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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6340. | Kay (bierik) | 98.60 | 97% | 2013-02-03 |
| 6341. | Suikyo (suikyo) | 98.59 | 96.9% | 2024-05-25 |
| 6342. | Turdsplitter (chikenfiter) | 98.59 | 99% | 2015-02-17 |
| 6343. | checky (teengirlygirl) | 98.58 | 98% | 2024-03-22 |
| 6344. | Ray (rj444) | 98.58 | 99% | 2024-07-20 |
| 6345. | JCRueco (shizile) | 98.58 | 99% | 2023-05-13 |
| 6346. | Brandoni (buhrandone) | 98.58 | 95% | 2012-07-17 |
| 6347. | Preston (lantzer) | 98.58 | 96% | 2022-11-29 |
| 6348. | Philippe (hemlocker) | 98.58 | 97% | 2011-06-30 |
| 6349. | Exiledz (exiledz) | 98.58 | 97% | 2014-08-04 |
| 6350. | Alican (safran) | 98.57 | 97% | 2013-09-04 |
| 6351. | doremi (doremi123) | 98.57 | 98.8% | 2024-01-08 |
| 6352. | Solid (solidtheory) | 98.57 | 94% | 2012-03-24 |
| 6353. | Ugnius (popcorn325) | 98.57 | 99% | 2021-11-05 |
| 6354. | Babette (plidsi) | 98.57 | 100% | 2012-05-21 |
| 6355. | Purple (chichaca) | 98.57 | 99% | 2012-08-22 |
| 6356. | haidanos (haidanos) | 98.56 | 98.3% | 2024-06-09 |
| 6357. | Drewba (drewba) | 98.56 | 93% | 2015-03-10 |
| 6358. | Amestorian (amestorian) | 98.56 | 94% | 2017-05-14 |
| 6359. | MINH (shinmyou) | 98.56 | 97.9% | 2024-11-30 |
| 6360. | WAKE ME UP (matt961) | 98.56 | 94% | 2014-10-13 |
| 6361. | Lawrence (lawrey) | 98.56 | 97% | 2012-07-14 |
| 6362. | Fillipe (munkkazord) | 98.55 | 93% | 2012-11-22 |
| 6363. | JS@ss (wrongwaymel) | 98.55 | 93% | 2015-07-20 |
| 6364. | Yo (typpo) | 98.54 | — | 2010-10-30 |
| 6365. | Olivia (livlev) | 98.53 | 99% | 2017-08-24 |
| 6366. | Adocys (adocys) | 98.52 | 97.4% | 2024-12-17 |
| 6367. | Rai (kaythox) | 98.52 | 98% | 2021-06-27 |
| 6368. | Steven (stervel) | 98.52 | 97.4% | 2024-09-20 |
| 6369. | Gerard (garritson) | 98.52 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
| 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 |