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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10126. | Dol (indiff) | 90.83 | — | 2011-01-23 |
| 10127. | Weird (achlyster) | 90.82 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
| 10128. | Ryan (raisonfire) | 90.82 | 98% | 2024-04-12 |
| 10129. | Jim (hockeyhead019) | 90.82 | 98% | 2021-10-21 |
| 10130. | Hemant (hemu_sakunde) | 90.82 | 96.2% | 2024-09-11 |
| 10131. | da (causenetsofv) | 90.82 | 98% | 2022-10-27 |
| 10132. | david (digger514) | 90.82 | 97% | 2012-09-11 |
| 10133. | 9adida (japoustik) | 90.81 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 10134. | Orchestra (mynameisorchestra) | 90.81 | 98% | 2024-03-28 |
| 10135. | T (omega5002) | 90.81 | 97% | 2020-04-07 |
| 10136. | J0kerJ4y (j0kerj4y) | 90.81 | 97% | 2021-07-30 |
| 10137. | Ragged (raggedstar) | 90.80 | 93% | 2011-10-29 |
| 10138. | Splat (splat431) | 90.80 | 97% | 2024-11-12 |
| 10139. | Raghavan G V (raghavangv1998) | 90.80 | 98% | 2025-07-08 |
| 10140. | WiZaRoNi (wizaroni) | 90.80 | 95.8% | 2024-08-01 |
| 10141. | Mohd (mohd_shaikh) | 90.80 | 96% | 2018-11-17 |
| 10142. | Trusty (iamtrusty) | 90.79 | 98% | 2016-05-10 |
| 10143. | SlowPoke (slowpokeofficial) | 90.79 | 99% | 2024-03-13 |
| 10144. | 磊杰 (maleijie182) | 90.79 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
| 10145. | Mike (gngrninja) | 90.79 | 96% | 2015-10-06 |
| 10146. | Divide (divide0) | 90.79 | 96% | 2016-02-25 |
| 10147. | David (dizzyegg) | 90.78 | 96% | 2020-09-26 |
| 10148. | aashrey (aashrey) | 90.78 | 98.6% | 2025-03-29 |
| 10149. | Omer (okirnap) | 90.78 | 97% | 2020-09-15 |
| 10150. | Nicholas (nicholas_68) | 90.78 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
| 10151. | a (tinle1307) | 90.78 | 94% | 2015-08-07 |
| 10152. | Dhruv (pingali1234) | 90.77 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
| 10153. | Daniel (deez_typist) | 90.77 | 97% | 2024-01-17 |
| 10154. | will (wslee00) | 90.77 | 98% | 2025-06-11 |
| 10155. | Jake (jakethekorean) | 90.77 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
| 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 |