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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16491. | !_m3_mys3!f (i_m3_mys3lf) | 80.37 | 97% | 2014-09-09 |
| 16492. | sander (sander_blaadjes) | 80.37 | 94% | 2017-03-15 |
| 16493. | Brett (brett_t) | 80.37 | 98% | 2015-09-22 |
| 16494. | 510971 (510971) | 80.36 | 96% | 2024-11-04 |
| 16495. | Endrianus (endrianusgohan) | 80.36 | 96% | 2021-09-23 |
| 16496. | Ethan (ethene) | 80.36 | 96% | 2022-09-16 |
| 16497. | i like typing (a_hole) | 80.36 | 95% | 2024-06-06 |
| 16498. | Butdikc (butdikc) | 80.36 | 97% | 2018-04-24 |
| 16499. | Ehren (ehrenthedragon) | 80.36 | 93% | 2014-05-12 |
| 16500. | salbahe (haneiroh) | 80.35 | 96.4% | 2024-01-07 |
| 16501. | Chris (ohkaychris) | 80.35 | 96% | 2021-07-17 |
| 16502. | ega (egareyh) | 80.35 | 97% | 2024-08-08 |
| 16503. | Kamran (kamranagayev) | 80.35 | 100% | 2017-12-14 |
| 16504. | .ExE (shoeaglets) | 80.35 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
| 16505. | (detector668) | 80.35 | 95% | 2014-07-18 |
| 16506. | Ju (juknju) | 80.35 | 98% | 2013-01-23 |
| 16507. | Emily (emklof92) | 80.34 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
| 16508. | Ivan Sandoval (sandoval95) | 80.34 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 16509. | ktear4 (ktear4) | 80.34 | 96.9% | 2024-05-28 |
| 16510. | L (thereddone) | 80.34 | 98.3% | 2024-09-08 |
| 16511. | John Paul (aliasjp) | 80.34 | 95% | 2017-09-28 |
| 16512. | Truch (truch) | 80.34 | 94% | 2015-04-04 |
| 16513. | Kale (kaletypes) | 80.34 | 97% | 2014-07-13 |
| 16514. | smog (smog7) | 80.33 | 97.5% | 2024-11-21 |
| 16515. | TianoDaTyper (td_typer) | 80.33 | 97.7% | 2024-06-04 |
| 16516. | Trenton (oochima) | 80.33 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
| 16517. | t2fast4u (t2fast4u) | 80.33 | 95.8% | 2021-02-07 |
| 16518. | Kristyn (klaceylarson) | 80.33 | 95% | 2015-04-13 |
| 16519. | Slugmaster (slugmaster) | 80.33 | 95% | 2016-09-26 |
| 16520. | Bukhtaver (bat7722) | 80.33 | 97% | 2015-09-14 |
| 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 |