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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20319. | Cromus (cromus) | 76.24 | 92% | 2013-05-09 |
| 20320. | Thomas (unc4me4568) | 76.24 | 97% | 2016-07-28 |
| 20321. | Cheesetoast (cheesetoastman) | 76.24 | 96.7% | 2023-11-29 |
| 20322. | Will (carbohydra) | 76.24 | 99% | 2022-07-28 |
| 20323. | Meinrad (meinrad) | 76.24 | 96% | 2016-03-03 |
| 20324. | Ferat (gadreel) | 76.24 | 96% | 2016-08-01 |
| 20325. | Andrew (ahalle) | 76.24 | 98% | 2018-08-17 |
| 20326. | Moby (s0uthxpark) | 76.24 | 98% | 2018-09-30 |
| 20327. | Crystal (crystal_rhodes) | 76.24 | 94% | 2012-07-27 |
| 20328. | Esteban (ehmenzala) | 76.23 | 96% | 2025-05-15 |
| 20329. | Mathieu Bock-Côté (gigapxl) | 76.23 | 99% | 2024-06-06 |
| 20330. | jlfa (sdo1) | 76.23 | 96% | 2025-06-26 |
| 20331. | Jessie (jessie651) | 76.23 | 95.6% | 2023-11-16 |
| 20332. | kazuma (kazuma1605) | 76.23 | 97% | 2023-07-26 |
| 20333. | bstone13 (bstone13) | 76.23 | — | 2010-11-11 |
| 20334. | KisBocy (daneew) | 76.23 | 95.6% | 2024-03-20 |
| 20335. | Prajeet Shah (prajeet_shah) | 76.22 | 98% | 2025-05-31 |
| 20336. | Hawked (hawked) | 76.22 | 96% | 2025-05-05 |
| 20337. | Alex (getter) | 76.22 | 96.5% | 2025-02-12 |
| 20338. | Alberto (itsfuntotypefast) | 76.22 | 98% | 2024-11-15 |
| 20339. | Xhu (okxhu) | 76.22 | 94.9% | 2024-09-13 |
| 20340. | mike (greendaytimo2910) | 76.22 | 94% | 2011-10-24 |
| 20341. | Peter (wipper) | 76.22 | 97% | 2017-10-08 |
| 20342. | VLKR (vlkr) | 76.22 | 98% | 2011-05-11 |
| 20343. | Bailey (nob0dy) | 76.22 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 20344. | bb where are youuuu (kwokhin) | 76.22 | 94% | 2013-08-11 |
| 20345. | comboBox (combobox) | 76.22 | 95% | 2013-03-13 |
| 20346. | Vee (umamive) | 76.21 | 97.5% | 2024-12-22 |
| 20347. | jpoop (jpoop01) | 76.21 | 97% | 2025-05-17 |
| 20348. | jinhan (niggyjinny) | 76.21 | 97% | 2025-02-12 |
| 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 |