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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20289. | Walle (wallee) | 77.49 | 93% | 2013-01-10 |
| 20290. | Raymond (yarray) | 77.49 | 92% | 2014-08-11 |
| 20291. | Rossco (total365) | 77.49 | 95% | 2014-10-29 |
| 20292. | mike (mikewastyping) | 77.48 | 98% | 2025-04-25 |
| 20293. | Ning (haining) | 77.48 | 97.3% | 2024-12-31 |
| 20294. | Sam (sammysam875) | 77.48 | 96% | 2025-06-15 |
| 20295. | Eric (verico) | 77.48 | 98% | 2022-02-04 |
| 20296. | Polrumptious (polrumptious) | 77.48 | 99.5% | 2023-11-24 |
| 20297. | C (slowtyper135) | 77.48 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
| 20298. | Pho (phobreze) | 77.48 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
| 20299. | satish (satisheverrocking) | 77.48 | — | 2010-09-16 |
| 20300. | Robin (redholm) | 77.48 | 98% | 2017-07-03 |
| 20301. | Atsubyo (atsubyo) | 77.47 | 97% | 2021-12-11 |
| 20302. | Neil (neilt_) | 77.47 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
| 20303. | James (13jbrooks) | 77.47 | 96% | 2012-12-15 |
| 20304. | Sasha Grey (sashagrey) | 77.47 | 94% | 2014-10-10 |
| 20305. | JaviP (javipozo) | 77.46 | 97% | 2025-03-14 |
| 20306. | Fart Noises (fart_noises) | 77.46 | 95% | 2024-12-03 |
| 20307. | Rutvik Shejwalkar (rutviksh... | 77.46 | 96% | 2024-06-01 |
| 20308. | NejcSLO (nfaca411) | 77.46 | 97% | 2026-01-21 |
| 20309. | Charm (charmful_programmer) | 77.46 | 98% | 2023-05-03 |
| 20310. | Cr1t1cal (fatpewdiepie) | 77.46 | 96% | 2025-04-20 |
| 20311. | Leonardo (leonardooktavianu... | 77.46 | 97% | 2022-06-10 |
| 20312. | Ashish (ashishkr23438) | 77.46 | 96% | 2021-03-31 |
| 20313. | Dana (rubiksgh3) | 77.46 | 92% | 2013-11-28 |
| 20314. | Pichawee (pichaweek) | 77.46 | 97% | 2012-08-20 |
| 20315. | Albin (albinforsberg) | 77.45 | 98.3% | 2025-04-30 |
| 20316. | toporder (toporder) | 77.45 | 97.2% | 2025-03-05 |
| 20317. | Urmom (spicyweiner) | 77.45 | 97% | 2025-10-15 |
| 20318. | wael (wael64) | 77.45 | 99% | 2026-05-16 |
| 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 |