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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3066. | malew (jpen369) | 111.08 | 97.7% | 2024-06-26 |
| 3067. | Egmont (lofstphe) | 111.08 | 97% | 2012-06-21 |
| 3068. | Kevin (kevinsun242) | 111.07 | 99% | 2013-12-18 |
| 3069. | Kim (chipmonger) | 111.07 | 99% | 2023-06-29 |
| 3070. | treefiddy (treefiddy69) | 111.07 | 96% | 2012-11-15 |
| 3071. | Disambiguous (disambiguous) | 111.04 | 99% | 2022-07-14 |
| 3072. | asd (duzai) | 111.04 | 95% | 2014-07-03 |
| 3073. | Kevin (ksun48) | 111.04 | 99% | 2020-12-25 |
| 3074. | $10W$P33D%% (speedyslowpoke) | 111.03 | 98.2% | 2024-09-07 |
| 3075. | Lucas (thewiz) | 111.03 | — | 2011-02-03 |
| 3076. | ender (_ender_) | 111.03 | 97% | 2015-03-20 |
| 3077. | shon (typenic) | 111.02 | 97.5% | 2024-09-02 |
| 3078. | . (hanthedude) | 111.01 | 99% | 2020-11-03 |
| 3079. | Willdude449 (willdudde448) | 111.00 | 99% | 2024-02-16 |
| 3080. | raine (raneksi) | 111.00 | 93% | 2012-03-24 |
| 3081. | Philip (philj_) | 110.99 | 98% | 2022-09-01 |
| 3082. | unmadeused (unmadeused) | 110.98 | 99% | 2022-10-01 |
| 3083. | hereugo (hereugo) | 110.98 | 98.3% | 2025-01-25 |
| 3084. | Tôm (tomthecat94) | 110.98 | 93% | 2012-05-20 |
| 3085. | Dan (plagueis) | 110.98 | 98% | 2016-12-03 |
| 3086. | Joe (abnormallylargesquirrel) | 110.98 | 98% | 2014-07-29 |
| 3087. | SanderD (sanderd) | 110.97 | — | 2010-11-19 |
| 3088. | x (mxlxdx) | 110.97 | 100% | 2019-06-25 |
| 3089. | Josiah (josiahkatty) | 110.96 | 97.5% | 2025-03-10 |
| 3090. | YJ (hanguoren) | 110.96 | 97% | 2021-01-14 |
| 3091. | tired (jlam55555) | 110.96 | 99% | 2020-05-28 |
| 3092. | Ezra (account_name) | 110.95 | 99% | 2021-05-30 |
| 3093. | Donald (dhonuill) | 110.95 | 98% | 2014-10-05 |
| 3094. | Rob (triplehalo) | 110.94 | 98% | 2012-09-16 |
| 3095. | Flibberti (flibbertigibbet) | 110.92 | 99% | 2017-01-24 |
| 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 |