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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14243. | Hunter (hunter_5mith) | 83.61 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
| 14244. | Naor (naorcotev) | 83.61 | 97% | 2023-03-30 |
| 14245. | Isaac (doodle_eldood) | 83.61 | 98% | 2021-03-24 |
| 14246. | MightyJabba (icruise) | 83.61 | 98% | 2019-06-09 |
| 14247. | Afador (dog666) | 83.61 | 99% | 2013-04-28 |
| 14248. | Titel (andrewh) | 83.61 | 98% | 2016-07-01 |
| 14249. | Meh Zall (mehzall) | 83.60 | 98% | 2021-06-04 |
| 14250. | delia (deliadelala) | 83.60 | 97% | 2024-04-21 |
| 14251. | pabby (pabby123) | 83.60 | 97.9% | 2023-11-17 |
| 14252. | wingman41 (wingman41) | 83.60 | 97% | 2022-07-07 |
| 14253. | dog (timl) | 83.60 | 97% | 2016-11-09 |
| 14254. | Costas (costas992) | 83.60 | 96% | 2017-09-20 |
| 14255. | TC (kingwirch) | 83.60 | 94% | 2015-05-01 |
| 14256. | Theologos (sosonis) | 83.59 | 95% | 2011-11-25 |
| 14257. | rope (rolnd) | 83.59 | 97% | 2022-02-05 |
| 14258. | deutero (deutero) | 83.59 | 97% | 2011-09-10 |
| 14259. | Damien (taudy) | 83.58 | 94% | 2016-08-07 |
| 14260. | Russ (jrmtrumpet) | 83.58 | 98.3% | 2024-12-10 |
| 14261. | fry (friday7332) | 83.58 | 97% | 2021-12-14 |
| 14262. | gojo (gojo9112) | 83.58 | 99% | 2024-05-22 |
| 14263. | Alish (dek_u) | 83.58 | 96% | 2023-04-27 |
| 14264. | b (bonkadonks) | 83.58 | 98% | 2021-08-24 |
| 14265. | Quzrin (quzrin) | 83.58 | 96% | 2014-12-12 |
| 14266. | Jutte (nescire) | 83.58 | 96% | 2014-03-14 |
| 14267. | Ali (alitahseendilse) | 83.58 | 99% | 2015-05-09 |
| 14268. | M (schrempsky) | 83.58 | 98% | 2017-03-19 |
| 14269. | Kevin (smash143) | 83.57 | 97% | 2017-12-21 |
| 14270. | Jumbo (jumbolegend) | 83.57 | 95% | 2025-05-12 |
| 14271. | 74'/1012 (2scoopicecream) | 83.57 | 94% | 2012-04-20 |
| 14272. | Jon (paintwalls) | 83.57 | 99% | 2015-07-06 |
| 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 |