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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8104. | Locksley (locksng12) | 94.30 | 100% | 2024-10-02 |
| 8105. | sage (sagers) | 94.30 | 99% | 2024-05-21 |
| 8106. | Niet (thenietnart) | 94.30 | 98% | 2021-08-09 |
| 8107. | Yeetilus (yeetilus) | 94.30 | 97% | 2023-10-23 |
| 8108. | Hayden (bbboi17) | 94.30 | 98% | 2021-05-05 |
| 8109. | Michael (mycoal) | 94.30 | 92% | 2015-10-01 |
| 8110. | Paolo (invelt) | 94.30 | 97% | 2020-02-29 |
| 8111. | Steven (stevens8) | 94.29 | 95% | 2024-03-21 |
| 8112. | spad1e (spad1e) | 94.29 | 97.9% | 2024-09-22 |
| 8113. | Megan (siamesee) | 94.29 | 97.7% | 2025-03-24 |
| 8114. | Sevak (slayersevak) | 94.29 | 96% | 2017-02-09 |
| 8115. | Sriram (ozymandias1213) | 94.29 | 98% | 2021-05-19 |
| 8116. | 一向 (quan72io) | 94.29 | 99% | 2021-03-06 |
| 8117. | ice (iceball4321) | 94.29 | 97% | 2018-05-04 |
| 8118. | Matthew (clubmeber) | 94.29 | 95% | 2013-07-19 |
| 8119. | hi cutie (an66atwork) | 94.29 | 97% | 2020-01-09 |
| 8120. | J (gyrsulci) | 94.28 | 98% | 2021-05-08 |
| 8121. | cho (tp_yh) | 94.28 | 97% | 2020-02-15 |
| 8122. | Nathan (96retsamkcid) | 94.28 | 98% | 2022-05-12 |
| 8123. | Naren (dva6102) | 94.28 | 98% | 2013-06-05 |
| 8124. | Michael (furious1988) | 94.28 | 96% | 2013-09-04 |
| 8125. | KK (kk123456) | 94.28 | 99% | 2013-06-11 |
| 8126. | Shinyeong (ddalmu) | 94.27 | 99% | 2024-03-26 |
| 8127. | Samwise (dirtydingo904) | 94.27 | 97.2% | 2024-02-14 |
| 8128. | Randy (wolfrayne) | 94.27 | 99% | 2014-10-26 |
| 8129. | Jackie (september4) | 94.27 | 96% | 2014-01-12 |
| 8130. | Osh (elvor) | 94.27 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
| 8131. | Hansel (adsfhgadfhdafh) | 94.26 | 97% | 2020-02-05 |
| 8132. | Do Huu (thanhame) | 94.26 | 99% | 2019-03-01 |
| 8133. | Christopher (kingcruds) | 94.26 | 98% | 2020-06-17 |
| 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 |