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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2078. | Rick (mamafanfan123) | 116.54 | 93% | 2016-03-04 |
| 2079. | Amelia (glowstar3000) | 116.54 | 99% | 2015-01-15 |
| 2080. | bibek (championera) | 116.54 | 95% | 2012-11-20 |
| 2081. | bekahlouise (summertimesadn... | 116.52 | 97.9% | 2024-10-26 |
| 2082. | Junior (juniorrojas) | 116.52 | 97% | 2016-03-19 |
| 2083. | YaoXPS (yaoxps) | 116.51 | 99% | 2020-06-20 |
| 2084. | Endeavourer (endeavourer) | 116.51 | 97% | 2013-01-20 |
| 2085. | Peter (beamofsun) | 116.50 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 2086. | Carlos (estevaoima) | 116.50 | 99% | 2017-05-11 |
| 2087. | Samantha (smm190) | 116.50 | 100% | 2019-10-26 |
| 2088. | allie (admw) | 116.50 | 98% | 2018-11-09 |
| 2089. | Stew (steww) | 116.48 | 93% | 2015-03-16 |
| 2090. | Duncan (dkbrk) | 116.47 | 99% | 2022-03-23 |
| 2091. | rawrrr (darrrrrrr) | 116.46 | 98.6% | 2025-04-18 |
| 2092. | Justin (rkenshin) | 116.46 | — | 2010-11-22 |
| 2093. | Elisabeth (ebroms) | 116.46 | 88% | 2011-11-11 |
| 2094. | Minpojke (minpojke) | 116.45 | 95% | 2013-08-14 |
| 2095. | Topac (9topac) | 116.43 | 98.6% | 2025-02-25 |
| 2096. | NG (soultama) | 116.43 | 95% | 2015-10-04 |
| 2097. | Josh (jzcheetah) | 116.42 | 98% | 2012-11-21 |
| 2098. | lon'qu (cadeth) | 116.42 | 98% | 2016-09-07 |
| 2099. | Pishcal (pishcal) | 116.42 | 97% | 2016-08-29 |
| 2100. | Elie (elielouis1337) | 116.39 | 98% | 2024-09-22 |
| 2101. | Erica (heyitsricky) | 116.39 | 96% | 2011-12-14 |
| 2102. | Ron Ibarra (papinichulo) | 116.38 | 97.3% | 2023-06-02 |
| 2103. | K (zuggm) | 116.37 | 95% | 2016-03-20 |
| 2104. | Loop (loop_shaper) | 116.36 | 98% | 2021-04-01 |
| 2105. | lolow (neworange999) | 116.36 | 99% | 2022-09-07 |
| 2106. | crazygeek516 (crazygeek516) | 116.35 | 99% | 2020-03-25 |
| 2107. | Slow (noob) | 116.34 | 100% | 2021-08-11 |
| 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 |