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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43941. | Nicholas (swouss) | 42.48 | 93.2% | 2021-02-21 |
| 43942. | Abuelmagd (abuelmagd) | 42.45 | 93% | 2024-11-29 |
| 43943. | sachin (timsixit) | 42.45 | 96% | 2021-06-05 |
| 43944. | rC (r_carvalho) | 42.44 | 94% | 2023-08-27 |
| 43945. | Chase (coslib) | 42.44 | 91.4% | 2024-04-23 |
| 43946. | Archit (archit16) | 42.44 | 91% | 2012-03-16 |
| 43947. | Habibullah (habibullahhussa... | 42.42 | 93% | 2021-09-28 |
| 43948. | Kouny (drinkwaterkouny) | 42.39 | 91% | 2025-01-11 |
| 43949. | Josh (joshhhyyyy) | 42.37 | 95% | 2022-11-14 |
| 43950. | Isnnobody (isnnobody) | 42.36 | 93.4% | 2024-09-17 |
| 43951. | ishar (ishar_md) | 42.36 | 92.7% | 2024-09-08 |
| 43952. | ROWLAND (rownet) | 42.36 | 85% | 2016-11-08 |
| 43953. | harshil (hpatel2493) | 42.36 | 89% | 2014-10-20 |
| 43954. | Khang (manhkhangvn) | 42.34 | 89% | 2014-07-24 |
| 43955. | Fantomas (hunterx6323) | 42.34 | 93% | 2017-11-20 |
| 43956. | OmeO (omeo) | 42.34 | 91% | 2013-09-28 |
| 43957. | Miqayel (miqo_vahagni) | 42.33 | 93% | 2024-04-30 |
| 43958. | big (big_boiiii) | 42.33 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
| 43959. | Bhavyansh Agarwal (bhavyans... | 42.32 | 93% | 2024-03-07 |
| 43960. | Amorphous (tawseef) | 42.31 | 96.3% | 2021-02-21 |
| 43961. | chevron000 (chevron000) | 42.29 | 84% | 2011-07-14 |
| 43962. | Abdul Wadhood (abdulwadhood) | 42.29 | 92% | 2017-02-15 |
| 43963. | CaseyZee (caseyzee) | 42.28 | 95.8% | 2024-10-28 |
| 43964. | mally (malleshmally) | 42.27 | 95% | 2023-12-08 |
| 43965. | Josh (cobra04) | 42.27 | 94% | 2021-11-22 |
| 43966. | Mintimin (mintimin) | 42.26 | 94.4% | 2024-11-29 |
| 43967. | maitri (maitri) | 42.25 | 94.5% | 2024-05-26 |
| 43968. | Yaboi (yaboiwins) | 42.25 | 94.1% | 2024-02-09 |
| 43969. | Elayks (elikeszzz) | 42.25 | 92% | 2024-06-06 |
| 43970. | Vivek (vivektarun1234) | 42.20 | 95% | 2024-09-14 |
| 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 |