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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42079. | Diogenes (adarshchandra) | 54.60 | 94% | 2020-12-23 |
| 42080. | salama (salama09) | 54.60 | 97% | 2023-12-31 |
| 42081. | Rikey (reycon) | 54.60 | 96.3% | 2024-04-18 |
| 42082. | Chlo (txxxcstar) | 54.60 | 95% | 2020-05-05 |
| 42083. | Andrea (and_2003) | 54.60 | 96% | 2023-05-10 |
| 42084. | Chris (chrisie) | 54.60 | 96% | 2019-11-05 |
| 42085. | Amit (amitvlct) | 54.60 | 95% | 2014-04-18 |
| 42086. | Pra (prahat) | 54.59 | 98% | 2025-05-31 |
| 42087. | Purpura (purpura_torrentis) | 54.59 | 96% | 2025-10-25 |
| 42088. | jameschungus (jameschungus) | 54.59 | 94% | 2025-09-26 |
| 42089. | Ethan (ninjafingers1) | 54.59 | 96% | 2021-02-24 |
| 42090. | Jacob (jmbogo19) | 54.59 | 96% | 2021-06-24 |
| 42091. | yeogi (yeogi) | 54.59 | 96% | 2021-03-23 |
| 42092. | pornima (pornima) | 54.59 | 95% | 2013-11-26 |
| 42093. | Tyler (mikeandike) | 54.59 | 95% | 2012-02-13 |
| 42094. | Kazu (kzmtyperacer) | 54.59 | 96% | 2016-05-08 |
| 42095. | Ashish (ashishrajvanshi01) | 54.58 | 96% | 2023-03-25 |
| 42096. | Harman (advocateharman) | 54.58 | 96% | 2023-07-11 |
| 42097. | steickx (steickx) | 54.58 | 96% | 2023-02-19 |
| 42098. | natalie (nataliehatesyou) | 54.58 | 94.4% | 2024-10-31 |
| 42099. | Adina (addigoes) | 54.58 | 93% | 2024-10-25 |
| 42100. | Rojan (peralta11) | 54.58 | 95% | 2024-03-11 |
| 42101. | Fher (aether78) | 54.58 | 93.1% | 2024-10-18 |
| 42102. | into-the-abyss (_yash_) | 54.58 | 96% | 2025-09-04 |
| 42103. | Samar Singla (samluci666) | 54.58 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
| 42104. | Jakub (dareon) | 54.58 | 90% | 2017-03-28 |
| 42105. | orien (kingkon134) | 54.57 | 95% | 2018-07-15 |
| 42106. | captaindakkar (captaindakkar) | 54.57 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
| 42107. | Mohammad (mqawasmeh03) | 54.57 | 94% | 2025-05-20 |
| 42108. | shavalli (shavalli) | 54.57 | 96.4% | 2024-07-20 |
| 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 |