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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11381. | Snarky (snarkyp) | 88.04 | 97% | 2019-03-22 |
| 11382. | Unstruct (unstruct) | 88.03 | 95.5% | 2024-09-20 |
| 11383. | Tom (racytime) | 88.03 | 98.3% | 2023-12-24 |
| 11384. | aubrey (skyesthelimit) | 88.03 | 95% | 2023-08-28 |
| 11385. | champ (priteshacharya1) | 88.03 | 97% | 2013-09-04 |
| 11386. | Tommy (roehdfnvl) | 88.03 | 97% | 2016-11-18 |
| 11387. | πππππΌππ... | 88.03 | 96% | 2016-09-06 |
| 11388. | Greg (musoccer) | 88.03 | 96% | 2011-10-18 |
| 11389. | Luigi (luigim800) | 88.03 | 94% | 2013-07-24 |
| 11390. | hhesenjan (hhesenjan) | 88.02 | 98.3% | 2024-03-22 |
| 11391. | Dayna (daynarrr) | 88.02 | 96% | 2021-06-07 |
| 11392. | pinto (pintozza) | 88.02 | 99% | 2023-04-01 |
| 11393. | Wladimir (wladyjavier) | 88.02 | 98% | 2020-07-11 |
| 11394. | Nishant (nishanttotla) | 88.02 | 96% | 2013-03-11 |
| 11395. | Richard (rbarlow) | 88.02 | — | 2010-09-07 |
| 11396. | Saidami (gosaydami) | 88.02 | 97% | 2016-03-28 |
| 11397. | arsam (pereeia) | 88.01 | 97.5% | 2024-12-27 |
| 11398. | Esmond (exmnd) | 88.01 | 97.2% | 2024-06-15 |
| 11399. | InfernalPanda (infernalpanda) | 88.01 | 98% | 2024-01-28 |
| 11400. | Jackie (laserelite) | 88.01 | 96% | 2021-07-07 |
| 11401. | Jean (seawardsalmon6) | 88.01 | 98% | 2020-11-24 |
| 11402. | Jaffri (jeffli2000) | 88.01 | 97% | 2021-10-26 |
| 11403. | David (ohkn) | 88.01 | 96% | 2016-06-09 |
| 11404. | Nxmxsis (nxmxsis) | 88.01 | 97% | 2018-11-23 |
| 11405. | 6kg rat (6kg_rat) | 88.00 | 97.2% | 2025-05-14 |
| 11406. | Master (gravity010) | 88.00 | 97% | 2014-07-30 |
| 11407. | Dextro (dextroaim) | 88.00 | 96.8% | 2024-02-22 |
| 11408. | Will (lliwbetas) | 88.00 | 96.9% | 2024-01-18 |
| 11409. | Andrew (holocene_learning_d... | 88.00 | 97% | 2022-09-30 |
| 11410. | Humm (syedhumza247) | 88.00 | 98% | 2021-01-04 |
| 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 |