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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46788. | Namika (namikanavin) | 45.83 | 93% | 2021-04-13 |
| 46789. | Blaire (blaireee) | 45.82 | 93% | 2024-08-12 |
| 46790. | AAA (adazzz) | 45.81 | 95% | 2024-10-10 |
| 46791. | Recel Albert Celis (samcelis) | 45.81 | 93.7% | 2024-03-13 |
| 46792. | Sofia (sofia_anical) | 45.81 | 96% | 2026-02-09 |
| 46793. | shubham (shubhamkushwah) | 45.80 | 94% | 2018-05-07 |
| 46794. | DL (syad) | 45.80 | 86% | 2013-04-27 |
| 46795. | boop gy (togoodforhax) | 45.79 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
| 46796. | Xay (xaygraah) | 45.79 | 95% | 2023-11-11 |
| 46797. | Manuel (manneeuel) | 45.78 | 93% | 2025-05-22 |
| 46798. | Santi&Soni (santi_soni_atur... | 45.78 | 94% | 2023-11-30 |
| 46799. | pea (p_chin) | 45.78 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 46800. | Kjaern (kjaern) | 45.77 | 94.3% | 2024-12-29 |
| 46801. | Communicat (communicat) | 45.77 | 95.3% | 2025-05-13 |
| 46802. | 8u7n3r (8u7n3r) | 45.77 | 92% | 2024-03-09 |
| 46803. | Herlian (herlianzhang) | 45.77 | 88% | 2017-05-20 |
| 46804. | ShortnZ (shortnz) | 45.76 | 93% | 2025-04-10 |
| 46805. | kuldeep (kpkumar) | 45.76 | 94.8% | 2024-11-28 |
| 46806. | que pro (quepros) | 45.76 | 94.3% | 2024-10-25 |
| 46807. | T@!e@h (tthhaall) | 45.76 | 96% | 2024-03-26 |
| 46808. | Rakib Hosen (rakib__hosen) | 45.75 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
| 46809. | Daaa (igopda) | 45.74 | 92% | 2019-11-06 |
| 46810. | Awesoma (awesoma) | 45.74 | 93.6% | 2024-01-23 |
| 46811. | Captain J. Sparrow (fenixfr... | 45.74 | 96.7% | 2023-11-22 |
| 46812. | cakebatter (goble1) | 45.73 | 98% | 2025-11-22 |
| 46813. | Md Nabi Hossain (md_nabi_ho... | 45.73 | 96.3% | 2025-06-04 |
| 46814. | houssam (hdimo) | 45.73 | 96% | 2024-04-24 |
| 46815. | Caesar (red_caesar) | 45.73 | 96% | 2022-10-04 |
| 46816. | Josh (hockeyjosh) | 45.73 | 91% | 2016-02-17 |
| 46817. | Hardeep (spnain) | 45.72 | 95% | 2022-08-18 |
| 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 |