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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7979. | (supermonkeydx) | 94.62 | 94% | 2017-04-21 |
| 7980. | William (gewu) | 94.61 | 100% | 2021-03-03 |
| 7981. | Jamie (jamietyper90) | 94.61 | 98.8% | 2024-06-11 |
| 7982. | Keijite (keijite) | 94.61 | 96% | 2019-12-15 |
| 7983. | Conhor (lininmist) | 94.60 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 7984. | Bill (glutamine) | 94.60 | 96% | 2022-02-23 |
| 7985. | Plotinus (plotinusdickens) | 94.60 | 97% | 2021-02-14 |
| 7986. | Demos (sprickels) | 94.59 | 96.9% | 2024-02-24 |
| 7987. | Insert_Name (insertnamecuzi... | 94.59 | 98.1% | 2024-08-20 |
| 7988. | Alexander (julianty) | 94.59 | 96% | 2015-04-24 |
| 7989. | hexanut (hexanut) | 94.59 | 98% | 2024-05-26 |
| 7990. | cool (coolcatslowtypist) | 94.59 | 98% | 2020-08-12 |
| 7991. | Fuzusu (fuzusu) | 94.59 | 98% | 2023-08-14 |
| 7992. | kostas (kostas1) | 94.59 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 7993. | Rajat Das (dassumanrajat888) | 94.58 | 97% | 2024-06-12 |
| 7994. | Han Yi (ohy1994) | 94.58 | 97% | 2013-10-31 |
| 7995. | Jacob (jacob643) | 94.57 | 99.8% | 2025-05-13 |
| 7996. | Kaiurse (kaiurse0804) | 94.57 | 96% | 2023-11-17 |
| 7997. | kj (crioyri) | 94.57 | 98% | 2021-08-02 |
| 7998. | Matt (defyinggravity2009@ho... | 94.57 | 97% | 2011-06-12 |
| 7999. | Chwazt (chwazt) | 94.57 | 95% | 2013-10-10 |
| 8000. | ARCHEI (kangsi) | 94.57 | 99% | 2022-10-06 |
| 8001. | NickInTyperacer (frozzenbg) | 94.56 | 99% | 2024-02-09 |
| 8002. | fnrslvr (fnrslvr) | 94.56 | 98% | 2018-11-17 |
| 8003. | Max (maxf) | 94.56 | 94% | 2014-07-25 |
| 8004. | zzr0t (sulj0o) | 94.56 | 97% | 2022-05-18 |
| 8005. | JK (loljkgo) | 94.56 | 99% | 2017-07-07 |
| 8006. | Andrew (deathwrecker) | 94.56 | 93% | 2017-02-23 |
| 8007. | Declan (deccazz) | 94.55 | 98% | 2023-04-28 |
| 8008. | Matt Murdock (computer_scie... | 94.54 | 98% | 2025-03-09 |
| 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 |