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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23949. | Galym (galazard10) | 73.73 | 96% | 2025-10-09 |
| 23950. | Saocin (szr_p) | 73.73 | 97% | 2025-09-24 |
| 23951. | Joel (joeljohnstone) | 73.73 | 98% | 2022-06-17 |
| 23952. | edward (yeti509) | 73.73 | 96.4% | 2021-02-04 |
| 23953. | Brent (writerb) | 73.73 | 99% | 2013-02-01 |
| 23954. | Iheartpandas (iheartpandas) | 73.72 | 97% | 2025-05-09 |
| 23955. | sharky (sharky53) | 73.72 | 97.1% | 2025-05-12 |
| 23956. | Shanks (shanks0929) | 73.72 | 96.4% | 2025-01-07 |
| 23957. | Pump (pumpv) | 73.72 | 96.7% | 2024-03-06 |
| 23958. | Hector_ (hector2209) | 73.72 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
| 23959. | No (therj) | 73.72 | 96.4% | 2023-11-19 |
| 23960. | mt (mtutunchi) | 73.72 | 95% | 2021-07-13 |
| 23961. | Yee (yeeeehaaaaww) | 73.72 | 96% | 2025-11-18 |
| 23962. | Roger (rogergnay) | 73.72 | 98% | 2020-12-14 |
| 23963. | Robert (sunasus) | 73.72 | 97% | 2020-01-30 |
| 23964. | T^T (asylumchess) | 73.72 | 97% | 2018-04-01 |
| 23965. | manner (stealthheli) | 73.71 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
| 23966. | Blawizard (blaawizard) | 73.71 | 97.5% | 2024-01-06 |
| 23967. | Yazan (wa5rx3) | 73.71 | 98.3% | 2024-03-20 |
| 23968. | uwucat (uwucat) | 73.71 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
| 23969. | Juan (yosohs) | 73.71 | 95.2% | 2024-03-20 |
| 23970. | 99_typing (kalef21) | 73.71 | 97% | 2017-12-14 |
| 23971. | orl (orjin) | 73.71 | 94.6% | 2021-02-07 |
| 23972. | Clannad AS (onepieceanime) | 73.71 | 96% | 2013-12-22 |
| 23973. | Rod (rod13824) | 73.71 | — | 2010-08-19 |
| 23974. | xavier (xavierguertin) | 73.70 | 96% | 2026-04-09 |
| 23975. | Sillydizzylizzy (sillydizzy... | 73.70 | 97.7% | 2024-04-14 |
| 23976. | Van Philip (vppexis) | 73.70 | 96% | 2022-02-08 |
| 23977. | Horiq (horiq) | 73.70 | 95% | 2015-01-26 |
| 23978. | Laurens (laurens0310) | 73.70 | 94% | 2016-01-24 |
| 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 |