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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16319. | Reverie (tifa_lockhart) | 81.08 | 98% | 2016-05-03 |
| 16320. | neeraj (neeraj902) | 81.07 | 98% | 2023-02-28 |
| 16321. | James (kingbob192) | 81.07 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
| 16322. | notjoyu (notjoyu) | 81.07 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
| 16323. | Barry (quikhands) | 81.06 | 97% | 2023-07-25 |
| 16324. | Adithyan (adithyan_8) | 81.06 | 96% | 2024-04-27 |
| 16325. | Ak123454 (abejukzz12) | 81.06 | 96.9% | 2024-10-07 |
| 16326. | forind (forind934) | 81.06 | 97% | 2021-04-30 |
| 16327. | James (blue6249) | 81.06 | 95% | 2013-01-27 |
| 16328. | Kevin (superuser_) | 81.06 | — | 2011-04-28 |
| 16329. | Cameron (ballsinyourface) | 81.06 | 98% | 2022-03-19 |
| 16330. | Alexa (aglass31) | 81.06 | 97% | 2022-03-03 |
| 16331. | asdf (redpanda54321) | 81.06 | 97% | 2017-08-20 |
| 16332. | Lie Algebra (liealgebracow) | 81.06 | 94% | 2017-01-26 |
| 16333. | Ricky (derangeddirector) | 81.06 | 96% | 2011-10-11 |
| 16334. | Myxa (47mike47) | 81.06 | 95% | 2013-04-20 |
| 16335. | grovee (grovee) | 81.05 | 97% | 2025-02-24 |
| 16336. | dfgdfg (fallowbrinks) | 81.05 | 97% | 2024-03-02 |
| 16337. | R1 (4loy) | 81.05 | 98% | 2025-01-10 |
| 16338. | Jilly (jestillore) | 81.05 | 95% | 2015-10-02 |
| 16339. | Dev (dcapa) | 81.05 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
| 16340. | Kishor Ramanan (kishor_1445) | 81.05 | 98.4% | 2023-12-20 |
| 16341. | Riding on the wings of DEAT... | 81.05 | — | 2010-12-25 |
| 16342. | Liquid (liquidlemon) | 81.05 | 97% | 2019-01-07 |
| 16343. | Jacek (axee) | 81.05 | 98% | 2022-11-24 |
| 16344. | Bob (archiveman) | 81.05 | 98% | 2013-10-17 |
| 16345. | Top (topshelf) | 81.05 | 95% | 2016-11-14 |
| 16346. | IGA (amateur_) | 81.05 | 97% | 2011-08-11 |
| 16347. | Opponent (opponent) | 81.05 | 93% | 2015-06-09 |
| 16348. | ImFasterThanYou (jurniii) | 81.04 | 97% | 2024-09-20 |
| 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 |