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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1652. | john (johnmarco123) | 119.99 | 99.3% | 2024-12-11 |
| 1653. | mack (mackhomie) | 119.98 | 100% | 2017-05-16 |
| 1654. | Scott (slinkyscott1) | 119.98 | 96% | 2012-12-01 |
| 1655. | Bob (harahune) | 119.98 | 92% | 2012-12-17 |
| 1656. | Poop (poopface14) | 119.95 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
| 1657. | Julie (julie14786) | 119.95 | — | 2011-04-20 |
| 1658. | Chris (mamadroop) | 119.93 | 98% | 2024-10-16 |
| 1659. | Toyota (websitejunkie) | 119.93 | 97.6% | 2024-04-23 |
| 1660. | Arebee (arebee) | 119.92 | 99% | 2015-04-04 |
| 1661. | James (jamesyyyyy) | 119.89 | 98% | 2021-08-22 |
| 1662. | adsf (max_m7) | 119.89 | 96.9% | 2025-02-03 |
| 1663. | Vijanden. (vijanden) | 119.88 | 98% | 2023-07-01 |
| 1664. | oak (kirbyrocks) | 119.88 | 96% | 2015-12-21 |
| 1665. | Bob the (bobthebum) | 119.88 | 96% | 2014-03-26 |
| 1666. | extioptic_ (extioptic_) | 119.87 | 98.3% | 2025-01-29 |
| 1667. | snake (plissken) | 119.87 | — | 2010-11-19 |
| 1668. | _batonnoir (_batonnoir) | 119.86 | 98% | 2021-04-02 |
| 1669. | Dharmachakra (dharmachakra) | 119.86 | 92% | 2014-11-08 |
| 1670. | Joshua (shmucky) | 119.85 | 98.8% | 2023-12-30 |
| 1671. | Alex (alexrobertson) | 119.85 | 93% | 2015-01-28 |
| 1672. | Jack (bandages) | 119.83 | 97% | 2015-07-27 |
| 1673. | James (fluidblue) | 119.82 | 99% | 2021-12-07 |
| 1674. | promtk (marspotato) | 119.82 | 97% | 2022-11-13 |
| 1675. | blank (parse) | 119.82 | 99% | 2020-01-01 |
| 1676. | Khunzabber (khunzabber) | 119.82 | 96% | 2017-01-25 |
| 1677. | Languor (languor) | 119.79 | 96% | 2011-07-26 |
| 1678. | Mike (m1kimbo) | 119.79 | 99% | 2020-02-23 |
| 1679. | ＿ (haleyk10198) | 119.78 | 97% | 2016-10-08 |
| 1680. | Max (maxpol) | 119.76 | 98.4% | 2024-03-24 |
| 1681. | Wizard (dancingwizard) | 119.76 | 99.3% | 2024-05-23 |
| 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 |