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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3022. | Angelic (angelic_devil) | 111.28 | 99% | 2022-01-29 |
| 3023. | (matlab_indexer) | 111.28 | 98% | 2019-10-31 |
| 3024. | (heyli14) | 111.27 | 98.6% | 2024-10-14 |
| 3025. | barangrenade (barangrenade) | 111.27 | 98.3% | 2024-08-31 |
| 3026. | Shiasuni (shiasuni) | 111.27 | 98% | 2021-11-01 |
| 3027. | Williard Joshua (willjosh) | 111.27 | 96% | 2013-10-31 |
| 3028. | Shonade (mr_overclocked) | 111.26 | 97.5% | 2023-12-28 |
| 3029. | Kitty (kxkixi) | 111.26 | 99% | 2020-02-06 |
| 3030. | (c_xor) | 111.26 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
| 3031. | Jee Hoon (grovyle) | 111.26 | 96% | 2016-04-19 |
| 3032. | (charlie10) | 111.26 | 97% | 2014-04-26 |
| 3033. | (jotis) | 111.25 | 97% | 2020-01-24 |
| 3034. | Jon Day (jonday87) | 111.25 | 98% | 2012-07-20 |
| 3035. | chris (agentgreeny) | 111.25 | 99% | 2014-11-21 |
| 3036. | (weedmaster420) | 111.24 | 99% | 2024-04-20 |
| 3037. | arijan (arijan) | 111.24 | 97% | 2020-12-07 |
| 3038. | B (masterlink) | 111.23 | 87% | 2012-03-20 |
| 3039. | Tsubame (quietdesu) | 111.22 | 99% | 2018-04-06 |
| 3040. | Jason (jasoone) | 111.22 | 97% | 2022-08-12 |
| 3041. | logan (loganx2000) | 111.22 | 98.8% | 2025-02-18 |
| 3042. | Hank (shwirv) | 111.22 | 98.6% | 2023-11-13 |
| 3043. | Blake (blaketx) | 111.22 | 97% | 2012-07-17 |
| 3044. | (sgt_squawks) | 111.21 | 98% | 2021-05-25 |
| 3045. | buza (buzaglo) | 111.21 | 95% | 2016-12-24 |
| 3046. | Shou (sirquackyy) | 111.20 | 99% | 2021-06-12 |
| 3047. | SECURITY OFFICER, DTLA 9001... | 111.19 | 98% | 2025-10-28 |
| 3048. | (foormea) | 111.19 | — | 2010-09-29 |
| 3049. | J (antiduckdude24) | 111.18 | 97% | 2020-08-04 |
| 3050. | Jasper (speeddemontypist) | 111.18 | 98% | 2021-07-31 |
| 3051. | Stalactic (stalactic) | 111.18 | 97% | 2015-11-10 |
| 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 |