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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17197. | JJ (catalans16) | 80.42 | 99% | 2024-06-08 |
| 17198. | Tranzor Z (ravinder) | 80.42 | 95% | 2013-02-02 |
| 17199. | Patrick (patrickb25) | 80.42 | 100% | 2018-02-15 |
| 17200. | Meh (liszt) | 80.42 | 97% | 2011-07-29 |
| 17201. | adib (jaguhan02) | 80.41 | 99% | 2023-08-05 |
| 17202. | Loc (paultoan123) | 80.41 | 97.3% | 2025-04-27 |
| 17203. | amiblessedorcursed (motherg... | 80.41 | 94.3% | 2025-04-19 |
| 17204. | Matthew (matthew12942) | 80.41 | 97.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 17205. | nik (bxnis) | 80.41 | 98% | 2024-09-12 |
| 17206. | GCK (gckalp) | 80.41 | 96% | 2024-06-05 |
| 17207. | Ephemeral (kurumi_tokisakixx) | 80.41 | 98% | 2023-01-31 |
| 17208. | JD (snag1) | 80.41 | 95.7% | 2024-03-22 |
| 17209. | Alex (delvern) | 80.41 | 98% | 2022-06-01 |
| 17210. | Crackersontheshelf (taejung... | 80.41 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
| 17211. | Corbett (ck14136) | 80.41 | 93% | 2013-05-19 |
| 17212. | Cthulhu (cthulhu) | 80.41 | — | 2011-01-31 |
| 17213. | xailenz chhieun (personbeing1) | 80.40 | 95.3% | 2024-03-01 |
| 17214. | squidite (squidite) | 80.40 | 96.9% | 2024-09-10 |
| 17215. | Zachcos (zachcos) | 80.40 | 97.9% | 2024-02-25 |
| 17216. | DiLiP (chiyya) | 80.40 | 93% | 2013-09-03 |
| 17217. | komi (rahul_kumayan) | 80.39 | 96.7% | 2024-09-09 |
| 17218. | Drews (drwsmnlpg) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-10-29 |
| 17219. | HVZ (hvz07) | 80.39 | 98.6% | 2024-01-20 |
| 17220. | Pat (platts) | 80.39 | 98% | 2015-10-31 |
| 17221. | FromtonRouge (fromtonrouge) | 80.39 | 98% | 2018-01-28 |
| 17222. | Amelia (amelia03) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
| 17223. | jacob (jacobpierce) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-10-17 |
| 17224. | Jen! (samara2013) | 80.39 | 96% | 2013-04-05 |
| 17225. | Hekri (hekri) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-07-24 |
| 17226. | Clement (cli12) | 80.38 | 97% | 2023-04-11 |
| 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 |