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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2540. | Laggy (thefitfatass) | 114.28 | 99% | 2019-10-07 |
| 2541. | Fox (slowlightning) | 114.28 | 99% | 2013-11-14 |
| 2542. | Adam (shoelegend88) | 114.28 | 97% | 2019-03-20 |
| 2543. | H (ruslebiffen) | 114.27 | 99% | 2023-06-03 |
| 2544. | Kieran (kahinjin) | 114.27 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
| 2545. | rico (ricosaturn) | 114.26 | 98.2% | 2024-04-08 |
| 2546. | cortmarshal (cortmarshal) | 114.26 | 97.5% | 2024-05-26 |
| 2547. | Amit (amitsetty) | 114.26 | 98% | 2021-08-20 |
| 2548. | Josh (joshmankey7) | 114.26 | 97% | 2012-05-22 |
| 2549. | Matt (elements) | 114.26 | 97% | 2016-03-05 |
| 2550. | Aidan (_addicted) | 114.25 | 96% | 2021-06-15 |
| 2551. | Leila (aiwaleila) | 114.24 | 90% | 2015-01-09 |
| 2552. | (jlpt) | 114.23 | 98% | 2020-03-01 |
| 2553. | Bry (trick0850) | 114.23 | 94% | 2016-03-10 |
| 2554. | Halley (800mrunlove) | 114.23 | — | 2011-03-10 |
| 2555. | IllIllIllIll (liliiilil) | 114.22 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
| 2556. | Matt (mattymarsh) | 114.21 | 98.4% | 2024-09-04 |
| 2557. | Toby (khrave) | 114.21 | 98% | 2019-02-01 |
| 2558. | Norman (nfluc) | 114.20 | 99% | 2019-04-24 |
| 2559. | tailwingers (tailwingers) | 114.19 | 98% | 2024-05-06 |
| 2560. | Jaikun (icedgrave) | 114.19 | 97.4% | 2021-02-21 |
| 2561. | Ryan (xxhiny) | 114.18 | 97.7% | 2024-09-11 |
| 2562. | Anna Lim (xylemyeet) | 114.18 | 97% | 2025-10-16 |
| 2563. | Typerx (newtyperx) | 114.18 | 98.1% | 2024-09-25 |
| 2564. | Kraven (kraven_lupei) | 114.18 | 97% | 2012-10-11 |
| 2565. | Mad (bornzor) | 114.17 | 97% | 2019-04-09 |
| 2566. | 'ello (boerewors) | 114.17 | 98% | 2022-11-28 |
| 2567. | vishE (actuallynonquitforlife) | 114.16 | 98% | 2018-02-07 |
| 2568. | XH (xh192) | 114.16 | 99% | 2015-02-22 |
| 2569. | Jelly (vinagarette_crunchy_... | 114.14 | 98.6% | 2024-12-22 |
| 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 |