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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9589. | Lee (wantseed) | 91.36 | 98% | 2024-02-08 |
| 9590. | rodli (rodli) | 91.36 | 97.9% | 2024-01-05 |
| 9591. | And (ampersanded) | 91.36 | 98% | 2023-11-28 |
| 9592. | FlashFire (lasfate) | 91.36 | 93% | 2016-04-28 |
| 9593. | frank (frankinabox) | 91.36 | 97% | 2016-02-27 |
| 9594. | Vitor (vrvitor) | 91.36 | 95% | 2012-04-27 |
| 9595. | jennyjenjen (jennyjenjen) | 91.36 | 98% | 2015-11-09 |
| 9596. | Mitch (chuckiecheez) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
| 9597. | Noam (tsnoam) | 91.36 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
| 9598. | ooo0ooo (carlfriedrichgauss) | 91.36 | 95% | 2013-04-06 |
| 9599. | Brian (dataslayer) | 91.35 | 95% | 2012-11-26 |
| 9600. | despaciko (despaciko) | 91.35 | 98.4% | 2024-04-10 |
| 9601. | xalic23 (xalic23) | 91.35 | 96% | 2012-12-16 |
| 9602. | Batuhan (ftlight) | 91.34 | 90% | 2017-02-12 |
| 9603. | stalkers (stalkers0418) | 91.34 | 97.4% | 2024-02-19 |
| 9604. | Ravinder (ravinder_1977) | 91.34 | 99% | 2016-05-05 |
| 9605. | Tony (frictionp) | 91.33 | 98% | 2023-04-24 |
| 9606. | Andy (enlightenme) | 91.33 | 98% | 2020-06-26 |
| 9607. | kururu007 (kururu007) | 91.33 | 97% | 2023-09-29 |
| 9608. | Lokyin (lqkii) | 91.33 | 97% | 2021-11-01 |
| 9609. | connie (conxlee) | 91.33 | 97% | 2019-04-09 |
| 9610. | solariis (sol4riis) | 91.32 | 97.9% | 2024-02-28 |
| 9611. | Cyla (cylaerfiest) | 91.32 | 98% | 2022-04-03 |
| 9612. | Hot Cross Puns (hot_cross_p... | 91.32 | 96% | 2025-07-03 |
| 9613. | ProbablyButter (probablybut... | 91.32 | 99% | 2016-05-02 |
| 9614. | 2 (2getter) | 91.32 | 94% | 2011-07-13 |
| 9615. | ifh (ifhi) | 91.31 | 98% | 2024-06-17 |
| 9616. | se (simops) | 91.30 | 97% | 2023-11-14 |
| 9617. | Albs (albuseinstein) | 91.30 | 98% | 2019-07-15 |
| 9618. | Henry (h___) | 91.30 | 96% | 2022-09-24 |
| 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 |