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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10647. | levani (levanacixo) | 89.37 | 98% | 2020-12-09 |
| 10648. | PremiumFurniture (premium_f... | 89.36 | 96.7% | 2024-06-19 |
| 10649. | Thomas (thomasdenney) | 89.36 | 94% | 2015-05-27 |
| 10650. | George (gaf.stephanos@gmail... | 89.36 | 92% | 2012-12-22 |
| 10651. | Dingdong Gwantes (mapagmaha... | 89.36 | 95% | 2014-06-25 |
| 10652. | David (mismocanibalismo) | 89.35 | 97% | 2014-10-28 |
| 10653. | Mac (madcowboy39) | 89.35 | 99% | 2022-09-09 |
| 10654. | striker (aethersleftearring) | 89.35 | 99% | 2024-03-11 |
| 10655. | slowpoke (slowpoker1) | 89.35 | 97.5% | 2024-09-25 |
| 10656. | Tiesel (eyveesampalok) | 89.35 | 96% | 2025-02-04 |
| 10657. | Saad (saad9766) | 89.35 | 97.9% | 2024-08-12 |
| 10658. | Emile (ratlover128) | 89.35 | 96% | 2018-05-24 |
| 10659. | Avery (purplat) | 89.35 | 96% | 2019-01-12 |
| 10660. | Shamil (shamil_98) | 89.35 | 93% | 2016-03-28 |
| 10661. | Markov (markovsembel) | 89.35 | 87% | 2016-10-26 |
| 10662. | Colette (cleverusername123) | 89.35 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
| 10663. | Jeff (imaqtpi) | 89.34 | 90% | 2013-04-14 |
| 10664. | Nick (pirlize) | 89.34 | 98% | 2012-10-28 |
| 10665. | xx (x_cx_cc_j) | 89.34 | 98.1% | 2024-07-25 |
| 10666. | Jesse (2xtreme1) | 89.34 | 95% | 2011-10-28 |
| 10667. | Josef (commiesans) | 89.34 | 97% | 2019-05-14 |
| 10668. | m3r8 (m3r8) | 89.33 | 97% | 2022-10-16 |
| 10669. | Darren (darrentheboi) | 89.33 | 95% | 2018-12-09 |
| 10670. | Eicy (eicymores) | 89.33 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
| 10671. | hpp3 (hpp3) | 89.33 | 94% | 2015-09-11 |
| 10672. | Hùng (kenkenkiota) | 89.33 | 98% | 2022-02-05 |
| 10673. | Jedidiah (kad3nce) | 89.33 | 95% | 2016-03-03 |
| 10674. | Mat-Eo (mat_eo) | 89.33 | 95% | 2012-04-28 |
| 10675. | Prachi Jain (prachi_jain) | 89.32 | 96.6% | 2025-01-08 |
| 10676. | Gurjar (gurjar) | 89.32 | 99% | 2013-02-22 |
| 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 |