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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8131. | SenAlice (gokamiso) | 94.37 | 98.8% | 2025-03-20 |
| 8132. | E (pavonine) | 94.37 | 95.6% | 2023-10-23 |
| 8133. | Jeeoh (son_ofwind) | 94.37 | 97% | 2017-06-20 |
| 8134. | sketchyfigure (sketchyfigure) | 94.37 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
| 8135. | ElConquistador13 (strikerfv... | 94.36 | 98% | 2024-09-22 |
| 8136. | Benjamin (benjaminsanta) | 94.36 | 97.3% | 2023-06-17 |
| 8137. | Isaac (newton6674) | 94.36 | 98% | 2025-04-11 |
| 8138. | SirSpeedy (sir_speedy) | 94.36 | 99% | 2016-12-21 |
| 8139. | Brad (brkirby) | 94.36 | 94% | 2013-07-30 |
| 8140. | Torrey (garveyt) | 94.35 | 98.8% | 2024-12-13 |
| 8141. | qwerty (longhongc) | 94.35 | 99% | 2022-11-11 |
| 8142. | Esther (higherfurtherfaster) | 94.35 | 97% | 2022-10-23 |
| 8143. | Gaussian (ndrous20) | 94.34 | 98% | 2024-09-03 |
| 8144. | Omar (omar_alhalabi) | 94.33 | 95.4% | 2024-11-08 |
| 8145. | cluli (feztarausch) | 94.33 | 95.7% | 2024-02-29 |
| 8146. | Ansar (paxaq) | 94.33 | 97.4% | 2025-04-18 |
| 8147. | tstats[darkhat13] (darkhat13) | 94.32 | 98% | 2022-02-23 |
| 8148. | Razy (fb_razybobo_nureen) | 94.32 | 97% | 2011-10-27 |
| 8149. | TeJaun (presteej) | 94.31 | 97% | 2024-07-30 |
| 8150. | Locksley (locksng12) | 94.30 | 100% | 2024-10-02 |
| 8151. | sage (sagers) | 94.30 | 99% | 2024-05-21 |
| 8152. | Niet (thenietnart) | 94.30 | 98% | 2021-08-09 |
| 8153. | Yeetilus (yeetilus) | 94.30 | 97% | 2023-10-23 |
| 8154. | Hayden (bbboi17) | 94.30 | 98% | 2021-05-05 |
| 8155. | Michael (mycoal) | 94.30 | 92% | 2015-10-01 |
| 8156. | Paolo (invelt) | 94.30 | 97% | 2020-02-29 |
| 8157. | Steven (stevens8) | 94.29 | 95% | 2024-03-21 |
| 8158. | spad1e (spad1e) | 94.29 | 97.9% | 2024-09-22 |
| 8159. | Megan (siamesee) | 94.29 | 97.7% | 2025-03-24 |
| 8160. | Sevak (slayersevak) | 94.29 | 96% | 2017-02-09 |
| 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 |