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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13939. | peter (mazzmos) | 84.28 | 95% | 2012-12-09 |
| 13940. | Ceonsamea (ceonsamea) | 84.28 | 91% | 2014-07-31 |
| 13941. | glarbungus (glarbungus) | 84.27 | 98% | 2025-06-07 |
| 13942. | FrankieLT (frankielt) | 84.27 | 99% | 2024-12-18 |
| 13943. | Amr (amrhachicho) | 84.27 | 97% | 2018-03-25 |
| 13944. | ian (ian_tenfingers) | 84.27 | 96% | 2011-09-13 |
| 13945. | Marre (marreosv) | 84.27 | 90% | 2015-11-21 |
| 13946. | fck you latency (whihi) | 84.27 | 96% | 2017-06-07 |
| 13947. | 5ubstitute (5ubstitute) | 84.26 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
| 13948. | Gracefield (gracefield) | 84.26 | 97.2% | 2024-10-07 |
| 13949. | Dave (bejadabe) | 84.26 | 96.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 13950. | Anant (hero_shukla) | 84.26 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
| 13951. | Raaed (raaed_23) | 84.26 | 96% | 2020-07-09 |
| 13952. | James (withdraw) | 84.26 | 97% | 2019-10-02 |
| 13953. | Irvin (14laui1) | 84.26 | 89% | 2012-11-29 |
| 13954. | raruma (raruma) | 84.26 | 98% | 2014-04-23 |
| 13955. | timtotschlag (timtotschlag) | 84.25 | 98.3% | 2023-09-07 |
| 13956. | 2cho (2cho) | 84.25 | 98% | 2024-04-19 |
| 13957. | redhood (realredhood) | 84.25 | 95.8% | 2024-01-15 |
| 13958. | Quick Fox (key_of_boards) | 84.25 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
| 13959. | Maksym (trickstermaks) | 84.25 | 97.5% | 2024-12-04 |
| 13960. | L + (n1ckname152) | 84.25 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 13961. | Se-a-n (seaxon) | 84.25 | 96% | 2020-09-03 |
| 13962. | BAKES (mattattack1223) | 84.25 | 96% | 2019-12-10 |
| 13963. | BaltazarSponge (aretu) | 84.25 | 98% | 2018-07-23 |
| 13964. | Senor (senorqueso42) | 84.25 | 93% | 2016-02-20 |
| 13965. | Justin (MX Clears) (shadaez) | 84.24 | — | 2011-04-10 |
| 13966. | mimi (xvni) | 84.24 | 98.6% | 2025-02-14 |
| 13967. | bucz (bucz) | 84.24 | 96.3% | 2024-05-23 |
| 13968. | slow4 (slow4) | 84.24 | 98% | 2024-05-14 |
| 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 |