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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2583. | Beck (beckaw) | 113.56 | 98.3% | 2025-04-08 |
| 2584. | Stevey P (living_in_colour@... | 113.56 | — | 2011-04-03 |
| 2585. | Christian (cslarsen) | 113.56 | 98% | 2017-06-10 |
| 2586. | S (sestevens) | 113.55 | 99% | 2017-08-09 |
| 2587. | herro (aznbuhdiee) | 113.55 | 96% | 2011-11-22 |
| 2588. | Thomas (aerimorla) | 113.54 | 96% | 2015-08-06 |
| 2589. | ayyy (richs25) | 113.53 | 97% | 2016-12-02 |
| 2590. | Madeline (eniledam) | 113.53 | — | 2011-02-17 |
| 2591. | Kira (barnabus518) | 113.52 | 98.1% | 2024-09-11 |
| 2592. | T (precog) | 113.52 | 98% | 2025-02-24 |
| 2593. | Kira (katekopio) | 113.52 | 98% | 2024-09-11 |
| 2594. | jph (the_philippines) | 113.52 | 97% | 2016-10-06 |
| 2595. | Guest (sweetheart1217) | 113.51 | 97% | 2016-01-13 |
| 2596. | Zander (z4gee) | 113.50 | 98.7% | 2023-10-24 |
| 2597. | Ian (imalerich_dvorak) | 113.50 | 96% | 2016-06-22 |
| 2598. | Link (link_hyrule) | 113.49 | 98.5% | 2023-10-25 |
| 2599. | Stan (odeathdragon) | 113.47 | 98% | 2018-06-19 |
| 2600. | Ishark (ishark) | 113.47 | 91% | 2014-10-24 |
| 2601. | sam sulek (sunaisaqt) | 113.47 | 97.5% | 2023-11-10 |
| 2602. | Maurício (mauricioc) | 113.47 | 97% | 2013-04-14 |
| 2603. | Steven (theshoover) | 113.46 | 98.6% | 2023-11-30 |
| 2604. | pielov3 (pielov3) | 113.46 | 99% | 2018-01-13 |
| 2605. | Banana (bananana_man) | 113.45 | 98% | 2025-07-20 |
| 2606. | jello_jello (jello_jello) | 113.45 | 100% | 2023-12-03 |
| 2607. | amar (amar_battulga) | 113.45 | 98% | 2025-01-23 |
| 2608. | Mevious (someguy) | 113.45 | 98% | 2011-09-05 |
| 2609. | Wong Man Chun Bernard (ber0... | 113.44 | 98.1% | 2025-04-01 |
| 2610. | hryu (hryu) | 113.44 | 100% | 2019-02-25 |
| 2611. | Rick (xxrxxhxx) | 113.44 | 99% | 2012-06-20 |
| 2612. | dubs (wxlx) | 113.43 | 98% | 2024-03-23 |
| 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 |