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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27618. | Alstr (alstr) | 69.78 | 95% | 2020-12-10 |
| 27619. | Akshay (asdofindia) | 69.78 | 96% | 2014-02-16 |
| 27620. | sandy (sandy8876) | 69.78 | 95% | 2012-06-06 |
| 27621. | sevem (sevem) | 69.77 | 94% | 2024-07-27 |
| 27622. | Zoltatorrez (zoltatorrez) | 69.77 | 96% | 2022-07-04 |
| 27623. | Flex (alex_flex1) | 69.77 | 95% | 2022-05-06 |
| 27624. | Tony (fyt999) | 69.77 | 96% | 2024-02-01 |
| 27625. | Danish (danishahmed) | 69.77 | 97% | 2025-06-24 |
| 27626. | Frank (fzzzz) | 69.77 | 98.6% | 2024-02-20 |
| 27627. | Gerald (blackbloodtyrant) | 69.77 | 98.6% | 2025-04-23 |
| 27628. | origin (originchaos) | 69.77 | 93% | 2015-05-19 |
| 27629. | dfa (imogen12345) | 69.77 | 96% | 2019-08-01 |
| 27630. | Catalin (theasterix00) | 69.77 | 98% | 2014-09-23 |
| 27631. | Peter (perokema) | 69.77 | 97% | 2013-01-21 |
| 27632. | Lubomir (lanastasov) | 69.77 | 96% | 2011-11-24 |
| 27633. | SeongUi (egotist) | 69.77 | 94% | 2012-08-30 |
| 27634. | therekrab (therekrab) | 69.76 | 95% | 2025-04-08 |
| 27635. | Dispute (dispute_) | 69.76 | 97% | 2025-01-08 |
| 27636. | itami (itami_) | 69.76 | 95% | 2026-03-10 |
| 27637. | Craig (bluecar5556) | 69.76 | 96% | 2025-07-23 |
| 27638. | Cait (caitjc) | 69.76 | 97% | 2024-03-11 |
| 27639. | lrdass (lrdass) | 69.76 | 95% | 2024-04-10 |
| 27640. | MiamMiam (miammiam100) | 69.76 | 97.9% | 2023-11-17 |
| 27641. | Eric (joker4120) | 69.76 | 97% | 2023-09-16 |
| 27642. | Diego (megax454) | 69.76 | 98% | 2020-05-09 |
| 27643. | jamalS (jamals) | 69.76 | 96% | 2018-03-03 |
| 27644. | Antonio (antoniom) | 69.76 | 98% | 2015-12-28 |
| 27645. | Ash (asheranderson) | 69.75 | 97% | 2024-05-15 |
| 27646. | pmpkiin (1msocooked) | 69.75 | 97.6% | 2024-12-28 |
| 27647. | bam (bamg) | 69.75 | 96.4% | 2024-05-16 |
| 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 |