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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6736. | doremi (doremi123) | 98.57 | 98.8% | 2024-01-08 |
| 6737. | Ugnius (popcorn325) | 98.57 | 99% | 2021-11-05 |
| 6738. | Solid (solidtheory) | 98.57 | 94% | 2012-03-24 |
| 6739. | Babette (plidsi) | 98.57 | 100% | 2012-05-21 |
| 6740. | Purple (chichaca) | 98.57 | 99% | 2012-08-22 |
| 6741. | jawad (jiqlsh) | 98.56 | 98% | 2026-01-30 |
| 6742. | haidanos (haidanos) | 98.56 | 98.3% | 2024-06-09 |
| 6743. | Drewba (drewba) | 98.56 | 93% | 2015-03-10 |
| 6744. | Tart (waterytart) | 98.56 | 98% | 2025-08-26 |
| 6745. | MINH (shinmyou) | 98.56 | 97.9% | 2024-11-30 |
| 6746. | Amestorian (amestorian) | 98.56 | 94% | 2017-05-14 |
| 6747. | WAKE ME UP (matt961) | 98.56 | 94% | 2014-10-13 |
| 6748. | Lawrence (lawrey) | 98.56 | 97% | 2012-07-14 |
| 6749. | Advait (amwal) | 98.55 | 99% | 2025-07-02 |
| 6750. | Fillipe (munkkazord) | 98.55 | 93% | 2012-11-22 |
| 6751. | JS@ss (wrongwaymel) | 98.55 | 93% | 2015-07-20 |
| 6752. | THATCHILD (thatchild) | 98.54 | 98% | 2025-09-19 |
| 6753. | Yo (typpo) | 98.54 | — | 2010-10-30 |
| 6754. | Olivia (livlev) | 98.53 | 99% | 2017-08-24 |
| 6755. | Adocys (adocys) | 98.52 | 97.4% | 2024-12-17 |
| 6756. | Rai (kaythox) | 98.52 | 98% | 2021-06-27 |
| 6757. | Samuel (sambg) | 98.52 | 98% | 2019-09-15 |
| 6758. | Steven (stervel) | 98.52 | 97.4% | 2024-09-20 |
| 6759. | Gerard (garritson) | 98.52 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
| 6760. | TypeGunker (typegunker) | 98.51 | 96.9% | 2024-01-15 |
| 6761. | Andy (a1i3n0) | 98.51 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
| 6762. | 100% (100percentaccurate) | 98.51 | 97% | 2021-11-13 |
| 6763. | wandering (crusherxf) | 98.50 | 97.8% | 2023-05-22 |
| 6764. | Theory (theoryyless) | 98.50 | 98% | 2023-10-29 |
| 6765. | Xyrwen (hoosteric) | 98.50 | 93% | 2014-06-03 |
| 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 |