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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46026. | Hellstella (hellstella) | 47.69 | 93% | 2025-05-03 |
| 46027. | Bethany (bethanyhicks) | 47.69 | 91% | 2012-10-11 |
| 46028. | Sam (dom81) | 47.68 | 92% | 2015-04-29 |
| 46029. | Rythme (zieser) | 47.67 | 95% | 2025-02-10 |
| 46030. | Typist_apurba (ty_apurba) | 47.66 | 93% | 2024-06-15 |
| 46031. | psb (pbeeky) | 47.66 | 99% | 2023-03-05 |
| 46032. | Craig (goldleon) | 47.66 | 97% | 2025-05-02 |
| 46033. | ddd (staticsword) | 47.66 | 95% | 2023-11-23 |
| 46034. | Bilal (bilal952) | 47.66 | 93% | 2015-06-23 |
| 46035. | ASK029 (ask_029) | 47.65 | 94.8% | 2024-07-15 |
| 46036. | operakey (operakey) | 47.65 | 95.4% | 2024-07-29 |
| 46037. | Robert (tt_learner) | 47.65 | 98% | 2020-11-13 |
| 46038. | Rohit (rohitchoudharii) | 47.64 | 98% | 2025-06-08 |
| 46039. | clam_digger (clam_digger) | 47.64 | 95% | 2024-04-02 |
| 46040. | Iaen (iaen) | 47.64 | 94.6% | 2024-06-09 |
| 46041. | Daniel (tribilin) | 47.64 | 92% | 2016-10-01 |
| 46042. | Monique (moni__) | 47.63 | 96.4% | 2025-02-06 |
| 46043. | Johnsonas (johnsonas) | 47.63 | 95.5% | 2024-12-13 |
| 46044. | mwags13 (mwags13) | 47.63 | 95% | 2024-06-24 |
| 46045. | Sense143 (__sense__) | 47.63 | 95% | 2024-04-18 |
| 46046. | Ajyo (ajyo) | 47.63 | 96.4% | 2024-11-15 |
| 46047. | Vahan (nanumyan) | 47.63 | 91% | 2015-02-16 |
| 46048. | Carolina (carolina_jm) | 47.63 | 86% | 2013-09-04 |
| 46049. | ♛₴𝕥o͓̽ᖇო·₴... | 47.62 | 95% | 2019-01-02 |
| 46050. | elbert (elbert1104) | 47.62 | 93% | 2021-08-24 |
| 46051. | TheOne (mister00anonymous) | 47.62 | 95% | 2014-03-02 |
| 46052. | wang (wangjian) | 47.62 | 98% | 2012-04-12 |
| 46053. | Ross (roosco) | 47.61 | 94.2% | 2025-01-13 |
| 46054. | logan0715 (logan0715) | 47.61 | 96.4% | 2025-04-08 |
| 46055. | Leafy (quandale_dingle12345... | 47.61 | 93% | 2023-07-22 |
| 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 |