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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18317. | Venox (venoxx_) | 78.41 | 96% | 2024-06-07 |
| 18318. | Kawamatsu (kawamatsu) | 78.41 | 98% | 2021-02-23 |
| 18319. | ritesh (ritesh_k) | 78.41 | 97% | 2021-05-27 |
| 18320. | Ingvild (ingalm) | 78.41 | 96% | 2021-01-25 |
| 18321. | Ifad (ifadardin) | 78.41 | 99% | 2020-05-19 |
| 18322. | Rafael (rsdourado) | 78.41 | 97% | 2021-06-11 |
| 18323. | DJ (e36freak) | 78.41 | 96% | 2012-10-03 |
| 18324. | cuong (thaicuong65) | 78.41 | 98% | 2012-10-31 |
| 18325. | Jason (goosejuice) | 78.41 | 97% | 2021-11-18 |
| 18326. | slimz (slimzondeck) | 78.40 | 97% | 2025-03-11 |
| 18327. | Said (reverse_coca) | 78.40 | 97.9% | 2024-06-22 |
| 18328. | Asian_binladen (gameisgame911) | 78.40 | 97% | 2024-01-11 |
| 18329. | brokenshin (brokenshin) | 78.40 | 94.8% | 2023-12-09 |
| 18330. | Pszymek (pszym) | 78.40 | 96% | 2021-05-23 |
| 18331. | Saea (saea) | 78.40 | 98% | 2021-06-28 |
| 18332. | Dylan (dackels) | 78.40 | 90% | 2016-12-11 |
| 18333. | Jkeed (jkeed) | 78.39 | 95.6% | 2024-03-14 |
| 18334. | KJ (highschoolerbeatu) | 78.39 | 96.4% | 2023-11-20 |
| 18335. | kirbyrules (kirbyrules) | 78.39 | 96% | 2024-02-02 |
| 18336. | Lance (cloakedhalo96) | 78.39 | 96% | 2016-09-11 |
| 18337. | Chen (chenchen1) | 78.39 | 98% | 2016-08-19 |
| 18338. | Fran (zonex) | 78.39 | 93% | 2013-07-27 |
| 18339. | Irfan (magictoast) | 78.39 | 91% | 2017-03-01 |
| 18340. | Astrag (astrag) | 78.38 | 95.4% | 2025-02-01 |
| 18341. | Jack (carrymemate) | 78.38 | 96% | 2024-12-21 |
| 18342. | TheGameer9 (thegameer9) | 78.38 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
| 18343. | Joe (itsvizzini) | 78.38 | 96% | 2017-11-02 |
| 18344. | LeSlow (leslow) | 78.38 | 98% | 2022-10-06 |
| 18345. | 12region (bikg) | 78.38 | 95.5% | 2024-01-18 |
| 18346. | Hunter (jasoncb805) | 78.38 | 97% | 2023-01-20 |
| 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 |