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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14451. | NUH_DVORAK (nuh_dvorak) | 82.81 | 93% | 2012-07-31 |
| 14452. | huu duy (huu_duy99) | 82.81 | 99% | 2023-03-10 |
| 14453. | MJ (koestemk) | 82.80 | 96% | 2014-02-13 |
| 14454. | Archangel (arkhangelos) | 82.80 | 97.3% | 2024-05-17 |
| 14455. | assembly (assembly1) | 82.80 | 97% | 2024-11-14 |
| 14456. | MistaBigPeePee (joshk5371) | 82.80 | 98% | 2024-06-14 |
| 14457. | Shrek Of Justice (shrek_of_... | 82.80 | 92% | 2015-11-20 |
| 14458. | Annalise (esilanna) | 82.80 | 98.2% | 2024-03-13 |
| 14459. | Tyler (hiboflavin) | 82.80 | 96% | 2017-11-18 |
| 14460. | Cuyler (trekkie) | 82.80 | 97% | 2011-08-11 |
| 14461. | Sean (sho01) | 82.80 | 94% | 2015-05-10 |
| 14462. | Andrew (andrewmclellan) | 82.79 | 98.5% | 2021-02-27 |
| 14463. | Sarah (sh_milk) | 82.79 | 98% | 2021-05-09 |
| 14464. | Robert (hsk0114) | 82.79 | — | 2011-04-16 |
| 14465. | tstats[pianisthassan] (pian... | 82.79 | 98% | 2024-05-19 |
| 14466. | TW (trwo) | 82.79 | 97% | 2014-02-01 |
| 14467. | Ziggy (antioch) | 82.78 | 97% | 2013-04-10 |
| 14468. | Sunkist (oktobiantodp) | 82.78 | 97% | 2023-04-09 |
| 14469. | lilililpy (lilililpy) | 82.78 | 95% | 2019-07-29 |
| 14470. | fufexan (fufexan) | 82.78 | 97% | 2022-06-19 |
| 14471. | Jill (jillblack) | 82.78 | 97% | 2022-05-30 |
| 14472. | From0ToHero (lordmeliodas) | 82.78 | 97% | 2019-12-09 |
| 14473. | Vishal (vishuboy) | 82.78 | 97% | 2011-05-15 |
| 14474. | IM (slowandslow) | 82.78 | 97% | 2013-09-20 |
| 14475. | 2Centuries (marwankhaled) | 82.78 | 97% | 2022-02-13 |
| 14476. | Huy (kenvjnkute) | 82.78 | 95% | 2016-04-06 |
| 14477. | ShadowTrail123 (abdu327) | 82.77 | 96% | 2020-12-21 |
| 14478. | Jon (jondntx) | 82.77 | 99% | 2024-02-11 |
| 14479. | Tomas (tritz) | 82.77 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
| 14480. | Drei (dreilacadin) | 82.77 | 98% | 2021-05-22 |
| 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 |