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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18922. | racer (bubblestwrap) | 77.72 | 96% | 2022-04-22 |
| 18923. | Steve (stevocat) | 77.72 | 96.8% | 2024-06-23 |
| 18924. | DxB (phantoma) | 77.72 | 96% | 2013-10-05 |
| 18925. | yixuan (ixuan) | 77.72 | 96% | 2021-08-29 |
| 18926. | ShakenNotStirred (shakennot... | 77.72 | 98% | 2015-05-25 |
| 18927. | gost (akasyh) | 77.72 | 97% | 2019-10-11 |
| 18928. | Nemanja (wizzybeast) | 77.71 | 96.9% | 2024-12-08 |
| 18929. | OliveGardenBreadstick (oliv... | 77.71 | 96% | 2023-09-11 |
| 18930. | Kris (krisfury) | 77.71 | 98% | 2025-04-22 |
| 18931. | Sakib (mahmud1) | 77.71 | 98% | 2019-03-14 |
| 18932. | banana (bananacat72) | 77.71 | 98% | 2022-10-05 |
| 18933. | Des (desl) | 77.71 | 97% | 2022-02-10 |
| 18934. | M. (abdulmuhsee) | 77.71 | 94% | 2013-09-06 |
| 18935. | Falerian (rifleon) | 77.71 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
| 18936. | SpartanerTom (spartanertom) | 77.71 | 98% | 2013-09-10 |
| 18937. | Sean (betterthancstein) | 77.71 | 93% | 2015-08-27 |
| 18938. | Ray (bwchen) | 77.70 | 98.6% | 2025-02-14 |
| 18939. | Anshul Chennavaram (anshulk... | 77.70 | 96.3% | 2025-04-03 |
| 18940. | free palestine (yesterdaysj... | 77.70 | 96.9% | 2024-09-12 |
| 18941. | hhqefyccoctqybskkt (hhqefyc... | 77.70 | 97.3% | 2023-12-16 |
| 18942. | jazzy (jazzyboop) | 77.70 | 97.1% | 2024-06-29 |
| 18943. | winner (thisisgoodname) | 77.70 | 96.9% | 2024-06-22 |
| 18944. | Jaden (stxatix) | 77.70 | 96% | 2022-01-13 |
| 18945. | Tomoasdf (tomoasdf) | 77.70 | 97% | 2021-01-16 |
| 18946. | Ben (lampost) | 77.70 | 98% | 2022-04-25 |
| 18947. | Ren (yozj) | 77.70 | 96% | 2017-02-06 |
| 18948. | Tasha (tashadimps) | 77.70 | 95% | 2012-07-02 |
| 18949. | SpookySnail (spookysnail) | 77.69 | 97% | 2024-06-18 |
| 18950. | Luis (lmorales) | 77.69 | 96% | 2021-10-17 |
| 18951. | Cake (dumpcako) | 77.69 | 98% | 2022-04-27 |
| 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 |