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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17157. | Kristen (kristengreen3) | 79.76 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 17158. | Merlin (yatu) | 79.76 | — | 2010-06-14 |
| 17159. | Minh Tam (tamdrit) | 79.76 | 99% | 2016-06-09 |
| 17160. | Januar (januar) | 79.76 | 97% | 2016-09-23 |
| 17161. | Lulu (def__init__) | 79.75 | 99% | 2021-05-10 |
| 17162. | Dmitriy (lovermann) | 79.75 | 98% | 2013-10-11 |
| 17163. | Rishi (rishi_id) | 79.75 | 95% | 2015-08-24 |
| 17164. | gimblygruff (gimblygruff) | 79.74 | 99% | 2025-01-13 |
| 17165. | bugbugbug (big_rory) | 79.74 | 96.2% | 2023-09-04 |
| 17166. | Allay (noob_wrath) | 79.74 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 17167. | Christian (bobbyjrrocks) | 79.74 | 96% | 2024-12-01 |
| 17168. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (keypist) | 79.74 | 97% | 2020-07-24 |
| 17169. | Kam (kam10000) | 79.74 | 90% | 2017-02-20 |
| 17170. | Kobus (klabuschagne) | 79.74 | 97.8% | 2024-04-15 |
| 17171. | Acethro (acethrow) | 79.74 | 98% | 2011-06-29 |
| 17172. | Adriano (adrianwoodhouse) | 79.74 | 98% | 2013-12-31 |
| 17173. | Quynh (spinelsun) | 79.73 | 98% | 2014-09-09 |
| 17174. | Scr1pt (suntsmekeru30) | 79.73 | 97.9% | 2024-06-15 |
| 17175. | nevarinn (nevarinn) | 79.73 | 96.5% | 2023-11-26 |
| 17176. | Nico Alvarez (nja54) | 79.73 | 99% | 2024-03-17 |
| 17177. | M (iamake) | 79.73 | 98.4% | 2023-12-16 |
| 17178. | Diamond (sx4rface) | 79.73 | 95% | 2024-10-14 |
| 17179. | Emil (emil595) | 79.73 | 96% | 2016-04-17 |
| 17180. | Jio (turtletypist97) | 79.73 | 95% | 2016-05-18 |
| 17181. | Kaylie (suettt) | 79.73 | 93% | 2014-08-30 |
| 17182. | (weeping_weeblet) | 79.72 | 95% | 2023-04-05 |
| 17183. | typeracer (typeracer550) | 79.72 | 97% | 2025-04-01 |
| 17184. | James (jrnewton2) | 79.72 | 98% | 2016-11-21 |
| 17185. | stimo (stimo) | 79.72 | 95% | 2017-05-18 |
| 17186. | Hoyman (hoyman) | 79.72 | 96% | 2014-03-13 |
| 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 |