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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1623. | Alex (sodah) | 120.81 | 90% | 2012-12-17 |
| 1624. | narays01 (narays01) | 120.81 | 98% | 2011-10-31 |
| 1625. | Zuhaib (zuhaibdam) | 120.79 | 99% | 2024-12-27 |
| 1626. | Steven (koda5) | 120.79 | 95% | 2013-06-04 |
| 1627. | A (arolakiv) | 120.78 | 98% | 2018-07-15 |
| 1628. | cleve. (haipong) | 120.77 | 97% | 2021-10-18 |
| 1629. | Tony (kevinneeraj) | 120.76 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 1630. | Was just (rsn_007) | 120.76 | 94% | 2016-01-27 |
| 1631. | Davd (whatdfc) | 120.74 | 91% | 2012-09-02 |
| 1632. | GTedZ (gtedz) | 120.73 | 99% | 2025-11-21 |
| 1633. | kerosene (p1nar) | 120.71 | 98% | 2025-12-23 |
| 1634. | Ben (benjabong7) | 120.71 | — | 2010-10-08 |
| 1635. | Conor (ulcha2) | 120.70 | 98.6% | 2023-10-31 |
| 1636. | andy (choboguy) | 120.70 | — | 2010-12-21 |
| 1637. | Amarjot (apandher) | 120.69 | 98% | 2021-11-13 |
| 1638. | Sari (sari7123) | 120.68 | 98.4% | 2024-06-11 |
| 1639. | Cube (abdullah67) | 120.67 | 99.3% | 2024-10-04 |
| 1640. | Conar (conarbenete) | 120.67 | 97% | 2023-04-28 |
| 1641. | Aiden (awesomeaiden) | 120.67 | 97% | 2024-09-05 |
| 1642. | (ashish_antil248) | 120.67 | 98.6% | 2024-07-13 |
| 1643. | Temos (captainteemo) | 120.67 | 98% | 2021-12-12 |
| 1644. | PAPA (papabr) | 120.66 | 96% | 2011-08-14 |
| 1645. | marvin (magnimarve) | 120.64 | 99% | 2018-02-27 |
| 1646. | not (hayso) | 120.63 | 100% | 2017-07-26 |
| 1647. | Tam (tturner1960) | 120.63 | 100% | 2015-10-02 |
| 1648. | Paul Allen (xps61092) | 120.62 | 98% | 2025-12-10 |
| 1649. | Smagic (smagic109) | 120.58 | 98% | 2020-11-02 |
| 1650. | (qburi) | 120.57 | 98% | 2025-09-27 |
| 1651. | Nozden (nozden) | 120.57 | 96% | 2017-02-08 |
| 1652. | ashwin (bizzare2434) | 120.56 | 100% | 2025-09-20 |
| 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 |