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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7812. | still in the womb (shazzdeeds) | 96.21 | 93% | 2013-07-06 |
| 7813. | Gaurav (silverlightning) | 96.21 | — | 2010-08-17 |
| 7814. | Isaac (nobos5is) | 96.21 | 94% | 2014-10-21 |
| 7815. | Mike (d4rk_phantom120) | 96.21 | 98% | 2013-02-07 |
| 7816. | ppLaser (fathertoben) | 96.20 | 99% | 2021-10-06 |
| 7817. | Axel (sector7) | 96.20 | 99% | 2026-01-05 |
| 7818. | Justin (polyphery) | 96.20 | 97.3% | 2023-10-11 |
| 7819. | Cookie (c0okster) | 96.20 | 97% | 2020-11-25 |
| 7820. | qowieuoakshlkds (lanlegion) | 96.20 | 96% | 2021-10-01 |
| 7821. | Avi (_flv) | 96.20 | 100% | 2018-04-21 |
| 7822. | Rich (simplethings) | 96.20 | 96% | 2014-05-26 |
| 7823. | Peter (soulshok) | 96.20 | 95% | 2012-05-15 |
| 7824. | mud (mudisyum) | 96.19 | 97.7% | 2024-10-10 |
| 7825. | Mike (specialized) | 96.19 | 99% | 2020-05-31 |
| 7826. | Gabriel (ciberglo) | 96.19 | — | 2010-11-30 |
| 7827. | Recycle (recycler) | 96.19 | 98% | 2017-08-10 |
| 7828. | SlashThat (thatsquidthere) | 96.18 | 98% | 2023-04-02 |
| 7829. | e (eddyhack) | 96.18 | 97% | 2020-02-29 |
| 7830. | Like Like (like_like) | 96.18 | 99% | 2017-01-07 |
| 7831. | Fredrik (jykez) | 96.18 | 90% | 2013-04-17 |
| 7832. | Jerrythe (lumsewjea) | 96.17 | 98.6% | 2023-06-07 |
| 7833. | Exojay (exojay) | 96.17 | 97% | 2020-10-23 |
| 7834. | David (zzandland) | 96.17 | 97% | 2019-02-25 |
| 7835. | steelmonkey (thecornhobble) | 96.17 | 92% | 2015-10-19 |
| 7836. | poke (ekop1) | 96.17 | 93% | 2015-07-27 |
| 7837. | dontdefense (dontdefense) | 96.16 | 97.5% | 2024-11-04 |
| 7838. | Pinkies (smile_typer) | 96.16 | 98% | 2025-04-14 |
| 7839. | Ice (iceduke) | 96.16 | 98% | 2023-05-31 |
| 7840. | 3rdrate (3rdrate) | 96.16 | 92% | 2014-08-31 |
| 7841. | doostin (doostin) | 96.16 | 95% | 2025-06-06 |
| 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 |