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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11838. | Ludus (ludus_types) | 87.51 | 96.8% | 2024-07-26 |
| 11839. | Uday (itsuday) | 87.51 | 97% | 2022-12-07 |
| 11840. | Kaimetsu (kaimetsu) | 87.51 | 98% | 2021-03-22 |
| 11841. | Kevin (thehobokid) | 87.51 | 96% | 2019-11-25 |
| 11842. | Ruslan (ruslan_osmanov) | 87.51 | 99% | 2014-09-07 |
| 11843. | Zhaofeng (zhaofonk) | 87.50 | 98% | 2025-04-12 |
| 11844. | Hayoung (hayoungrk) | 87.50 | 96.6% | 2024-12-29 |
| 11845. | Charles (bigboyrick) | 87.50 | 97.5% | 2024-02-19 |
| 11846. | shaan (khem92) | 87.50 | 98% | 2016-12-07 |
| 11847. | 1940TinTin (1940tintin) | 87.50 | 97% | 2022-01-18 |
| 11848. | Do Quan (doquan818) | 87.50 | 98.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 11849. | nathan (nathanfrenzel) | 87.50 | 96% | 2021-07-28 |
| 11850. | SSim (swain_simon) | 87.50 | 97% | 2024-04-08 |
| 11851. | Cootsynanus (a_yellow_evan) | 87.50 | 97% | 2022-08-28 |
| 11852. | Deyl (daleaparejado) | 87.50 | 98% | 2021-03-01 |
| 11853. | Nicholas (ykstotol) | 87.50 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
| 11854. | Kyan (cvkmn) | 87.49 | 99% | 2024-04-16 |
| 11855. | Andy (marrel) | 87.49 | 98% | 2018-11-21 |
| 11856. | Joey (itzjoeyz) | 87.49 | 98% | 2021-06-27 |
| 11857. | Jeremy (mises) | 87.49 | 98% | 2021-04-03 |
| 11858. | Faisal (mfaisal_98) | 87.49 | 99% | 2018-03-03 |
| 11859. | Jay (anond) | 87.49 | 99% | 2011-05-08 |
| 11860. | craig (2c2c) | 87.49 | 97% | 2013-04-19 |
| 11861. | Danat (danat_2001) | 87.48 | 96% | 2020-04-25 |
| 11862. | Doris (snowiewu) | 87.48 | 98% | 2016-09-25 |
| 11863. | Tommy (tommy5902) | 87.48 | 95% | 2016-04-08 |
| 11864. | emily (swimmerpenguin) | 87.47 | 97% | 2021-05-06 |
| 11865. | isuckattyping (isuckattypin... | 87.47 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
| 11866. | adin (thedvoraktypist) | 87.47 | 98% | 2020-02-04 |
| 11867. | Carl (tjdajm) | 87.47 | — | 2010-10-22 |
| 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 |