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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12140. | wreckbits (wreckbits) | 88.09 | 94% | 2013-11-26 |
| 12141. | Alexander (prepared) | 88.09 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
| 12142. | Dylan (cherrycoke33) | 88.09 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
| 12143. | ekarace (ekarace) | 88.08 | 98% | 2024-08-09 |
| 12144. | cerealbowl1 (cerealbowl1) | 88.08 | 97% | 2024-11-11 |
| 12145. | mwale3 (mwale3) | 88.08 | 95.9% | 2024-07-18 |
| 12146. | Jean (orangedrum) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-02-17 |
| 12147. | korn (itthikorn777) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-01-23 |
| 12148. | Uhhhhhhh (shidlord) | 88.08 | 96% | 2023-01-28 |
| 12149. | Zlear (zleareht) | 88.08 | 93% | 2012-05-02 |
| 12150. | Arthur (alamofgod) | 88.08 | 95% | 2016-11-25 |
| 12151. | racer (scooby123525) | 88.07 | 97% | 2026-03-20 |
| 12152. | pärskis (borje) | 88.07 | 97.6% | 2024-04-01 |
| 12153. | \\\\\\\ (odjur) | 88.07 | 93% | 2017-03-23 |
| 12154. | Vignesh (viggie) | 88.07 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
| 12155. | Seven (7even) | 88.07 | 96% | 2012-10-04 |
| 12156. | Pablo (paularts) | 88.06 | 97.8% | 2024-01-16 |
| 12157. | SadmanSakib (chasedbydeath) | 88.06 | 98.3% | 2023-12-09 |
| 12158. | RLPCYARN (rlpc_yarn) | 88.06 | 96% | 2023-12-08 |
| 12159. | Nicolas (nicolassteven) | 88.06 | 98% | 2019-10-09 |
| 12160. | (you) (anilo) | 88.06 | 99% | 2022-06-17 |
| 12161. | Richard (jorimi) | 88.06 | 98.6% | 2024-04-25 |
| 12162. | Ronald (sussex) | 88.05 | 97.9% | 2024-10-27 |
| 12163. | LAURENZ CLYDE (laurenzclyde... | 88.05 | 96% | 2021-07-15 |
| 12164. | Henrik (iupgrade) | 88.05 | 97% | 2021-01-19 |
| 12165. | code_brains (coderider) | 88.05 | 98% | 2021-08-01 |
| 12166. | เป็ดฟ้า (blueju) | 88.05 | 94% | 2015-04-18 |
| 12167. | James2 (james372) | 88.05 | 97% | 2015-07-03 |
| 12168. | Braden (sasquatch112) | 88.05 | 97% | 2012-10-08 |
| 12169. | Raymond (rayymonddd) | 88.05 | 91% | 2013-10-19 |
| 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 |