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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12751. | Virginia (thomas11) | 86.00 | 97.5% | 2024-03-25 |
| 12752. | Anthony (chrasion) | 86.00 | 90% | 2014-11-12 |
| 12753. | Nitin (coding_idiot) | 86.00 | 98% | 2018-02-23 |
| 12754. | George (piehead567) | 86.00 | 98% | 2020-02-26 |
| 12755. | imtdk (imtdk) | 86.00 | 98% | 2022-06-05 |
| 12756. | dev (devdavinchi) | 86.00 | 97.7% | 2025-02-07 |
| 12757. | Andrew (greatfighter10) | 86.00 | 98% | 2021-03-08 |
| 12758. | Ilana (ilana88) | 86.00 | 94% | 2015-01-05 |
| 12759. | Daniel (flyingpig) | 86.00 | 96% | 2014-06-03 |
| 12760. | wiyu (wiyu) | 85.99 | 97.5% | 2024-06-02 |
| 12761. | DarkZplays (darkzplays_qwerty) | 85.99 | 95% | 2021-11-25 |
| 12762. | jack (golduckz) | 85.99 | 96% | 2020-10-06 |
| 12763. | Thomas (thomasbriggs) | 85.99 | 98% | 2019-02-23 |
| 12764. | Badgermole (badgermole) | 85.99 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
| 12765. | Kyle (mrkylee) | 85.99 | 98% | 2018-04-25 |
| 12766. | Solomon (inquisitor) | 85.99 | — | 2010-07-03 |
| 12767. | Dakoth (sangalawa) | 85.98 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
| 12768. | vetle (vetlebg) | 85.98 | 98% | 2022-01-16 |
| 12769. | Taeyang (taeta3) | 85.98 | 98.4% | 2024-12-11 |
| 12770. | rocket (rocketmantyper) | 85.98 | 97% | 2020-05-31 |
| 12771. | J (fortunapls) | 85.98 | 99% | 2019-08-13 |
| 12772. | ted (sayonara999) | 85.98 | 98% | 2018-11-22 |
| 12773. | b (vegetableben) | 85.97 | 96% | 2025-05-22 |
| 12774. | Ren (indiescent) | 85.97 | 97% | 2024-12-27 |
| 12775. | Randy (randizzledee) | 85.97 | 98% | 2025-01-07 |
| 12776. | T (simonhawk) | 85.97 | 94% | 2014-04-29 |
| 12777. | sda (sdaa) | 85.97 | 97% | 2018-07-24 |
| 12778. | Shaun (goaheadshaun) | 85.96 | 96% | 2024-05-17 |
| 12779. | Terra (terratails) | 85.96 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
| 12780. | czerub (gerardolujanhdz) | 85.96 | 96.9% | 2023-09-28 |
| 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 |