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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15135. | Val (reaper7) | 82.37 | 97% | 2013-10-18 |
| 15136. | Tyler (tmpkiwi) | 82.37 | 98% | 2018-04-11 |
| 15137. | Christopher (ironman31) | 82.37 | — | 2010-06-26 |
| 15138. | Andrea (andreavanderjagt) | 82.37 | 96.6% | 2023-12-16 |
| 15139. | nishafd (nishafd) | 82.36 | 97% | 2025-04-02 |
| 15140. | ken (__ken__) | 82.36 | 96% | 2024-10-22 |
| 15141. | Zakir (drea041455) | 82.36 | 97.1% | 2024-09-16 |
| 15142. | Sarah (smm2319) | 82.36 | 98.8% | 2025-01-16 |
| 15143. | Haksell (haksell) | 82.36 | 99% | 2025-04-18 |
| 15144. | asuh37 (asuh37) | 82.36 | 95.8% | 2023-11-16 |
| 15145. | tstats[xeg28] (xeg28) | 82.36 | 97.3% | 2023-11-17 |
| 15146. | buttsniffer2012 (buttsniffe... | 82.36 | 95% | 2021-08-05 |
| 15147. | suhas (syagrawal) | 82.36 | 99% | 2012-09-20 |
| 15148. | tanjung (tanjungtech) | 82.36 | 96% | 2015-05-28 |
| 15149. | Michael (punkkoala) | 82.36 | 98% | 2015-05-20 |
| 15150. | ottimo (ottimo) | 82.36 | — | 2010-09-08 |
| 15151. | Fares (faresdzz4) | 82.35 | 96.1% | 2024-12-03 |
| 15152. | Shlook (shlook) | 82.35 | 96.8% | 2024-03-27 |
| 15153. | typy mctypeface (urinedrinker) | 82.35 | 96.7% | 2024-01-07 |
| 15154. | nicu (nicu31) | 82.35 | 97% | 2014-05-23 |
| 15155. | Spike (joeyseveros) | 82.35 | — | 2011-03-16 |
| 15156. | Wobbu (wobbu1994) | 82.34 | 99% | 2025-05-20 |
| 15157. | CycloneVII (cyclonevii) | 82.34 | 97.1% | 2024-01-26 |
| 15158. | Shehab (shehab20089) | 82.34 | 97% | 2023-06-05 |
| 15159. | ralffalflarlalfaf (bamzye) | 82.34 | 97% | 2019-01-29 |
| 15160. | Vincent (vincemince) | 82.34 | 96% | 2018-06-02 |
| 15161. | Chris (cnbrauns30) | 82.33 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
| 15162. | Kaleemullah (kaleem) | 82.33 | 97% | 2013-12-17 |
| 15163. | Markus (mkh90) | 82.33 | 98% | 2019-07-23 |
| 15164. | Robert (rtivey01) | 82.33 | 98% | 2014-09-03 |
| 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 |