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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27917. | Michael (michaelontyperacer) | 69.27 | 96.2% | 2024-05-12 |
| 27918. | Cheng Loke (lordwiz) | 69.27 | 95% | 2020-09-10 |
| 27919. | Chris (rykthos) | 69.27 | 95% | 2020-06-18 |
| 27920. | coolerthancats (coolerthanc... | 69.27 | 97% | 2018-04-24 |
| 27921. | Kohei (honzuki) | 69.26 | 97% | 2014-11-26 |
| 27922. | Pio (piosoesetio) | 69.26 | 88% | 2016-11-07 |
| 27923. | MattTypez (matttypez) | 69.25 | 97.9% | 2025-03-05 |
| 27924. | Miguel (bellcros) | 69.25 | 97.3% | 2025-03-04 |
| 27925. | kay (dilikid) | 69.25 | 99.3% | 2024-08-11 |
| 27926. | Xii (xii_iix) | 69.25 | 98% | 2024-12-31 |
| 27927. | marian (marmaladecookie14) | 69.25 | 96% | 2024-02-02 |
| 27928. | LightTreasure (lighttreasure) | 69.25 | 98% | 2024-12-06 |
| 27929. | om (om0305) | 69.25 | 97% | 2024-10-25 |
| 27930. | Aritouch (theekung_69) | 69.25 | 97% | 2025-05-17 |
| 27931. | Mark (anoob) | 69.25 | 83% | 2011-11-17 |
| 27932. | lili (lilihsu) | 69.25 | 97.4% | 2024-07-08 |
| 27933. | user (dvorakn) | 69.24 | 97% | 2025-11-05 |
| 27934. | Ali (aliabbasi) | 69.24 | 98% | 2024-05-12 |
| 27935. | szakal (szakal84) | 69.24 | 97% | 2025-08-06 |
| 27936. | Darth (darthvader6969) | 69.24 | 98% | 2023-12-09 |
| 27937. | sanayaa (sanayaa) | 69.24 | 95% | 2022-05-10 |
| 27938. | Lucas (_pokerecord_) | 69.24 | 95% | 2023-04-18 |
| 27939. | Kurt (kurtlee0129) | 69.24 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
| 27940. | firefly (firef1y) | 69.24 | 90% | 2015-04-01 |
| 27941. | Mercury (kerukeion) | 69.23 | 96% | 2023-05-09 |
| 27942. | chris (llamas876) | 69.23 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 27943. | dieborussen (dieborussen) | 69.23 | 99% | 2025-05-07 |
| 27944. | VURIS (vuris) | 69.23 | 95% | 2024-05-17 |
| 27945. | Saket (saketraj) | 69.23 | 97% | 2024-06-12 |
| 27946. | Shawn Paul (ample) | 69.23 | 97.7% | 2024-01-08 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |