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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7588. | Omar (omarango) | 96.01 | 97% | 2025-02-02 |
| 7589. | Joey (jpace) | 96.00 | 97% | 2022-08-29 |
| 7590. | Joshua (idioticprophet) | 96.00 | 99% | 2021-03-22 |
| 7591. | Scarcrux (scarcrux) | 95.99 | 98% | 2024-06-22 |
| 7592. | 🐐 (auaomamm) | 95.99 | 99% | 2021-06-15 |
| 7593. | Emil (awsomeemil25) | 95.99 | 96% | 2021-07-18 |
| 7594. | panacotta (panacotta) | 95.99 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
| 7595. | Eder (edertyper) | 95.99 | 98% | 2013-07-24 |
| 7596. | 🦗 (typehopper) | 95.98 | 99% | 2025-05-03 |
| 7597. | Maku (scepticmaku) | 95.96 | 99% | 2024-05-28 |
| 7598. | Jonathan (hyperus) | 95.96 | 97% | 2022-01-18 |
| 7599. | Bubbadu (bobez21) | 95.96 | 97% | 2015-08-22 |
| 7600. | max (blajar) | 95.96 | 99% | 2012-08-28 |
| 7601. | Sumit Prasad (beyonderr) | 95.95 | 99% | 2024-07-03 |
| 7602. | Onyx (rippsteakface) | 95.95 | 99% | 2025-07-03 |
| 7603. | mago (magomago) | 95.95 | 98% | 2014-04-28 |
| 7604. | (strongly_typed_consort) | 95.94 | 96.9% | 2024-11-18 |
| 7605. | 5k m1chael (mihai03) | 95.94 | 99.3% | 2023-11-19 |
| 7606. | Kai (jjune) | 95.94 | 97% | 2018-06-08 |
| 7607. | Kevin (megatron0408) | 95.94 | 97% | 2020-03-15 |
| 7608. | GerZ (gerz667) | 95.93 | 96% | 2025-05-27 |
| 7609. | Nicolas (nico_ma5ter) | 95.93 | 99% | 2025-02-02 |
| 7610. | Membrane69 (keifermatthew) | 95.93 | 99% | 2020-05-27 |
| 7611. | Sam (sdeng) | 95.93 | 94% | 2012-11-02 |
| 7612. | anotherbreakfastwithyou (an... | 95.93 | 98% | 2011-10-04 |
| 7613. | auden (abu898) | 95.92 | 98% | 2025-04-12 |
| 7614. | John (gakbo) | 95.92 | 95.9% | 2024-12-24 |
| 7615. | jhon (burnerjhon) | 95.92 | 97.4% | 2024-10-18 |
| 7616. | Benji (attambomb) | 95.92 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
| 7617. | Jeff (avgjay) | 95.91 | 97% | 2025-02-08 |
| 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 |