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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17887. | Alex (forthereallys) | 78.78 | 94% | 2015-06-12 |
| 17888. | Abhinav (brainstorm56) | 78.78 | 95.7% | 2024-02-13 |
| 17889. | Y (qwertyracer) | 78.78 | 99% | 2023-05-20 |
| 17890. | Jack (g3no_typ3) | 78.78 | 95.7% | 2021-02-03 |
| 17891. | Max (max_pinc) | 78.78 | 96% | 2019-04-17 |
| 17892. | Tom (xledz) | 78.78 | 95% | 2013-02-25 |
| 17893. | ted (ted361) | 78.77 | 96.5% | 2023-12-23 |
| 17894. | jobaer (voidjdd) | 78.77 | 98% | 2025-05-24 |
| 17895. | clickclack (acreativeuserna... | 78.77 | 97.3% | 2024-01-12 |
| 17896. | Pavlos (pavlogd) | 78.77 | 96.1% | 2024-02-19 |
| 17897. | 9thcalzone (10thcalzone) | 78.77 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
| 17898. | slotler (slotler) | 78.77 | 95.1% | 2024-11-12 |
| 17899. | cring (thatguyyoudontknow) | 78.77 | 97% | 2023-03-31 |
| 17900. | Kyle (nakuz1988) | 78.77 | — | 2010-09-20 |
| 17901. | Machine (guldan) | 78.77 | 98% | 2018-02-15 |
| 17902. | alretha (alrethafranklin) | 78.77 | 95% | 2016-03-26 |
| 17903. | Luciano (ntluciano) | 78.76 | 95.9% | 2025-04-22 |
| 17904. | Novice (novices) | 78.76 | 98% | 2025-02-15 |
| 17905. | Lightning (thecarsfan) | 78.76 | 99% | 2024-09-08 |
| 17906. | Jahvierre (jahvierre1) | 78.76 | 96% | 2024-12-03 |
| 17907. | Xingjian (simulated_anneal) | 78.76 | 98% | 2020-10-16 |
| 17908. | Dickson (kldho2) | 78.76 | 99% | 2015-03-17 |
| 17909. | JongYoon (jongq) | 78.76 | 97% | 2017-09-27 |
| 17910. | Pavel (ohhokay) | 78.75 | 98.4% | 2023-12-28 |
| 17911. | Lebron James (lebronraymone... | 78.75 | 97% | 2025-03-13 |
| 17912. | Sagar (sagar37) | 78.75 | 98% | 2024-05-26 |
| 17913. | Zhantore (belayed) | 78.75 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
| 17914. | Tong (tongvu) | 78.75 | 97% | 2022-06-25 |
| 17915. | Kevin (kjax) | 78.75 | 95% | 2020-09-18 |
| 17916. | Rasmus (lewins) | 78.75 | 89% | 2016-02-08 |
| 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 |