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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22224. | aargon (sos_nn_sos) | 73.83 | 97% | 2023-01-01 |
| 22225. | ash (bbbeansprout) | 73.83 | 98% | 2024-08-20 |
| 22226. | Jimmy (jimmyhimmy414) | 73.83 | 96.1% | 2024-04-18 |
| 22227. | Donovan Bailey (dbyv_96) | 73.83 | 96% | 2024-09-08 |
| 22228. | hhdhwuus (hhdhwuus) | 73.83 | 97% | 2024-01-04 |
| 22229. | Illcurable (cmcanela) | 73.83 | 95% | 2013-05-15 |
| 22230. | aqyu (aqyu) | 73.82 | 97% | 2025-01-20 |
| 22231. | sverdejot (sverdejot) | 73.82 | 97% | 2024-04-06 |
| 22232. | tstats[morgchow] (morgchow) | 73.82 | 95.9% | 2024-01-31 |
| 22233. | william (willtype11) | 73.82 | 97.9% | 2023-11-16 |
| 22234. | Heavenly Demon (naresh_king) | 73.82 | 95% | 2024-09-08 |
| 22235. | Tihmux (tihmux) | 73.82 | 97.4% | 2024-09-05 |
| 22236. | Vinh (piecharts) | 73.82 | 97% | 2021-02-27 |
| 22237. | OutKaz (ajelchico) | 73.82 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 22238. | hikaru (hikaru27) | 73.82 | 97% | 2011-09-05 |
| 22239. | Dan (sirdanwj) | 73.82 | 98% | 2014-02-18 |
| 22240. | Anic (anic_) | 73.81 | 96% | 2023-02-03 |
| 22241. | (cringemak) | 73.81 | 96% | 2024-03-31 |
| 22242. | noviaocean (starryeyes) | 73.81 | 94.5% | 2023-12-03 |
| 22243. | Ernie (ej_lightning) | 73.81 | 98.4% | 2024-03-06 |
| 22244. | Shinji (twnecro) | 73.81 | 93% | 2012-08-16 |
| 22245. | Rahmat (berzkuy) | 73.81 | 96% | 2022-08-22 |
| 22246. | Imhotep (marcus_aurelius) | 73.81 | 95% | 2017-09-01 |
| 22247. | tubolbol (calbotubol) | 73.81 | 95.7% | 2024-03-08 |
| 22248. | Mich (michdaevinci) | 73.81 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
| 22249. | ban (lapsap) | 73.81 | — | 2010-12-22 |
| 22250. | DeSparta (desparta) | 73.81 | 93% | 2016-04-13 |
| 22251. | Milos (losmi) | 73.81 | 93% | 2014-03-01 |
| 22252. | CrystallineK9 (crystallinek9) | 73.80 | 98% | 2024-08-26 |
| 22253. | Gio (jovanypr) | 73.80 | 96% | 2024-04-29 |
| 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 |