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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11610. | Alex (alexjpny) | 88.83 | 96% | 2025-01-26 |
| 11611. | roy (roynaufal) | 88.83 | 92% | 2014-11-19 |
| 11612. | cuna (cuna420) | 88.83 | 95% | 2019-01-23 |
| 11613. | Charlie (valos_cor) | 88.82 | 96% | 2013-10-05 |
| 11614. | Sky (_sky_) | 88.82 | 97% | 2013-02-03 |
| 11615. | tstats[mdsunny2299] (mdsunn... | 88.82 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
| 11616. | ryan (pocketheal) | 88.82 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
| 11617. | Daniel (ehdwo1080) | 88.81 | 98% | 2026-04-14 |
| 11618. | Ashiful (conquestace) | 88.81 | 96.9% | 2024-06-02 |
| 11619. | Logan (laucian) | 88.81 | 98.8% | 2024-09-19 |
| 11620. | Alex (freeformjazzy) | 88.81 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
| 11621. | oakles (oakles) | 88.81 | 93% | 2014-11-23 |
| 11622. | kc (kcyz) | 88.81 | 97.1% | 2024-10-05 |
| 11623. | Discovery (afrosense8) | 88.81 | 91% | 2015-06-10 |
| 11624. | Danielle (drhooke) | 88.81 | 96% | 2011-05-12 |
| 11625. | Kevin (baeyoona) | 88.81 | 94% | 2016-11-15 |
| 11626. | willn5702 (willn5702) | 88.80 | 98% | 2022-06-10 |
| 11627. | beenchee (puzzee) | 88.80 | 97% | 2026-02-02 |
| 11628. | BOB (mroglan) | 88.80 | 97.9% | 2024-11-16 |
| 11629. | Rinne (rinne_15) | 88.80 | 97% | 2021-07-07 |
| 11630. | cc (guest008) | 88.80 | 99% | 2017-07-14 |
| 11631. | Rene (rgam) | 88.80 | 96% | 2012-04-30 |
| 11632. | Hailee (perkypotato) | 88.80 | 99% | 2016-09-30 |
| 11633. | Alwsgy (alwsgy) | 88.79 | 97% | 2025-01-29 |
| 11634. | Nikita (andriievskyi_2) | 88.79 | 98% | 2025-04-20 |
| 11635. | samy (microwavebuzz) | 88.79 | 94% | 2017-02-21 |
| 11636. | Dhruv (papleshpappu) | 88.79 | 95.5% | 2024-04-30 |
| 11637. | VM (vmyts) | 88.79 | 99% | 2025-09-03 |
| 11638. | nana (goomi) | 88.79 | 98% | 2021-09-27 |
| 11639. | Jimmy Le🇻🇳🇺🇸 (c... | 88.79 | 96.9% | 2024-01-09 |
| 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 |