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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18247. | Andrea (twid) | 78.88 | 93% | 2012-01-30 |
| 18248. | Zhao (zhaox) | 78.88 | — | 2010-06-09 |
| 18249. | Stephanie (st133169) | 78.88 | 98% | 2018-05-20 |
| 18250. | Carlo (dfjid) | 78.87 | 96.3% | 2025-02-14 |
| 18251. | 5P3C7R3 (_5p3c73r_) | 78.87 | 97.5% | 2024-05-09 |
| 18252. | eric (ericmatulac) | 78.87 | 99% | 2024-01-19 |
| 18253. | Rendi (rendi_touchtype) | 78.87 | 96% | 2021-12-23 |
| 18254. | Taeha (shouren) | 78.87 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
| 18255. | Nathaniel (rocketgenius) | 78.87 | 96% | 2013-10-14 |
| 18256. | Chad (godchad) | 78.87 | 95% | 2019-03-27 |
| 18257. | dredge (dredge) | 78.87 | 95% | 2013-07-13 |
| 18258. | gilbus (gilbus) | 78.86 | 97% | 2025-02-25 |
| 18259. | Joshua (jawshooah) | 78.86 | 97% | 2024-09-08 |
| 18260. | Goose (goossee) | 78.86 | 94.3% | 2024-09-15 |
| 18261. | getfingrd (piggo1228) | 78.86 | 97% | 2018-07-30 |
| 18262. | Tomáš (thomasan) | 78.86 | 95% | 2017-12-30 |
| 18263. | jy. (meylolike) | 78.85 | 96.9% | 2025-01-09 |
| 18264. | Chaos (chaoszed) | 78.85 | 97% | 2021-11-15 |
| 18265. | GabWas (gabwas) | 78.85 | 99% | 2017-09-21 |
| 18266. | ♀ᎠᎪᏉᎥᎠ ℊ℮... | 78.85 | 87% | 2016-08-30 |
| 18267. | Yahya (yahyasahar) | 78.85 | 96% | 2016-04-25 |
| 18268. | Jen (jenz36) | 78.85 | — | 2010-08-21 |
| 18269. | Adrien (haveo) | 78.85 | — | 2011-04-17 |
| 18270. | Álvaro (ashsan98) | 78.84 | 97% | 2024-12-26 |
| 18271. | sdovan1 (sdovan1) | 78.84 | 97% | 2023-03-18 |
| 18272. | Cristi (cristicatalan) | 78.84 | 99.5% | 2024-03-20 |
| 18273. | Austin (oblocksua) | 78.84 | 97.2% | 2021-02-27 |
| 18274. | Hua (huawu1314) | 78.84 | 93% | 2015-10-14 |
| 18275. | Mike (quake2bestgame) | 78.84 | 99% | 2020-03-01 |
| 18276. | (Sathesh) (sathesh@ymail.com) | 78.84 | 95% | 2012-08-23 |
| 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 |