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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46311. | Kjaern (kjaern) | 45.77 | 94.3% | 2024-12-29 |
| 46312. | Herlian (herlianzhang) | 45.77 | 88% | 2017-05-20 |
| 46313. | ShortnZ (shortnz) | 45.76 | 93% | 2025-04-10 |
| 46314. | kuldeep (kpkumar) | 45.76 | 94.8% | 2024-11-28 |
| 46315. | que pro (quepros) | 45.76 | 94.3% | 2024-10-25 |
| 46316. | T@!e@h (tthhaall) | 45.76 | 96% | 2024-03-26 |
| 46317. | Rakib Hosen (rakib__hosen) | 45.75 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
| 46318. | Daaa (igopda) | 45.74 | 92% | 2019-11-06 |
| 46319. | Awesoma (awesoma) | 45.74 | 93.6% | 2024-01-23 |
| 46320. | Captain J. Sparrow (fenixfr... | 45.74 | 96.7% | 2023-11-22 |
| 46321. | Md Nabi Hossain (md_nabi_ho... | 45.73 | 96.3% | 2025-06-04 |
| 46322. | houssam (hdimo) | 45.73 | 96% | 2024-04-24 |
| 46323. | Caesar (red_caesar) | 45.73 | 96% | 2022-10-04 |
| 46324. | Josh (hockeyjosh) | 45.73 | 91% | 2016-02-17 |
| 46325. | Hardeep (spnain) | 45.72 | 95% | 2022-08-18 |
| 46326. | ReconMarine (reconmarine117) | 45.72 | 93% | 2017-08-28 |
| 46327. | Mohit (abhay7000000) | 45.71 | 96% | 2024-11-20 |
| 46328. | Ukeleson (ukeleson) | 45.71 | 94.8% | 2025-05-05 |
| 46329. | TheGoodRacer (goodracer89) | 45.71 | 92.5% | 2024-03-12 |
| 46330. | poen (ppoen_d) | 45.71 | 97% | 2015-05-21 |
| 46331. | squan (squan4ever) | 45.70 | 96% | 2025-03-12 |
| 46332. | Tajay Whittaker (goaal100wpm) | 45.70 | 94.1% | 2023-12-02 |
| 46333. | ken (nighttrap) | 45.70 | 89% | 2015-06-22 |
| 46334. | Nagy (gynagy) | 45.70 | 89% | 2013-05-25 |
| 46335. | john pork was not calling (... | 45.69 | 95% | 2024-02-16 |
| 46336. | Cayce (c_yce) | 45.69 | 97.5% | 2025-02-13 |
| 46337. | DBence07 (dbence) | 45.69 | 94.2% | 2024-02-07 |
| 46338. | Dipendra Lamsal (dr_deep) | 45.69 | 93% | 2023-10-04 |
| 46339. | kacer (kacer) | 45.69 | 94% | 2012-11-19 |
| 46340. | Erik (vike92) | 45.69 | 85% | 2016-02-08 |
| 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 |