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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9452. | Seany (seanta8) | 91.08 | 96% | 2013-06-19 |
| 9453. | Polymathic Kitteh (aurash) | 91.08 | 97% | 2014-11-09 |
| 9454. | Ella (amhaissup) | 91.07 | 97.9% | 2023-11-28 |
| 9455. | Diego (ihyy) | 91.07 | 98% | 2015-03-09 |
| 9456. | Jamie (undeadlegion) | 91.07 | 94% | 2012-08-30 |
| 9457. | ngnmhieu (ngnmhieu) | 91.07 | 97% | 2016-04-21 |
| 9458. | Kurion (kurion) | 91.07 | 94% | 2013-11-05 |
| 9459. | chaaaah (chaahahoels) | 91.06 | 98% | 2024-04-10 |
| 9460. | el (elanamax) | 91.06 | 99% | 2021-10-08 |
| 9461. | William (wikywikywill) | 91.06 | 97% | 2016-05-13 |
| 9462. | Aceofspades9 (aceofspades9) | 91.06 | 95% | 2014-03-10 |
| 9463. | Sascha (sushy927) | 91.05 | 98.8% | 2024-09-04 |
| 9464. | Abu (kabu22) | 91.05 | 97% | 2024-09-30 |
| 9465. | Sean (seanwang2447) | 91.05 | 98.1% | 2021-02-07 |
| 9466. | ahmed (frizew) | 91.05 | 98.3% | 2024-04-29 |
| 9467. | † Nick (wrongtrousers) | 91.05 | 94% | 2013-09-19 |
| 9468. | pls (pls_) | 91.04 | 98% | 2024-07-23 |
| 9469. | Christian (chrillzen) | 91.04 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
| 9470. | tim (toxolzet) | 91.04 | 95% | 2015-08-04 |
| 9471. | Marvin (marvincyk) | 91.04 | 89% | 2016-11-18 |
| 9472. | Brendan (corduroy_boyardoy) | 91.03 | 97% | 2022-04-07 |
| 9473. | Tikhon (tikhon) | 91.03 | 99% | 2011-09-10 |
| 9474. | j (stojec) | 91.03 | 96% | 2016-09-11 |
| 9475. | Blake (gsolol) | 91.03 | 96% | 2014-05-21 |
| 9476. | William (michaelp_2222) | 91.02 | 99% | 2022-04-06 |
| 9477. | Ze (jiangzehua) | 91.02 | 93% | 2016-07-29 |
| 9478. | KOREA AH AH (jacksonian) | 91.02 | — | 2011-03-02 |
| 9479. | Blake (sodasiphon) | 91.01 | 95% | 2013-04-17 |
| 9480. | teal.prodzz (tealprodzz) | 91.00 | 97.3% | 2024-02-16 |
| 9481. | Chile (npalaniuk) | 91.00 | 95% | 2015-04-04 |
| 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 |