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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13331. | Justin (burner1653) | 85.08 | 98% | 2024-09-19 |
| 13332. | Marcio Quental (marcioquental) | 85.08 | 96.9% | 2024-03-05 |
| 13333. | mh (mhqwerty) | 85.08 | 97% | 2024-12-11 |
| 13334. | BetterThanYou (dragonbladez) | 85.08 | 96% | 2024-01-31 |
| 13335. | Cam (racetam) | 85.07 | 95% | 2016-09-15 |
| 13336. | Mart (burt_toast) | 85.07 | 96% | 2023-03-17 |
| 13337. | rothdu (rothdu) | 85.07 | 97.8% | 2025-02-04 |
| 13338. | Propermunch (propermunch) | 85.07 | 98% | 2017-06-30 |
| 13339. | Ryan (ryguy2fly) | 85.06 | — | 2011-03-19 |
| 13340. | Donovan (racer87) | 85.06 | 97% | 2021-10-08 |
| 13341. | Griffin (tvrgriffith) | 85.06 | 97% | 2017-06-19 |
| 13342. | Eddie (terminaterjohn) | 85.06 | 99% | 2024-06-18 |
| 13343. | Jordan (_jordanchang) | 85.05 | 96.2% | 2025-01-27 |
| 13344. | J (sd59fifty) | 85.05 | 97% | 2018-05-20 |
| 13345. | Kevin (kevincamilo) | 85.05 | 99% | 2023-04-15 |
| 13346. | shoguuun (kr_woon) | 85.05 | 99% | 2021-10-25 |
| 13347. | Pranman (pranman123) | 85.04 | 98% | 2023-11-25 |
| 13348. | Sarah (cagurlie05) | 85.04 | 95% | 2012-09-27 |
| 13349. | reall_abcd (reall_abcd) | 85.04 | 97.9% | 2023-12-13 |
| 13350. | Kikka (g8n_renzan) | 85.04 | 98% | 2017-07-22 |
| 13351. | adro (abodoro2k2) | 85.04 | 96.8% | 2021-02-04 |
| 13352. | Eric (eggzes) | 85.04 | 95% | 2016-12-12 |
| 13353. | Ellis (aceyyyy) | 85.04 | 95% | 2016-09-20 |
| 13354. | Hrant (hrant0) | 85.04 | 98% | 2021-11-03 |
| 13355. | Djovak (saebilopicke) | 85.04 | 96% | 2016-11-17 |
| 13356. | Alessio (alnav) | 85.04 | 95% | 2014-03-26 |
| 13357. | Zend (zend1337) | 85.03 | 96.5% | 2023-11-26 |
| 13358. | Infinity (infinity_0) | 85.03 | 96% | 2024-12-12 |
| 13359. | Malachi (kolache3) | 85.03 | 98.6% | 2024-07-17 |
| 13360. | Ari (flooding) | 85.03 | 97.9% | 2024-05-17 |
| 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 |