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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8233. | Minä (arabwinner) | 94.12 | 97% | 2022-05-03 |
| 8234. | Sean (skuhlman) | 94.12 | 97% | 2013-05-24 |
| 8235. | Zorro (zorro_2017) | 94.12 | 96% | 2017-05-09 |
| 8236. | Victor (xrv1ck) | 94.12 | 96% | 2011-11-15 |
| 8237. | Sakaso (sakaso) | 94.12 | 98% | 2019-06-26 |
| 8238. | (poetically_yours) | 94.11 | 99% | 2024-12-10 |
| 8239. | Joshua (docawes) | 94.11 | 98% | 2023-01-09 |
| 8240. | Joshua (jkim236) | 94.11 | 98% | 2022-12-03 |
| 8241. | Jondoeyes (jondoeyes) | 94.11 | 96.2% | 2023-10-17 |
| 8242. | r. (richman2156) | 94.11 | 96% | 2021-08-04 |
| 8243. | Blake (btriana) | 94.11 | 97% | 2012-10-23 |
| 8244. | vidhi (vidhi25) | 94.10 | 97% | 2024-06-02 |
| 8245. | Benzo (bkutler4) | 94.10 | 99% | 2022-08-07 |
| 8246. | TypingMaster (typingmaster105) | 94.09 | 99% | 2024-11-18 |
| 8247. | Yash (rubikstyper) | 94.09 | 98% | 2025-03-12 |
| 8248. | Giancarlo (giancarlo_sturla7) | 94.09 | 99% | 2022-02-04 |
| 8249. | Ghost (kelper) | 94.08 | 98% | 2022-07-07 |
| 8250. | Rav (impaledbison) | 94.08 | 97.7% | 2025-01-20 |
| 8251. | Ludvig (luddez1) | 94.08 | 97% | 2021-11-01 |
| 8252. | Daniels (dontmesswith) | 94.08 | 88% | 2015-03-17 |
| 8253. | dave (mercurz) | 94.07 | 96% | 2012-09-03 |
| 8254. | Amy (dressi) | 94.07 | 94% | 2015-09-16 |
| 8255. | Rudy (72trebogydur) | 94.07 | 97% | 2021-02-11 |
| 8256. | y0ur_B@D (ambetter666s) | 94.06 | 97.8% | 2025-01-06 |
| 8257. | Preetham (pgujjula) | 94.06 | 99% | 2022-04-13 |
| 8258. | Ali (mrpropel) | 94.06 | 97% | 2023-04-02 |
| 8259. | muhammad afiq (afiq101) | 94.05 | 99% | 2022-07-25 |
| 8260. | ARK [alt for colemak-dhm] (... | 94.05 | 99% | 2022-07-26 |
| 8261. | Andrew (andrewlee1030) | 94.04 | 94% | 2012-08-01 |
| 8262. | Boran (boranroni) | 94.04 | 98.1% | 2025-03-25 |
| 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 |