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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28871. | Amanda (pandabot0407) | 68.36 | 97% | 2012-07-16 |
| 28872. | T. C. (tc17) | 68.35 | 96% | 2023-08-18 |
| 28873. | Σίσυφος (elnoritada) | 68.35 | 97.9% | 2025-04-17 |
| 28874. | dj82398 (dj0312) | 68.35 | 98% | 2025-04-23 |
| 28875. | MewZex (mewzex) | 68.35 | 95.6% | 2024-02-11 |
| 28876. | Colemak-trainee (toffeebar) | 68.35 | 95% | 2025-01-13 |
| 28877. | Umar (umartangent) | 68.35 | 95.9% | 2024-11-15 |
| 28878. | UyPilipins (giatay) | 68.35 | 94.6% | 2024-09-08 |
| 28879. | Harry (goldensporkle) | 68.35 | 97% | 2017-12-18 |
| 28880. | Sean (polosauris) | 68.35 | 96% | 2021-08-08 |
| 28881. | Ricardo (ricardo1610) | 68.35 | 96% | 2022-08-09 |
| 28882. | joseph (cranetao) | 68.35 | 89% | 2017-05-07 |
| 28883. | Schuhuen (schuhuen) | 68.35 | — | 2010-10-12 |
| 28884. | Himanshu (himvins) | 68.35 | 97% | 2012-12-02 |
| 28885. | GoVegan (goveganf) | 68.35 | 93% | 2016-03-05 |
| 28886. | Thanh Chung (arch_angel) | 68.35 | 98% | 2016-03-08 |
| 28887. | AJ (blanked_lwk) | 68.34 | 97% | 2025-11-12 |
| 28888. | Đỗ (bigcatyoyo) | 68.34 | 95% | 2021-11-26 |
| 28889. | songeunie (songeunie) | 68.34 | 98.1% | 2025-02-20 |
| 28890. | Benny T. (bennybrass) | 68.34 | 97% | 2025-02-09 |
| 28891. | shlibbidyfloop (shlibbidyflop) | 68.34 | 96% | 2025-03-05 |
| 28892. | Marco (chino01) | 68.34 | 97% | 2021-07-28 |
| 28893. | Milaan (milaan_raj) | 68.34 | 97.3% | 2024-04-08 |
| 28894. | Vincent (vincent242) | 68.34 | 95% | 2020-12-20 |
| 28895. | Moodrammer (moodrammer) | 68.34 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
| 28896. | Wojciech (wpietron) | 68.33 | 98.4% | 2025-01-22 |
| 28897. | Aayush (ayushdhakal) | 68.33 | 98% | 2025-09-12 |
| 28898. | Hermez___ (hermez___) | 68.33 | 94.7% | 2025-04-01 |
| 28899. | Tobias (tobi9891) | 68.33 | 97% | 2021-04-27 |
| 28900. | Peter Griffin (kosherpatty) | 68.33 | 96.5% | 2024-11-14 |
| 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 |