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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34654. | Ivan (ivan_h) | 62.90 | 95.2% | 2024-02-28 |
| 34655. | minh (minhtk) | 62.90 | 96% | 2015-11-13 |
| 34656. | Josha (josha146) | 62.90 | 88% | 2013-01-21 |
| 34657. | TImothy (timot3a) | 62.90 | 95% | 2018-02-17 |
| 34658. | Spencer (poipoe) | 62.90 | 87% | 2016-05-09 |
| 34659. | Zblash (zblash) | 62.89 | 96% | 2025-04-20 |
| 34660. | lazy coder (dennisblay) | 62.89 | 97% | 2024-11-24 |
| 34661. | Dr. Vijay Sandapoor (vijays... | 62.89 | 97% | 2024-11-12 |
| 34662. | Manu (gnarley333) | 62.89 | 98.6% | 2024-03-01 |
| 34663. | Rebeccafp (rebeccafp) | 62.89 | 98.4% | 2025-03-21 |
| 34664. | DirtJohnson (dirtjohnson) | 62.89 | 98.1% | 2024-10-27 |
| 34665. | AdityaTakkar (sabtera) | 62.89 | 96.1% | 2024-12-20 |
| 34666. | Moritz (xp0s31d0nx99) | 62.89 | 95% | 2022-05-15 |
| 34667. | Jalen (jaalen21) | 62.89 | 96% | 2021-03-11 |
| 34668. | Ramar (thambiramar) | 62.89 | — | 2010-10-25 |
| 34669. | Thomas (isnotavailable_isno... | 62.89 | 92% | 2017-03-27 |
| 34670. | Kevin (kevinbrooks) | 62.88 | 97% | 2026-01-21 |
| 34671. | proxim (proxim) | 62.88 | 96.5% | 2024-12-18 |
| 34672. | Juniper (jvniper) | 62.88 | 97% | 2025-04-29 |
| 34673. | diennnnnnnnnn (dien19) | 62.88 | 95.2% | 2025-01-29 |
| 34674. | Anshit (anshit01) | 62.88 | 96.6% | 2024-03-31 |
| 34675. | PurelyEerie (purely_eerie) | 62.88 | 95% | 2024-06-18 |
| 34676. | Yvonne (yvonnen) | 62.88 | 95% | 2011-08-02 |
| 34677. | Julie (jjhall) | 62.88 | 97% | 2011-07-20 |
| 34678. | hugoisgone (simpinforpixels) | 62.87 | 97% | 2024-09-19 |
| 34679. | muffie (mufasachan) | 62.87 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
| 34680. | Rajat (rajatpandey) | 62.87 | 97.1% | 2024-01-02 |
| 34681. | Phoof (phoof) | 62.87 | 95.2% | 2023-11-12 |
| 34682. | Izhar Ali (izhar368) | 62.87 | 96.5% | 2023-12-28 |
| 34683. | Kisha (vorbesti) | 62.87 | 94% | 2021-02-11 |
| 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 |