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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20491. | riray (painkerton) | 75.87 | 96% | 2024-03-13 |
| 20492. | Ferlin :) (ferlina) | 75.87 | 96.5% | 2023-11-17 |
| 20493. | ATOM (prathamp) | 75.87 | 97% | 2024-06-29 |
| 20494. | John (jnrust) | 75.87 | 96% | 2012-07-30 |
| 20495. | Pablo (pierrot14) | 75.87 | 96% | 2017-08-12 |
| 20496. | Marcy (melvindvorak) | 75.86 | 94% | 2016-12-22 |
| 20497. | Lautaro (lauta_qwerty) | 75.86 | 95.7% | 2024-07-24 |
| 20498. | No (ihaveonehand) | 75.86 | 92% | 2017-02-04 |
| 20499. | Christian (chrisonix) | 75.86 | 96% | 2022-01-22 |
| 20500. | NaTsu879 (lonely_painter) | 75.86 | 98% | 2022-03-26 |
| 20501. | Lloyd (lloydg93) | 75.86 | 97% | 2023-03-28 |
| 20502. | Turboman (turboman2fast) | 75.86 | 96% | 2024-07-01 |
| 20503. | Zelmas (icetwo) | 75.86 | 94% | 2020-03-19 |
| 20504. | Bach2Back (bach2bach) | 75.86 | 97% | 2019-01-07 |
| 20505. | Brandon (deathdealer4) | 75.86 | 92% | 2016-01-24 |
| 20506. | aravind (aravindv) | 75.86 | 95% | 2014-12-02 |
| 20507. | Alister (4l1st3r) | 75.85 | 97% | 2025-02-11 |
| 20508. | a7s7h (a7s7h) | 75.85 | 97.7% | 2024-11-26 |
| 20509. | TwiX (itztwix) | 75.85 | 96% | 2024-07-09 |
| 20510. | cactus (willbursoot) | 75.85 | 97% | 2023-12-31 |
| 20511. | Andrés (asilvam133) | 75.85 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
| 20512. | Josh (syztyqus) | 75.85 | 98% | 2021-10-03 |
| 20513. | Duy (fooom) | 75.85 | 96% | 2019-10-18 |
| 20514. | suppakit (oloxbangxolo) | 75.85 | 96% | 2019-10-12 |
| 20515. | Andrew (swissarmyman) | 75.85 | 92% | 2016-10-14 |
| 20516. | Angel (evilsnail) | 75.85 | 94% | 2013-10-20 |
| 20517. | Goose (humble_goose) | 75.84 | 96.5% | 2024-12-22 |
| 20518. | Henry (nothenry) | 75.84 | 97.3% | 2024-09-14 |
| 20519. | dje (djebou) | 75.84 | 97% | 2011-07-20 |
| 20520. | Nate (ndiehl48) | 75.84 | 98% | 2017-10-11 |
| 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 |