2019-09-14 |
| 19577. | Rietkip (nescioc) | 76.14 | 96% | 2012-07-12 |
| 19578. | Uncl3Budd (unclebudd) | 76.13 | 96% | 2025-04-03 |
| 19579. | Nona (lovelyghostwriter) | 76.13 | 96% | 2024-02-18 |
| 19580. | Leah V. (suukobi) | 76.13 | 95% | 2023-06-01 |
| 19581. | Ozma (ozma0foz) | 76.13 | 96% | 2024-05-16 |
| 19582. | dummy (irfansj) | 76.13 | 96% | 2023-01-15 |
| 19583. | Ijay (ijay_u) | 76.13 | 97% | 2023-08-08 |
| 19584. | Stephen (betab95) | 76.13 | 86% | 2016-02-06 |
| 19585. | flybot (flybot) | 76.13 | 96% | 2019-12-17 |
| 19586. | Seri (vincent_aik) | 76.13 | 94% | 2019-02-20 |
| 19587. | Suraj (khreate) | 76.13 | 98% | 2018-11-24 |
| 19588. | Raphael (stealthwolf) | 76.12 | 98% | 2015-09-13 |
| 19589. | Tyrone MG (tmgtmgtmg) | 76.12 | 97.3% | 2024-05-17 |
| 19590. | Finnegan (saengim) | 76.12 | 96% | 2022-09-30 |
| 19591. | cliff (clifflee14281428) | 76.12 | 97% | 2024-07-19 |
| 19592. | Alex (alexn) | 76.12 | 94% | 2015-05-30 |
| 19593. | Yucheol (yucheol) | 76.12 | 96% | 2020-01-13 |
| 19594. | Byron (byrontan) | 76.12 | 95% | 2021-02-09 |
| 19595. | Jonathan (techypanda) | 76.12 | 94% | 2017-10-27 |
| 19596. | ethiopianing (ethiopianing) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 19597. | wjc1512 (wjc1512) | 76.11 | 96.7% | 2023-11-26 |
| 19598. | Osteicht (osteicht_7891) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
| 19599. | Naba (naba0224) | 76.11 | 98% | 2019-12-17 |
| 19600. | Chim (window) | 76.11 | — | 2011-03-31 |
| 19601. | Quibz (white_fire) | 76.11 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
| 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 |