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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29389. | Heather (starzin) | 65.65 | 96% | 2011-07-18 |
| 29390. | BUKELE (bukele) | 65.64 | 96.5% | 2024-10-22 |
| 29391. | Daniel (ganestalay) | 65.64 | 95% | 2019-02-10 |
| 29392. | Igor (mystch) | 65.64 | 94% | 2012-12-27 |
| 29393. | Gaurav (amigauravsingh) | 65.64 | 98% | 2024-03-25 |
| 29394. | not me (its_not_me_tho) | 65.64 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
| 29395. | Shrubber (shrubber) | 65.64 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
| 29396. | Jared (jareblah) | 65.64 | 96% | 2020-09-19 |
| 29397. | Kazspazz (kazspazz) | 65.64 | 96% | 2012-01-16 |
| 29398. | Fazrael (fazrael07) | 65.63 | 96% | 2024-03-17 |
| 29399. | BABA (viku_y) | 65.63 | 96% | 2024-07-11 |
| 29400. | Frej (fwdahlin) | 65.63 | 96% | 2018-05-10 |
| 29401. | HusStop07 (husstop07) | 65.63 | 96% | 2024-04-19 |
| 29402. | Ravi (raresc) | 65.63 | 90% | 2013-09-27 |
| 29403. | eplicator (davideplee) | 65.63 | 90% | 2013-05-01 |
| 29404. | Johnathan (johnachyeon) | 65.63 | 96% | 2011-06-20 |
| 29405. | TheSoupKitchen (thesoupkitc... | 65.62 | 97% | 2013-03-07 |
| 29406. | Reniel Cuellar (type_kita27) | 65.62 | 98% | 2024-02-16 |
| 29407. | drwho729 (drwho729) | 65.62 | 99% | 2024-08-15 |
| 29408. | holenother (holenother) | 65.62 | 96% | 2023-12-12 |
| 29409. | Michael (marcheesy) | 65.62 | 96% | 2024-09-05 |
| 29410. | Jorge (tioj0rge) | 65.62 | 97.5% | 2023-12-10 |
| 29411. | Tomas (ourob0ros) | 65.62 | 96% | 2021-06-02 |
| 29412. | Deepta (mind_palace) | 65.62 | 97% | 2021-12-03 |
| 29413. | B.Gettin'It (bgettinit) | 65.62 | 93% | 2015-12-26 |
| 29414. | nda888 (nda888) | 65.62 | — | 2011-04-03 |
| 29415. | Shukz (boulter1994) | 65.62 | 95% | 2013-11-24 |
| 29416. | Manuel Maria (brair) | 65.62 | 98% | 2018-11-02 |
| 29417. | Tom (tomgrey) | 65.62 | 96% | 2015-07-04 |
| 29418. | Brendan (bdann) | 65.61 | 99% | 2024-09-12 |
| 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 |