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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13373. | Samuel (spitzer300) | 84.90 | 98% | 2018-03-26 |
| 13374. | lana (lanalynn) | 84.90 | 93% | 2014-06-17 |
| 13375. | Hut Hut (aaltar) | 84.90 | 96% | 2012-10-26 |
| 13376. | Ludo (ludobile) | 84.89 | 96% | 2024-05-04 |
| 13377. | Mike (discocobra) | 84.89 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
| 13378. | Sean (krypticwow) | 84.89 | 91% | 2017-01-26 |
| 13379. | guy (guius) | 84.89 | 97.1% | 2023-11-22 |
| 13380. | Anon (eunycugu) | 84.89 | 93% | 2013-06-20 |
| 13381. | Nick (zerotwohero) | 84.89 | 95% | 2013-01-03 |
| 13382. | Sean (sat75) | 84.89 | 95% | 2014-03-14 |
| 13383. | WittyGhost887 (wittyghost887) | 84.88 | 97.2% | 2025-02-09 |
| 13384. | Alan (yaboi211) | 84.88 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 13385. | kap (kappow) | 84.88 | 95% | 2019-08-11 |
| 13386. | natec (natec) | 84.88 | — | 2010-06-27 |
| 13387. | CryptoWolf (cryptowolf) | 84.88 | 95% | 2013-09-17 |
| 13388. | Carl (carlstanson) | 84.88 | 96% | 2014-12-29 |
| 13389. | Dolce (dolceparadise) | 84.87 | 96% | 2021-11-24 |
| 13390. | Mubz (mubzzz) | 84.87 | 97.3% | 2023-12-05 |
| 13391. | Geoff (zaplackthunder) | 84.87 | 98% | 2014-04-08 |
| 13392. | SinKro (sinkronoice) | 84.87 | 97% | 2021-09-18 |
| 13393. | ℱ𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔡𝔬𝔪... | 84.87 | 98% | 2023-01-30 |
| 13394. | Wesley (wesleyeewong) | 84.87 | 97% | 2016-02-12 |
| 13395. | kep1n (kep1n) | 84.87 | 97% | 2012-12-20 |
| 13396. | Jiang (jghjianghan) | 84.87 | 96% | 2019-04-10 |
| 13397. | Hampus (hampusus) | 84.87 | 97% | 2014-12-05 |
| 13398. | Eshan (mister_mediocre) | 84.86 | 96% | 2019-04-16 |
| 13399. | ohayou (ohayou) | 84.86 | 96% | 2014-01-31 |
| 13400. | raptor (raptor234) | 84.85 | 99% | 2025-04-22 |
| 13401. | Andreas (andysave) | 84.85 | 95.9% | 2024-05-16 |
| 13402. | Sovityea (weeeee_) | 84.85 | 97% | 2024-02-10 |
| 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 |