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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38168. | Dottt (dottskrrt) | 59.24 | 94.9% | 2024-09-08 |
| 38169. | Miserable Lemur (miserable_... | 59.24 | 98.3% | 2024-10-04 |
| 38170. | Artist (_artist___) | 59.24 | 95.7% | 2024-07-10 |
| 38171. | rummaging_oof (kyjleung) | 59.24 | 95.6% | 2023-12-18 |
| 38172. | Peter (azver) | 59.24 | 96.9% | 2025-01-09 |
| 38173. | Minh (murungru) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-02-26 |
| 38174. | Manish (vestor) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-04-22 |
| 38175. | Frank (frank1010_) | 59.23 | 96.4% | 2024-11-20 |
| 38176. | GabszyztyLe (gabszyztyle) | 59.23 | 97.6% | 2025-05-18 |
| 38177. | john6347 (john6347) | 59.23 | 97% | 2025-02-14 |
| 38178. | East (eastwind21) | 59.23 | 96% | 2021-09-24 |
| 38179. | iron (iron_pickaxe) | 59.23 | 95% | 2021-08-01 |
| 38180. | Dan (x_danma) | 59.23 | 93% | 2015-06-28 |
| 38181. | Foyez (aflextra) | 59.23 | 94.3% | 2023-11-24 |
| 38182. | Judy (judyzhang) | 59.23 | 97% | 2013-01-29 |
| 38183. | William (xoner) | 59.23 | 89% | 2012-06-05 |
| 38184. | Stephen (stephenf) | 59.22 | 96% | 2025-08-14 |
| 38185. | Kaat (fretzakje) | 59.22 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
| 38186. | Asia (melonfalls) | 59.22 | 96% | 2025-01-18 |
| 38187. | Rohan Joshi (rohanj2408) | 59.22 | 99% | 2025-01-09 |
| 38188. | YYYoung (yao_young) | 59.22 | 97.7% | 2024-07-03 |
| 38189. | Vivek (v234singh) | 59.22 | 90% | 2011-09-09 |
| 38190. | Bertalan (brtln) | 59.22 | 94% | 2021-11-10 |
| 38191. | Phillip (spider21) | 59.22 | 91% | 2013-02-23 |
| 38192. | Mr (luna1001) | 59.22 | 90% | 2011-12-16 |
| 38193. | Moll King (typeycat) | 59.21 | 97.3% | 2024-05-06 |
| 38194. | Phoenixeyes (phoenixeyes) | 59.21 | 99% | 2025-06-26 |
| 38195. | Kadak Chai (real_rohan_98) | 59.21 | 96.9% | 2025-01-10 |
| 38196. | Taalyelxor (taalyelxor) | 59.21 | 95% | 2025-10-23 |
| 38197. | iamslowtyping (iamslowtypin... | 59.21 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
| 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 |