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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3266. | TC (tccaetano) | 109.75 | 98% | 2013-11-26 |
| 3267. | Cono (cono) | 109.75 | — | 2011-01-16 |
| 3268. | Edwin (ez99) | 109.74 | 98.8% | 2023-12-16 |
| 3269. | Luke (chupronto) | 109.74 | 94% | 2013-02-01 |
| 3270. | seaniqua (splomax) | 109.74 | 98% | 2011-07-06 |
| 3271. | Lance (lznce) | 109.73 | 97.1% | 2025-02-15 |
| 3272. | DarthVader (usernamessuck) | 109.73 | 99% | 2022-02-16 |
| 3273. | Coolie (coolieconch) | 109.73 | 96% | 2015-11-13 |
| 3274. | Perry (aznbooy) | 109.73 | 98% | 2014-06-04 |
| 3275. | Matthew (laptop board) (mat... | 109.73 | 95% | 2016-01-18 |
| 3276. | MilkhoundTTV (milkhound) | 109.72 | 98% | 2025-03-05 |
| 3277. | Supa (supalava) | 109.71 | 97% | 2018-05-31 |
| 3278. | Brockton (ztgstover) | 109.71 | 99% | 2023-04-08 |
| 3279. | SHAITAAN (brownfoxjumps) | 109.71 | 98% | 2017-07-13 |
| 3280. | Pran (warel123) | 109.70 | 98.2% | 2024-04-08 |
| 3281. | keystroker03 (sserium) | 109.70 | 98% | 2021-04-08 |
| 3282. | ryan (boooch) | 109.69 | 98% | 2023-06-15 |
| 3283. | Daniel (booksindemand) | 109.69 | 98% | 2013-11-18 |
| 3284. | immikeylee (immikeylee) | 109.69 | 99% | 2022-08-10 |
| 3285. | Neske (neske) | 109.69 | 98% | 2016-02-11 |
| 3286. | dp (dpzz) | 109.69 | 96% | 2013-06-04 |
| 3287. | Bork (sriramg96) | 109.68 | 99% | 2018-10-07 |
| 3288. | Verilly (verilly) | 109.67 | 98% | 2024-08-13 |
| 3289. | Alex (awong918) | 109.66 | 98% | 2019-06-24 |
| 3290. | anonymous :) (blingman271) | 109.66 | 97% | 2013-05-21 |
| 3291. | Bry (miano) | 109.66 | 96% | 2012-09-20 |
| 3292. | tstats[omarthefast] (omarth... | 109.66 | 98.1% | 2024-10-16 |
| 3293. | Andrew (equ1) | 109.65 | 99% | 2024-01-16 |
| 3294. | arena (arenacloser204) | 109.65 | 98.8% | 2023-12-13 |
| 3295. | Jon (hinderbolt) | 109.65 | 97% | 2017-03-31 |
| 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 |