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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7852. | Greg (lostconfuzed) | 94.89 | 95% | 2013-08-08 |
| 7853. | Ernif (ernif) | 94.89 | 96% | 2014-09-07 |
| 7854. | Chad (peachey22) | 94.89 | 98% | 2014-01-07 |
| 7855. | Bobol (hr3f) | 94.89 | 97% | 2013-10-29 |
| 7856. | Kenneth (godfetus) | 94.88 | 98% | 2021-07-15 |
| 7857. | Juggernaut (jugg07) | 94.88 | 98.6% | 2024-12-04 |
| 7858. | Duarte (duarte_pinnto) | 94.88 | 98% | 2020-08-12 |
| 7859. | Lyndon (donpuz) | 94.88 | 98% | 2019-10-26 |
| 7860. | Chris (jubeilicious) | 94.88 | 94% | 2014-07-01 |
| 7861. | sakhaprox (rportnoy) | 94.88 | 98% | 2017-11-30 |
| 7862. | Brage (brasa95) | 94.88 | 99% | 2015-09-24 |
| 7863. | Scavcio (scavii) | 94.87 | 98% | 2021-06-03 |
| 7864. | Chris (mirexx) | 94.87 | 95% | 2013-12-25 |
| 7865. | Zero (kaminari_zero) | 94.86 | 99% | 2024-10-16 |
| 7866. | cs (cinnamonstick) | 94.86 | 98% | 2015-07-28 |
| 7867. | Trusty Patches (reliz) | 94.86 | 98% | 2011-12-08 |
| 7868. | poof (pophium_520) | 94.85 | 97.9% | 2024-06-15 |
| 7869. | QWERTYnonquit (john_doe_3356) | 94.85 | 97% | 2016-11-20 |
| 7870. | Jason (rukkus) | 94.85 | 99% | 2016-06-09 |
| 7871. | Vella (xeronol) | 94.85 | 96% | 2014-03-29 |
| 7872. | Sumit (sumit91) | 94.85 | 96% | 2011-06-19 |
| 7873. | error (leonhardeuler) | 94.85 | 91% | 2012-08-18 |
| 7874. | B. (karn555) | 94.85 | 95% | 2014-04-16 |
| 7875. | Forgottensands. (forgottens... | 94.85 | 93% | 2011-10-01 |
| 7876. | Mayumi (kogl_mieko) | 94.84 | 97% | 2023-07-23 |
| 7877. | J (pjonathan) | 94.84 | 98% | 2022-10-26 |
| 7878. | Kiba (kibarado) | 94.83 | 97.9% | 2024-05-05 |
| 7879. | storm (stooormmm) | 94.83 | 98.6% | 2021-02-10 |
| 7880. | Jeff (muscularfingers) | 94.83 | 96% | 2020-06-03 |
| 7881. | Linh VED (linhtruong) | 94.83 | — | 2010-08-25 |
| 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 |