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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21634. | Leo (lemonheadx) | 73.76 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
| 21635. | Aakash (aakash2483) | 73.76 | 98.8% | 2023-11-29 |
| 21636. | Albaraa (alboro2) | 73.76 | 96.8% | 2024-01-11 |
| 21637. | Jake (pickofdestiny) | 73.76 | 90% | 2013-02-20 |
| 21638. | Hello (dubla345) | 73.76 | 96% | 2013-03-22 |
| 21639. | aka49 (aka49) | 73.76 | 93% | 2016-07-21 |
| 21640. | Amine (amine_ims) | 73.75 | 97% | 2024-07-25 |
| 21641. | Joe (treeoflifeblood) | 73.75 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
| 21642. | ^.~ (estefanyc@rocketmail.com) | 73.75 | 96% | 2016-04-25 |
| 21643. | ear (boredatworkk) | 73.75 | 99% | 2024-06-06 |
| 21644. | Big Guy (frog_stack) | 73.75 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
| 21645. | ungkrpenet (ungkrrpenet) | 73.75 | 97% | 2024-06-27 |
| 21646. | Vadim (najke) | 73.75 | 98% | 2012-12-16 |
| 21647. | Skulkan (skulkan) | 73.75 | 92% | 2014-10-15 |
| 21648. | david (jrdupd) | 73.75 | 98% | 2016-02-08 |
| 21649. | J (jpero) | 73.75 | 96% | 2012-05-09 |
| 21650. | TheDude (abc123race) | 73.74 | 97% | 2025-04-15 |
| 21651. | Segun the Polymath (segun_t... | 73.74 | 98.6% | 2024-12-04 |
| 21652. | Martoni (t_b_martoni) | 73.74 | 97% | 2025-02-01 |
| 21653. | Destini (dessstini) | 73.74 | 97% | 2024-06-05 |
| 21654. | Jace (jace_under) | 73.74 | 97% | 2024-02-11 |
| 21655. | s (sqood) | 73.74 | 98% | 2024-06-27 |
| 21656. | Dickson (dxn126) | 73.74 | 97% | 2018-09-27 |
| 21657. | T (sds5432) | 73.74 | — | 2010-08-17 |
| 21658. | JeanValjean (johnvaljohn) | 73.74 | 97% | 2016-11-18 |
| 21659. | Joel (joeljohnstone) | 73.73 | 98% | 2022-06-17 |
| 21660. | edward (yeti509) | 73.73 | 96.4% | 2021-02-04 |
| 21661. | Brent (writerb) | 73.73 | 99% | 2013-02-01 |
| 21662. | Pump (pumpv) | 73.72 | 97% | 2024-03-06 |
| 21663. | Steve (tozutr) | 73.72 | 95% | 2024-08-11 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |