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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17531. | Mark (qwedas09) | 79.20 | 97% | 2019-06-07 |
| 17532. | matt (takatoasti) | 79.20 | 97% | 2019-06-04 |
| 17533. | guest_user9 (guest_user9) | 79.20 | 98.1% | 2024-02-25 |
| 17534. | Francis (francis430) | 79.20 | 97.9% | 2025-02-27 |
| 17535. | shubham (shubham0007) | 79.20 | 97% | 2015-11-10 |
| 17536. | dude (udead1) | 79.20 | 96% | 2020-07-12 |
| 17537. | D-Hunter (xzabuzax) | 79.20 | 97% | 2018-04-05 |
| 17538. | Neil Adrian (destroyer_46) | 79.20 | 96% | 2017-10-07 |
| 17539. | Scrub (scrubfn) | 79.19 | 97% | 2022-06-14 |
| 17540. | Roy (zhow123) | 79.19 | 97% | 2024-08-09 |
| 17541. | bjsjbck (bjscbck) | 79.19 | 95% | 2024-06-01 |
| 17542. | kentlim (lsk133) | 79.19 | 98.4% | 2025-03-12 |
| 17543. | Zarolitis (zarolitis) | 79.19 | 98% | 2016-06-02 |
| 17544. | Allen (nkstnkst) | 79.19 | 97% | 2019-12-01 |
| 17545. | Rico (duck98431) | 79.19 | 95% | 2013-01-22 |
| 17546. | duy (duyanhpt1) | 79.19 | 95% | 2013-05-04 |
| 17547. | Stone (legendworld) | 79.18 | 96.6% | 2025-04-15 |
| 17548. | Elias (elias_556) | 79.18 | 97% | 2024-08-25 |
| 17549. | Luquator (luquator) | 79.18 | 96% | 2024-12-21 |
| 17550. | Pramod Adhikari (justpramod) | 79.18 | 97% | 2025-02-24 |
| 17551. | ChelseaSmile (ip0d34thsp1r1t) | 79.18 | 97.9% | 2024-02-20 |
| 17552. | Gaspar (gaspimienta) | 79.18 | 97% | 2021-10-07 |
| 17553. | Will (wbrocket) | 79.18 | 97.3% | 2021-02-19 |
| 17554. | Biased (biased) | 79.18 | 96% | 2019-12-24 |
| 17555. | AKGD (akgd) | 79.18 | 97.7% | 2024-05-24 |
| 17556. | Immanuel (i_mmanuel) | 79.18 | 93% | 2015-11-03 |
| 17557. | ASDFG (jassanna) | 79.18 | 91% | 2011-12-09 |
| 17558. | Steve (steve7414) | 79.18 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 17559. | Phil (pliao39) | 79.18 | 97% | 2019-03-16 |
| 17560. | Tony (agimus) | 79.18 | 98% | 2014-09-15 |
| 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 |