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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18025. | Manas (who_mana) | 78.59 | 98% | 2025-02-12 |
| 18026. | guis99 (carelessangel) | 78.59 | 98.1% | 2024-01-13 |
| 18027. | L (ynajd) | 78.59 | 97.9% | 2023-12-28 |
| 18028. | grass (grasschong_) | 78.58 | 97% | 2024-07-19 |
| 18029. | Eli (elewint) | 78.58 | 87% | 2016-02-19 |
| 18030. | Brad (lclp) | 78.58 | 98% | 2024-06-29 |
| 18031. | FATBUTTERYFINGERDS12312 (be... | 78.58 | 96% | 2021-08-11 |
| 18032. | Fourlamas (fourlamas) | 78.58 | 96% | 2018-02-27 |
| 18033. | Godlike (godlike228) | 78.58 | 92% | 2013-12-03 |
| 18034. | Ravindra (ravinder9090) | 78.57 | 99% | 2016-01-24 |
| 18035. | Ifar (mabrrrrr) | 78.57 | 96% | 2022-12-10 |
| 18036. | Shikhraj (shikhrajsingh) | 78.57 | 96% | 2021-06-28 |
| 18037. | Jacob (emptypaintbrush) | 78.57 | 98% | 2021-10-01 |
| 18038. | Mic (mku7) | 78.57 | 97% | 2013-07-29 |
| 18039. | Zach (fearxthis) | 78.57 | 93% | 2014-09-19 |
| 18040. | bidens dog (spacerider93) | 78.57 | 93% | 2012-03-18 |
| 18041. | Hopp (461am) | 78.56 | 99% | 2022-09-07 |
| 18042. | Christian (nivelheim) | 78.56 | 94% | 2012-10-01 |
| 18043. | Jimmy (jmtgr100) | 78.56 | 96.6% | 2025-02-25 |
| 18044. | Hugo (roborhugo) | 78.56 | 95% | 2024-03-24 |
| 18045. | Kapil (kapiltype) | 78.56 | 97.1% | 2024-03-30 |
| 18046. | Sarah (tiff801) | 78.56 | 93% | 2012-11-20 |
| 18047. | Emma (emabel) | 78.56 | 96% | 2012-11-01 |
| 18048. | Bruno (brunoi171) | 78.56 | 97% | 2016-12-05 |
| 18049. | Tage (sabonater) | 78.56 | 94% | 2013-09-17 |
| 18050. | Trevor (crimsonsky) | 78.56 | 97% | 2018-03-06 |
| 18051. | Prasanth (gprasanth) | 78.56 | 98% | 2015-06-08 |
| 18052. | niitsel (nitsel_) | 78.55 | 95% | 2024-05-17 |
| 18053. | F (lawlnoodle) | 78.55 | 96% | 2021-11-26 |
| 18054. | username16-- (admin_nistrator) | 78.55 | 96.4% | 2024-10-14 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |