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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20741. | Mithil (smdobarkar) | 75.63 | 98% | 2020-06-07 |
| 20742. | Uladzislau (vlad_13_borisov) | 75.63 | 99% | 2022-07-16 |
| 20743. | four (notfour) | 75.63 | 93% | 2016-11-17 |
| 20744. | Roinad (kreon) | 75.63 | 98% | 2016-08-17 |
| 20745. | Brewsto (brewsto) | 75.63 | — | 2010-08-25 |
| 20746. | Jerry (yello_downunder) | 75.63 | 98% | 2012-11-15 |
| 20747. | Rick (rick_sirio) | 75.63 | — | 2010-07-20 |
| 20748. | KARTIK (kartikpodugu) | 75.63 | 99% | 2011-06-20 |
| 20749. | Sake (sake69) | 75.62 | 99.3% | 2024-11-27 |
| 20750. | Instencial (instencial) | 75.62 | 95% | 2025-05-06 |
| 20751. | Missile Input (breadlump) | 75.62 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
| 20752. | tstats[teetot] (teetot) | 75.62 | 95.6% | 2024-05-29 |
| 20753. | Jackie (jackielochung) | 75.62 | 93% | 2011-12-06 |
| 20754. | Argon (argon273) | 75.62 | 96% | 2019-06-26 |
| 20755. | Matt (mattdarich) | 75.62 | 95% | 2016-07-14 |
| 20756. | twitch.tv/trafficxxx (aly199) | 75.62 | 97% | 2015-02-17 |
| 20757. | Jony (jonytypes) | 75.61 | 98% | 2025-01-28 |
| 20758. | salter (salty_salter) | 75.61 | 93% | 2025-02-13 |
| 20759. | LeggoMyEggo84 (leggomyeggo84) | 75.61 | 96% | 2024-04-27 |
| 20760. | AwesomeMe (grandmasterabc) | 75.61 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
| 20761. | Farmer Jo (farmer_jo) | 75.61 | 99% | 2024-03-12 |
| 20762. | Yoobis (soggy_toggy) | 75.61 | 98% | 2020-08-27 |
| 20763. | Andres (defmaxer) | 75.61 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 20764. | Benski (bmar6878) | 75.61 | 97% | 2022-09-11 |
| 20765. | Doubled (doubledtype) | 75.61 | 95.8% | 2021-02-04 |
| 20766. | â™ Homer (pimpelkram) | 75.61 | 98% | 2014-07-02 |
| 20767. | hhkb (hhkbpro2) | 75.60 | 98.6% | 2024-09-19 |
| 20768. | Elle (ellieeeee) | 75.60 | 99.3% | 2024-03-22 |
| 20769. | Hugo (paulz_420) | 75.60 | 96.8% | 2024-09-27 |
| 20770. | Arslan (arslan993) | 75.60 | 96% | 2023-12-01 |
| 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 |