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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13873. | Austin (goodrichinator) | 85.49 | 99% | 2020-10-28 |
| 13874. | mark (koyoto) | 85.49 | 97% | 2014-04-01 |
| 13875. | KD (salanine) | 85.48 | 97.8% | 2024-12-20 |
| 13876. | Ahmad (typingenjoyer1) | 85.48 | 97.9% | 2025-01-18 |
| 13877. | eaves (locktrig) | 85.48 | 98.2% | 2023-12-22 |
| 13878. | Mamma (mammaracer) | 85.48 | 97% | 2014-07-07 |
| 13879. | Johnny (jlien0102) | 85.48 | 96% | 2015-01-12 |
| 13880. | not gammoron (gammoron) | 85.48 | 96% | 2018-09-27 |
| 13881. | FiringRac (firingrac) | 85.47 | 98% | 2025-04-13 |
| 13882. | shmike (shmike) | 85.47 | 97% | 2018-09-03 |
| 13883. | ankit (ankitthegreat) | 85.47 | 99% | 2022-09-17 |
| 13884. | Marcus (marcus100wpm) | 85.47 | 96% | 2022-07-07 |
| 13885. | Daniel (danielkry) | 85.47 | 96.7% | 2021-02-07 |
| 13886. | เป็ดเขียว... | 85.47 | 95% | 2015-01-16 |
| 13887. | Christian (xtianz459) | 85.47 | 94% | 2015-04-16 |
| 13888. | iotku (iotku) | 85.47 | 92% | 2016-12-21 |
| 13889. | Too Tired to Learn (murkyli... | 85.46 | 97% | 2023-09-03 |
| 13890. | niko (nikuruuuuu) | 85.46 | 98% | 2022-01-14 |
| 13891. | 1337 (dotnet) | 85.46 | 99% | 2025-10-04 |
| 13892. | Kevin (hyperdubz) | 85.46 | 98% | 2016-09-02 |
| 13893. | Fiona (lilmeg37) | 85.46 | 96% | 2011-05-24 |
| 13894. | Giles (gga_) | 85.46 | 97% | 2015-06-09 |
| 13895. | Sienny (siangel) | 85.46 | 99% | 2014-03-08 |
| 13896. | Scooter (ouiouibaguette333) | 85.45 | 96.6% | 2024-06-29 |
| 13897. | someone (dontshy) | 85.45 | 96.8% | 2023-11-28 |
| 13898. | pinkfairytales - I'm bored ... | 85.45 | 97% | 2025-04-24 |
| 13899. | nelly (vntq) | 85.45 | 99% | 2024-12-18 |
| 13900. | Neil (pipped) | 85.45 | 98.1% | 2024-08-08 |
| 13901. | Note (note_r) | 85.45 | 99% | 2020-11-25 |
| 13902. | Aaron (wigsy) | 85.44 | 97% | 2013-01-23 |
| 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 |