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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37277. | Tommy (pyetzu) | 57.06 | 96.4% | 2024-05-31 |
| 37278. | prashant (p7kumbhare) | 57.06 | 92% | 2014-09-20 |
| 37279. | Threek (threek) | 57.06 | 96.7% | 2024-03-19 |
| 37280. | Rishi (inv_rishi) | 57.06 | 96.6% | 2023-12-18 |
| 37281. | Annsie (annsie) | 57.06 | 86% | 2016-02-21 |
| 37282. | uh oh (uhoh_uhoh) | 57.06 | 96% | 2020-09-04 |
| 37283. | Doozer (john00197) | 57.06 | 89% | 2013-04-12 |
| 37284. | Zach (zachlloyd) | 57.05 | 95% | 2012-08-05 |
| 37285. | archu's anna (lord_kapildev... | 57.05 | 95% | 2018-06-12 |
| 37286. | Arash (arashx12) | 57.04 | 96.2% | 2025-02-17 |
| 37287. | 2dspot (2dspot) | 57.04 | 93.2% | 2024-12-04 |
| 37288. | Bisamratte (bisamratte) | 57.04 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 37289. | chizu_? (chizu_ril) | 57.04 | 95.6% | 2024-04-21 |
| 37290. | Da Asian (c_urtlez) | 57.04 | 96.1% | 2024-09-29 |
| 37291. | Noobie (nooobie_typer) | 57.04 | 95% | 2022-10-08 |
| 37292. | krs (krss) | 57.04 | 94% | 2021-11-30 |
| 37293. | jncxxx (jncxxx) | 57.03 | 95.2% | 2024-03-14 |
| 37294. | jr (rjjrch11) | 57.03 | 96.9% | 2025-04-19 |
| 37295. | Jun_Yah (jramantoji) | 57.03 | 95.4% | 2024-08-30 |
| 37296. | Jared (filmman2k3) | 57.03 | 88% | 2016-12-22 |
| 37297. | Ivone (vonshelly) | 57.03 | 93% | 2014-12-09 |
| 37298. | Gabe (gabhockey) | 57.03 | 96.1% | 2023-11-19 |
| 37299. | Noa (noa2038) | 57.03 | 97% | 2023-02-23 |
| 37300. | hooman (andriiginting) | 57.03 | 96% | 2019-06-29 |
| 37301. | Joe (gloncak) | 57.03 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 37302. | Fang (fang1216) | 57.03 | 91% | 2017-05-18 |
| 37303. | Just (justdbdh) | 57.02 | 94.6% | 2024-08-30 |
| 37304. | Carina Huang (nornen13) | 57.02 | 95% | 2024-04-16 |
| 37305. | Jimmy (jimmyk300) | 57.02 | 94.9% | 2024-08-08 |
| 37306. | ArklightF0x (arklightf0x) | 57.02 | 93% | 2021-12-19 |
| 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 |