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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12624. | Hadeed (hadeedji) | 87.35 | 99% | 2020-03-06 |
| 12625. | asianxeggroll (asianxeggroll) | 87.34 | 98% | 2025-08-02 |
| 12626. | Sophia (sophiaa_chen) | 87.34 | 97% | 2021-09-28 |
| 12627. | Esun (esun4) | 87.34 | 98.4% | 2023-12-26 |
| 12628. | tyc (turkeybob777) | 87.34 | 94% | 2014-04-19 |
| 12629. | sidd (siddvader) | 87.34 | 97% | 2021-09-20 |
| 12630. | Chew (chewyixin99) | 87.34 | 97% | 2020-07-11 |
| 12631. | Shane (jeopardytempest) | 87.34 | 92% | 2014-05-09 |
| 12632. | ginga271 (ginga271) | 87.33 | 96.1% | 2024-12-08 |
| 12633. | Loud and Clunky (clunkykeyb... | 87.33 | 97.1% | 2025-02-13 |
| 12634. | Ced (revkxd) | 87.33 | 96% | 2024-09-26 |
| 12635. | Parth (exter_dg) | 87.33 | 97.5% | 2023-12-13 |
| 12636. | oliver (sushiboyking) | 87.33 | 97% | 2025-10-09 |
| 12637. | -___Sailing_ (chesu) | 87.33 | 96% | 2022-09-03 |
| 12638. | Ben (atri) | 87.33 | 96% | 2016-05-08 |
| 12639. | Duy (anhduy2503) | 87.33 | 98% | 2016-10-12 |
| 12640. | NADIR (nadir_2022) | 87.32 | 100% | 2023-03-26 |
| 12641. | Thomas (tyche33) | 87.32 | 97.5% | 2024-12-02 |
| 12642. | Help me (chowxchow) | 87.32 | 100% | 2023-10-22 |
| 12643. | ocramka (ocramka) | 87.32 | 98% | 2021-07-31 |
| 12644. | Dell (delliu) | 87.32 | 98.3% | 2023-12-25 |
| 12645. | Andrew (osparks) | 87.32 | 97% | 2014-07-06 |
| 12646. | Ana (nanerkins) | 87.32 | 96% | 2014-01-23 |
| 12647. | Katie ♥ (katimeo) | 87.32 | 96% | 2015-02-06 |
| 12648. | Daniel (d123aniel) | 87.31 | 97% | 2021-11-11 |
| 12649. | Mukendi (nainpower) | 87.31 | 96% | 2023-03-10 |
| 12650. | Jarod (jarods) | 87.31 | 98% | 2019-02-05 |
| 12651. | Ivan (aerah27) | 87.31 | 97% | 2025-09-26 |
| 12652. | McKle (mckle7) | 87.31 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
| 12653. | Hassan (ha559) | 87.31 | 98.1% | 2024-05-01 |
| 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 |