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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10936. | ... (willnyeasianguy) | 88.78 | 97% | 2024-03-03 |
| 10937. | Shawn (isamaj) | 88.78 | 96.9% | 2024-06-08 |
| 10938. | Potatsus (potatsus) | 88.78 | 98.1% | 2024-01-22 |
| 10939. | Ravi (ravi_malhotra) | 88.78 | 94% | 2012-04-05 |
| 10940. | Ich (dvoraklearner) | 88.78 | 96% | 2011-11-08 |
| 10941. | The Rizzler (icantputdownth... | 88.77 | 97% | 2024-11-25 |
| 10942. | CrazyMonke (crazy_monke) | 88.77 | 98% | 2024-10-19 |
| 10943. | Jason (uoser) | 88.77 | 98% | 2024-11-19 |
| 10944. | Corey (cjbro) | 88.77 | — | 2010-11-24 |
| 10945. | TheShulkerBox (theshulkerbox) | 88.76 | 96% | 2025-03-10 |
| 10946. | Mahdi (sick0speed) | 88.76 | 97.1% | 2024-08-10 |
| 10947. | Ian Paoul Zurita (saboogey) | 88.76 | 98% | 2023-10-27 |
| 10948. | Muhammad Azeem (azeem_123) | 88.75 | 98% | 2024-12-13 |
| 10949. | Isaac (i_emerge16) | 88.75 | 97.9% | 2024-01-19 |
| 10950. | NeighborlyRaven (neighborly... | 88.75 | 99% | 2021-02-13 |
| 10951. | James (jamesshi) | 88.75 | 97% | 2012-06-30 |
| 10952. | Kyla (klswims) | 88.74 | 98% | 2025-01-02 |
| 10953. | Paul Baeg (poinkwagner) | 88.74 | 94.3% | 2024-01-11 |
| 10954. | contaminate (4a454646) | 88.74 | 97% | 2019-03-10 |
| 10955. | cluwei (cluwei) | 88.74 | 96% | 2019-08-30 |
| 10956. | Kai (kai77) | 88.74 | 95% | 2017-03-22 |
| 10957. | Jason (jasonfrazure) | 88.74 | 94% | 2016-01-29 |
| 10958. | Jana (toothpik) | 88.74 | 98% | 2012-12-29 |
| 10959. | SEGALE (segale) | 88.74 | 99% | 2013-11-28 |
| 10960. | Duck (ducktyperacer) | 88.74 | 99% | 2018-12-09 |
| 10961. | Gill (baezilisk) | 88.74 | 96% | 2013-09-23 |
| 10962. | H_24 (h_24) | 88.73 | 98% | 2022-04-06 |
| 10963. | Alex (syphon9) | 88.73 | 98% | 2011-09-26 |
| 10964. | Serena (serenawinchester) | 88.73 | — | 2010-06-29 |
| 10965. | Antonius (instanton) | 88.73 | 96% | 2014-02-17 |
| 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 |