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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8804. | Santiago (skavel) | 93.18 | 98% | 2021-05-09 |
| 8805. | Clarence (jeffdaddybezos) | 93.18 | 98% | 2023-01-12 |
| 8806. | Daryl (vencaida) | 93.18 | 99% | 2021-01-07 |
| 8807. | CJ (cannedair) | 93.18 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
| 8808. | KnewTon (garywantusi) | 93.17 | 97% | 2025-06-22 |
| 8809. | Cwanand (cwanand) | 93.17 | 96.9% | 2024-02-09 |
| 8810. | first place (intelxeon) | 93.17 | 93% | 2017-01-14 |
| 8811. | Benjamin (tryingtouse10fing... | 93.17 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
| 8812. | idklol (taktikfreund) | 93.16 | 99.3% | 2024-05-26 |
| 8813. | ironjill (ironjill) | 93.16 | 97% | 2024-11-22 |
| 8814. | Cloakaii (cloakae) | 93.16 | 96% | 2023-05-03 |
| 8815. | Ben (hulkunleashed) | 93.16 | 97% | 2022-02-07 |
| 8816. | (thelurkerman) | 93.16 | 91% | 2013-05-07 |
| 8817. | Benjamin (bshammond) | 93.16 | 98% | 2012-10-05 |
| 8818. | Brad (risen_au) | 93.16 | 99% | 2013-01-16 |
| 8819. | Kieran (glasses85) | 93.16 | 98% | 2015-03-20 |
| 8820. | Gyeoulie (yennie) | 93.15 | 97% | 2022-06-11 |
| 8821. | Nathaniel (zarrakk) | 93.15 | 98% | 2015-03-02 |
| 8822. | zoger (blade8227) | 93.15 | 92% | 2016-03-26 |
| 8823. | Jade (pokemonluv98) | 93.14 | 98% | 2025-02-02 |
| 8824. | Peter (habibp) | 93.14 | 99% | 2024-08-29 |
| 8825. | Sabari (sabari314) | 93.14 | 97.9% | 2025-02-28 |
| 8826. | Tyler (xtios) | 93.14 | 96% | 2020-05-12 |
| 8827. | Ilan (ilanzs) | 93.14 | 97% | 2021-06-08 |
| 8828. | Marcin (virus11828) | 93.13 | 97% | 2014-10-23 |
| 8829. | eduardo (eduardonobre) | 93.13 | 99% | 2022-07-06 |
| 8830. | Satter (marcama) | 93.13 | 95% | 2014-08-01 |
| 8831. | Isaac (isaac2001) | 93.13 | 99% | 2025-07-20 |
| 8832. | Michael (mrusnak) | 93.12 | 96% | 2021-05-21 |
| 8833. | Alpuds (alpuds) | 93.12 | 97% | 2023-08-21 |
| 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 |