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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1683. | Bitbat (bitbat) | 120.32 | 97.9% | 2024-09-05 |
| 1684. | Mark (misran) | 120.32 | 97% | 2012-10-18 |
| 1685. | Carl (realrealyalan) | 120.29 | 98% | 2021-10-03 |
| 1686. | long bus (sealegs) | 120.26 | 98% | 2021-04-01 |
| 1687. | Spooner (spooner679) | 120.26 | 99% | 2023-01-17 |
| 1688. | Wataru (yuyues) | 120.26 | 99% | 2011-06-25 |
| 1689. | Ed (etduwx) | 120.25 | 98% | 2011-12-24 |
| 1690. | Lee (totallynotrylee) | 120.24 | 99.7% | 2024-09-27 |
| 1691. | Darrio-G-HHKB (darrio_g_hhkb) | 120.23 | 97.3% | 2023-12-16 |
| 1692. | Shonnnn (shon2) | 120.23 | 98% | 2015-02-18 |
| 1693. | snails (hovermind) | 120.23 | 96% | 2017-01-06 |
| 1694. | izana (karutaa) | 120.21 | 98% | 2022-02-12 |
| 1695. | Josh (theunknownhero) | 120.21 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
| 1696. | Adrienne (akmurph) | 120.21 | 100% | 2011-09-12 |
| 1697. | Mark (markieyer) | 120.19 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 1698. | pear_in_prayer (panama_) | 120.19 | 98.4% | 2025-04-18 |
| 1699. | hopeless...wrecked (_navdee... | 120.18 | 75% | 2016-03-15 |
| 1700. | Putti (puttio) | 120.18 | 99% | 2012-09-27 |
| 1701. | Adeia (callistodusk) | 120.18 | 96% | 2012-04-13 |
| 1702. | Tyler (christensent) | 120.18 | 95% | 2011-10-04 |
| 1703. | Colby (cytotoxjq) | 120.17 | 99% | 2021-01-06 |
| 1704. | (lwycsrc) | 120.15 | 99% | 2020-06-20 |
| 1705. | Little Cherry (little_cherry) | 120.13 | 98% | 2012-09-13 |
| 1706. | 432 (rasfmar) | 120.12 | 99% | 2020-09-23 |
| 1707. | Kevin (noimkevin) | 120.11 | 98% | 2022-02-05 |
| 1708. | Dragon (dragoncurve) | 120.08 | — | 2011-05-02 |
| 1709. | TJ (tradigan) | 120.08 | 99% | 2014-12-16 |
| 1710. | why... (fourshademk2) | 120.08 | 100% | 2017-09-11 |
| 1711. | Adam (what_huh) | 120.07 | 96% | 2017-04-19 |
| 1712. | ~~~ (uvix) | 120.05 | 97% | 2023-02-04 |
| 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 |