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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10902. | d (drchocopops) | 89.02 | 98% | 2018-02-27 |
| 10903. | rik (rikgnasty) | 89.02 | 98% | 2014-02-17 |
| 10904. | Santino (bigdnrg) | 89.01 | 98% | 2021-01-22 |
| 10905. | Jerry (foxyphoton) | 89.01 | 92% | 2013-04-21 |
| 10906. | Nörfire (norfire) | 89.01 | 93% | 2014-07-02 |
| 10907. | Mariel (_mrl_) | 89.01 | 98% | 2017-07-19 |
| 10908. | Tri (trichy26) | 89.01 | 99% | 2016-11-23 |
| 10909. | carlos (ostos7618) | 89.00 | 98% | 2024-10-28 |
| 10910. | Pokemon (pokemonkillr) | 89.00 | 96.6% | 2024-06-29 |
| 10911. | Da Boss (dustybroom) | 89.00 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
| 10912. | spypher (spypher12) | 88.99 | 94.9% | 2025-04-20 |
| 10913. | Junjun (thezeatark) | 88.99 | 98% | 2024-02-23 |
| 10914. | Par (nokashi) | 88.99 | 98.6% | 2023-12-15 |
| 10915. | Karandeep (justkarandeep) | 88.99 | 98% | 2023-08-21 |
| 10916. | shane (armoth23) | 88.99 | 96% | 2014-05-09 |
| 10917. | gustaf (guggeo) | 88.99 | 99% | 2012-09-28 |
| 10918. | tstats[sweetapple6911] (swe... | 88.98 | 98% | 2024-01-18 |
| 10919. | Noah (noahinfini) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-04-24 |
| 10920. | Guest (poopyfart) | 88.98 | 99% | 2022-08-19 |
| 10921. | Spiren (spirenz) | 88.98 | 98% | 2022-02-27 |
| 10922. | Egg (eggcustard) | 88.98 | 93% | 2016-08-07 |
| 10923. | Iffeffo20 (dobichie) | 88.98 | 96% | 2018-09-06 |
| 10924. | Shazzy (shazzy_newtechnique... | 88.98 | 94% | 2015-02-13 |
| 10925. | Johan (johlun) | 88.97 | 97.7% | 2025-03-20 |
| 10926. | sketchy (sketchysquirrel) | 88.97 | 98% | 2024-12-17 |
| 10927. | Ksatrya (ksatcubes) | 88.97 | 96% | 2025-04-01 |
| 10928. | akim (thaakimnas) | 88.97 | 96% | 2022-08-12 |
| 10929. | manoj (manoj0792) | 88.97 | 95.7% | 2024-03-10 |
| 10930. | Hans (b3n1s) | 88.97 | 98% | 2023-01-25 |
| 10931. | tstats[kaitokidokuroba] (ka... | 88.97 | 96.4% | 2024-05-22 |
| 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 |