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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10279. | Divide (divide0) | 90.79 | 96% | 2016-02-25 |
| 10280. | wheels5 (wheels5) | 90.78 | 96% | 2025-09-18 |
| 10281. | David (dizzyegg) | 90.78 | 96% | 2020-09-26 |
| 10282. | Omer (okirnap) | 90.78 | 97% | 2020-09-15 |
| 10283. | Nicholas (nicholas_68) | 90.78 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
| 10284. | a (tinle1307) | 90.78 | 94% | 2015-08-07 |
| 10285. | mv0 (the_oko) | 90.77 | 99% | 2021-05-16 |
| 10286. | Dhruv (pingali1234) | 90.77 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
| 10287. | Daniel (deez_typist) | 90.77 | 97% | 2024-01-17 |
| 10288. | will (wslee00) | 90.77 | 98% | 2025-06-11 |
| 10289. | Jake (jakethekorean) | 90.77 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
| 10290. | K (omg911) | 90.77 | 97% | 2023-07-26 |
| 10291. | DavDaBomb21 (davdabomb21) | 90.77 | 99% | 2020-03-02 |
| 10292. | Glennis (biotic_god) | 90.77 | 96% | 2022-04-21 |
| 10293. | Sibi (rsibi) | 90.77 | 97% | 2015-09-04 |
| 10294. | Bryan (ogbbae) | 90.77 | 98% | 2018-12-18 |
| 10295. | Holychris (holychris) | 90.76 | 94% | 2013-10-27 |
| 10296. | audacious (audaciousfearless) | 90.76 | 94% | 2013-11-26 |
| 10297. | k (k_lauser) | 90.76 | 97% | 2025-01-18 |
| 10298. | roaringsheep (sminseonong) | 90.76 | 98.6% | 2023-10-19 |
| 10299. | unna7 (unna7) | 90.75 | 98% | 2025-06-07 |
| 10300. | anonymous (kingsalman11) | 90.75 | 100% | 2023-12-25 |
| 10301. | Manik2375 (manik2375) | 90.75 | 95.8% | 2024-10-16 |
| 10302. | Gren (rhpm) | 90.75 | 96% | 2012-02-18 |
| 10303. | Brent (avoc17) | 90.75 | 95.3% | 2021-02-16 |
| 10304. | Daikaigan (daikaigan) | 90.75 | 97% | 2020-11-17 |
| 10305. | Lukas (refusive) | 90.75 | 97% | 2011-09-26 |
| 10306. | Schoko (8_is_my_gourou) | 90.75 | — | 2010-09-20 |
| 10307. | Graaier (graaier) | 90.74 | 98.1% | 2025-03-21 |
| 10308. | Kubax (kubax) | 90.74 | 95.7% | 2023-12-13 |
| 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 |