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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38312. | sheesh (reflex_wraiths) | 56.58 | 95.3% | 2024-11-15 |
| 38313. | Shakeel (shakeelhadir) | 56.58 | 92% | 2015-07-11 |
| 38314. | J.B.I (slow_typer125) | 56.57 | 96% | 2024-09-02 |
| 38315. | flirp (flirpz3000) | 56.57 | 96% | 2024-03-02 |
| 38316. | Benjamin Dover (12isoldenough) | 56.57 | 95% | 2024-04-11 |
| 38317. | thomas (tmastri) | 56.57 | 97% | 2021-05-18 |
| 38318. | ashiq hussain wani (ashiqwani) | 56.57 | 98.8% | 2024-11-14 |
| 38319. | Tom (gnengi) | 56.57 | 91% | 2012-12-15 |
| 38320. | Kroc (kroc) | 56.57 | 99% | 2021-05-28 |
| 38321. | Divu (divdev25) | 56.57 | 95% | 2018-05-31 |
| 38322. | Vince Types (vincea0923) | 56.56 | 94.2% | 2024-05-09 |
| 38323. | Matt (obeymaqua) | 56.56 | 97% | 2024-10-17 |
| 38324. | John (john_locke606) | 56.56 | 96% | 2024-06-06 |
| 38325. | Noz (noz_) | 56.56 | 96% | 2022-05-30 |
| 38326. | MostPassiveUser (mostpassiv... | 56.56 | 96.7% | 2025-02-13 |
| 38327. | DrK (drk1) | 56.56 | 93% | 2017-02-07 |
| 38328. | Kullawadee (kullawadee) | 56.55 | 99% | 2025-02-26 |
| 38329. | Ebad Coder (coder2610) | 56.55 | 96% | 2024-05-02 |
| 38330. | Tsurugi (sbryan19) | 56.55 | 97.7% | 2023-12-26 |
| 38331. | Gemini (gemini4556) | 56.55 | 96% | 2024-04-29 |
| 38332. | Adonis (illiaad) | 56.55 | 97.5% | 2023-12-26 |
| 38333. | itz_aditya2024 (aditya_garu... | 56.55 | 95.5% | 2024-05-30 |
| 38334. | Christian (nill8nill) | 56.55 | 92% | 2016-09-14 |
| 38335. | sosa (plumperton) | 56.54 | 97% | 2023-07-13 |
| 38336. | Dolla$ign (newcheesus) | 56.54 | 95% | 2025-04-02 |
| 38337. | Nguyen Anh Tu (natus26) | 56.54 | 95% | 2024-10-29 |
| 38338. | Kennex (evkentkennex) | 56.54 | 92% | 2024-08-28 |
| 38339. | Shubhansh (shubhansh) | 56.54 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
| 38340. | mahmoud (mahmoudneo) | 56.54 | 95.8% | 2024-07-27 |
| 38341. | Anders (andersg1) | 56.54 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
| 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 |