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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12328. | Dennis (mwaweru) | 86.03 | 97% | 2012-06-13 |
| 12329. | howarkae2 (howarkae2) | 86.02 | 97% | 2024-07-20 |
| 12330. | qwertyu43 (qwerty34yh) | 86.02 | 97% | 2023-05-15 |
| 12331. | Daniel (sea_sick) | 86.02 | 97% | 2022-09-28 |
| 12332. | Derek (konceptzofdeath) | 86.02 | 94% | 2011-05-06 |
| 12333. | inoquenti (inoquenti) | 86.01 | 98% | 2025-02-04 |
| 12334. | mushroom (mushrooome) | 86.01 | 97% | 2024-06-27 |
| 12335. | Jethro (jethrofort) | 86.01 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
| 12336. | Earnest (redwhirl) | 86.01 | 99% | 2024-07-03 |
| 12337. | James (jamoes) | 86.01 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
| 12338. | Weston (westond11) | 86.01 | 97% | 2020-05-17 |
| 12339. | Thomas (thawindsurfer) | 86.01 | 92% | 2011-10-06 |
| 12340. | Rockpj (rockpj) | 86.01 | 94% | 2016-04-14 |
| 12341. | Syreeta (reeta) | 86.01 | 96% | 2012-01-13 |
| 12342. | OuttaCtrl (outtactrl) | 86.01 | 93% | 2017-04-15 |
| 12343. | Wasim (golden_horse) | 86.01 | 99% | 2015-10-31 |
| 12344. | Anthony (chrasion) | 86.00 | 90% | 2014-11-12 |
| 12345. | Nitin (coding_idiot) | 86.00 | 98% | 2018-02-23 |
| 12346. | Virginia (thomas11) | 86.00 | 98% | 2024-03-25 |
| 12347. | George (piehead567) | 86.00 | 98% | 2020-02-26 |
| 12348. | imtdk (imtdk) | 86.00 | 98% | 2022-06-05 |
| 12349. | dev (devdavinchi) | 86.00 | 98% | 2025-02-07 |
| 12350. | Andrew (greatfighter10) | 86.00 | 98% | 2021-03-08 |
| 12351. | Ilana (ilana88) | 86.00 | 94% | 2015-01-05 |
| 12352. | Daniel (flyingpig) | 86.00 | 96% | 2014-06-03 |
| 12353. | wiyu (wiyu) | 85.99 | 97.5% | 2024-06-02 |
| 12354. | DarkZplays (darkzplays_qwerty) | 85.99 | 95% | 2021-11-25 |
| 12355. | jack (golduckz) | 85.99 | 96% | 2020-10-06 |
| 12356. | Thomas (thomasbriggs) | 85.99 | 98% | 2019-02-23 |
| 12357. | Badgermole (badgermole) | 85.99 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
| 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 |