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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10118. | Rey x MountainStride (shinr... | 91.27 | 96% | 2014-07-24 |
| 10119. | Enrique (zero90) | 91.27 | 95% | 2017-03-13 |
| 10120. | Hu Tao (hu_tao_c6) | 91.26 | 98.3% | 2024-08-31 |
| 10121. | Jayvin Wu (fbijayvin) | 91.26 | 95% | 2026-05-06 |
| 10122. | Nick (nwonger) | 91.26 | 97% | 2022-01-25 |
| 10123. | Ryan (coccaineaddict) | 91.26 | 98.6% | 2025-05-16 |
| 10124. | sgbiscuits (snailzzy) | 91.26 | 98% | 2026-04-06 |
| 10125. | Yuan (lydxlx) | 91.26 | 97% | 2015-06-29 |
| 10126. | Test (qwertzftw) | 91.26 | 98% | 2018-02-06 |
| 10127. | hwh (lilacaloe) | 91.25 | 98% | 2025-01-29 |
| 10128. | David (2mill) | 91.25 | 97% | 2020-09-24 |
| 10129. | Andrew (piebye) | 91.25 | 98% | 2018-12-14 |
| 10130. | eivind (eivind_d_g) | 91.25 | 97.7% | 2024-01-18 |
| 10131. | Sumit (smromuec) | 91.25 | 98% | 2023-02-01 |
| 10132. | Alexander (offbeat5024) | 91.25 | 98% | 2024-02-26 |
| 10133. | Ayiti (ayiticherie) | 91.25 | 97% | 2014-05-02 |
| 10134. | inward (inwardrtmp) | 91.24 | 97.9% | 2025-03-21 |
| 10135. | Peter (peter12253) | 91.24 | 97.1% | 2024-11-13 |
| 10136. | eelaa (eelaa) | 91.24 | 96.7% | 2023-11-29 |
| 10137. | Pan (dip797) | 91.24 | 94% | 2012-12-29 |
| 10138. | psalms (psalms) | 91.24 | 94% | 2015-09-01 |
| 10139. | Lazar (lb115) | 91.24 | 98% | 2017-03-16 |
| 10140. | Lam (dyldodyldo) | 91.23 | 96% | 2022-02-15 |
| 10141. | Ons (onsali20) | 91.23 | 97% | 2024-07-14 |
| 10142. | Panshul (panshul) | 91.23 | 98% | 2025-08-26 |
| 10143. | Gemini (gemini_19) | 91.23 | 97% | 2020-07-24 |
| 10144. | Owen (keppilion) | 91.23 | 97% | 2023-01-23 |
| 10145. | Courtney (pickels712) | 91.23 | 99% | 2015-05-05 |
| 10146. | Kent (kfreezen) | 91.23 | 97% | 2014-07-08 |
| 10147. | Barry (archchoa) | 91.23 | 94% | 2014-09-04 |
| 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 |