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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16319. | Jacob (frazisbest) | 81.24 | 97% | 2024-05-01 |
| 16320. | Capivara (capivaradafarialima) | 81.24 | 99% | 2023-03-16 |
| 16321. | mochagrasius (ahmetissa) | 81.24 | 96.2% | 2024-03-05 |
| 16322. | Đặng Minh (dangminhhaiitc) | 81.24 | 93% | 2014-03-15 |
| 16323. | Gaben (xelaton) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-07-30 |
| 16324. | nnat (nnatlus) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
| 16325. | joe (mcmillybear) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-02-19 |
| 16326. | Samuel (samuelkim4z3) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-09-27 |
| 16327. | thiccums (majorheadtop) | 81.23 | 98% | 2018-10-09 |
| 16328. | Ellie (mclennonson) | 81.23 | 94% | 2014-11-22 |
| 16329. | Machine Elf (kumi) | 81.23 | — | 2010-10-06 |
| 16330. | Hayley (halo1186) | 81.22 | 96.2% | 2024-07-16 |
| 16331. | Hal (halwood) | 81.22 | 98% | 2020-10-13 |
| 16332. | Alejandro (foreversick) | 81.22 | 97% | 2021-01-22 |
| 16333. | Kyle (traplover) | 81.22 | 90% | 2017-04-21 |
| 16334. | ♫♪Luiz Santos♣ (vaninho) | 81.22 | 95% | 2014-08-14 |
| 16335. | Iron Man (heroes_2024) | 81.21 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
| 16336. | l (laciezhou) | 81.21 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
| 16337. | William (willrenson) | 81.21 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
| 16338. | Praveen (praveenkaul) | 81.21 | 95% | 2012-10-25 |
| 16339. | garrett (garrettguy457) | 81.21 | 96% | 2015-03-28 |
| 16340. | The Moses Taylor (collatera... | 81.20 | 98.6% | 2024-10-28 |
| 16341. | Ben (benjib) | 81.20 | 97.2% | 2024-12-18 |
| 16342. | jaul (jaul_16) | 81.20 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
| 16343. | Materminds (mastermindx98) | 81.20 | 96% | 2019-04-01 |
| 16344. | Sam (samoc9549) | 81.20 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
| 16345. | Sannas (sannas) | 81.20 | 97% | 2021-04-22 |
| 16346. | dramorak (dramorak) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-29 |
| 16347. | Alex (arint) | 81.20 | 96% | 2021-01-10 |
| 16348. | Garrick (garricktlee) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-14 |
| 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 |