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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22888. | MM4005 (mm4005) | 72.92 | 92% | 2017-02-28 |
| 22889. | Quan (awesomesaucecpp) | 72.92 | 91% | 2014-07-16 |
| 22890. | 时快时慢 (andrewpsy) | 72.92 | 99% | 2011-10-21 |
| 22891. | Matt (ruggler11) | 72.91 | 96.3% | 2024-10-05 |
| 22892. | Billie A. (billie_algar_) | 72.91 | 98% | 2024-11-25 |
| 22893. | Polar (polarsquares) | 72.91 | 96% | 2023-06-06 |
| 22894. | Anshuman (anshumankomawar) | 72.91 | 95% | 2020-12-10 |
| 22895. | Didar (didar860) | 72.91 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
| 22896. | Calvin (blindpainter) | 72.91 | 96% | 2015-08-17 |
| 22897. | William (bestestgrammar) | 72.90 | 96% | 2023-12-13 |
| 22898. | KIARA (atherynbane) | 72.90 | 97% | 2021-11-19 |
| 22899. | Mateo (mateokc) | 72.90 | 95.7% | 2023-09-09 |
| 22900. | Longtop (longtop) | 72.90 | 94% | 2017-03-14 |
| 22901. | afk irl (midget_spinner) | 72.90 | 95% | 2020-07-06 |
| 22902. | It's raining numbers (numbe... | 72.90 | 93% | 2011-06-17 |
| 22903. | Boom (boom_mcboom) | 72.90 | — | 2010-08-13 |
| 22904. | Benjamin (bjm42088) | 72.89 | 98% | 2024-07-30 |
| 22905. | Bob (bobanton02) | 72.89 | 95% | 2020-11-06 |
| 22906. | Ham (hammah713) | 72.89 | 97% | 2024-06-24 |
| 22907. | Luke (firetruc) | 72.89 | 96.9% | 2023-11-30 |
| 22908. | Ooma (oomaflabaga) | 72.89 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
| 22909. | Cep (alhabiblidinillah) | 72.89 | 97% | 2021-10-22 |
| 22910. | candy (candycloth) | 72.89 | 98% | 2020-03-13 |
| 22911. | Eugene (rawners) | 72.89 | 97.2% | 2025-03-17 |
| 22912. | McFlurry (bigmactyu) | 72.88 | 95.2% | 2025-02-15 |
| 22913. | S (sjm8885) | 72.88 | — | 2010-08-09 |
| 22914. | suss (grantsussman) | 72.88 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 22915. | encrypt3d (encrypt3d) | 72.88 | 96% | 2024-10-09 |
| 22916. | Andy (infurno8) | 72.88 | 97% | 2016-07-30 |
| 22917. | cashy_b (cashy_b) | 72.88 | 97.4% | 2023-12-05 |
| 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 |