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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19398. | Elliott (eli3902101) | 77.45 | 95% | 2021-02-09 |
| 19399. | Becca (colour) | 77.45 | 92% | 2011-06-08 |
| 19400. | Speedy Gonzalez (_speedygon... | 77.44 | 95.4% | 2024-09-25 |
| 19401. | Darren (dpxx) | 77.44 | 97% | 2024-08-13 |
| 19402. | Tyler (tyty5949) | 77.44 | 93% | 2016-09-23 |
| 19403. | Leon.K (twilightv) | 77.44 | 97% | 2024-05-13 |
| 19404. | Abhinav (mosowitzstader) | 77.44 | 98% | 2024-08-08 |
| 19405. | _i_am_flash (_i_am_flash_) | 77.44 | 98% | 2021-06-17 |
| 19406. | Fabio (prosfearme) | 77.44 | 96% | 2018-02-02 |
| 19407. | Kubi (kubi314) | 77.43 | 95.3% | 2025-04-09 |
| 19408. | nada (nada11) | 77.43 | 98.2% | 2023-12-27 |
| 19409. | Daan (macdann6) | 77.43 | 98.1% | 2023-11-19 |
| 19410. | Discipline (huynhkhacdat2) | 77.43 | 96% | 2018-09-26 |
| 19411. | cherry (cherryyuk) | 77.43 | 97% | 2011-10-21 |
| 19412. | Mamaafrica (mamaafrica) | 77.42 | 97% | 2025-04-18 |
| 19413. | Milo (plaintoast02) | 77.42 | 95.7% | 2024-09-18 |
| 19414. | Dylan (dbpowell) | 77.41 | 94% | 2016-09-30 |
| 19415. | MissinBrainCell (kelvin269) | 77.41 | 96% | 2025-01-18 |
| 19416. | Vengeance (batman_vengeance) | 77.41 | 97% | 2024-05-28 |
| 19417. | Brendan (concice) | 77.41 | 97.1% | 2024-04-07 |
| 19418. | Prateek (pmach) | 77.41 | 97% | 2017-07-06 |
| 19419. | Siraj (spidywebs) | 77.41 | 98% | 2019-04-28 |
| 19420. | Kenneth Rey (kennethdimaano... | 77.41 | 96% | 2019-12-13 |
| 19421. | Lpvp (barcelonafcc) | 77.40 | 96% | 2025-04-18 |
| 19422. | Rica (ricajane) | 77.40 | 95% | 2019-10-17 |
| 19423. | scoobert (scoob_) | 77.40 | 98% | 2021-09-17 |
| 19424. | Titan (harshalharame) | 77.40 | 94.8% | 2024-10-07 |
| 19425. | Martin (palchone) | 77.40 | 98% | 2022-06-22 |
| 19426. | Manne (epicblueberry) | 77.40 | 97% | 2016-06-20 |
| 19427. | tstats[ayyaz7] (ayyaz7) | 77.40 | 97% | 2022-02-22 |
| 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 |