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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14418. | Soumya (soumya4193) | 84.71 | 97.9% | 2025-01-08 |
| 14419. | Slim (slimjesus2) | 84.71 | 97% | 2019-04-17 |
| 14420. | Eve (evehelin) | 84.71 | 97% | 2022-09-18 |
| 14421. | S fast S snail (revereven_5) | 84.70 | 98% | 2025-06-21 |
| 14422. | (luckyzxd) | 84.70 | 97.9% | 2024-01-29 |
| 14423. | Monet (claudemonet5) | 84.70 | 99% | 2024-11-24 |
| 14424. | fast (yahya_iyaseh) | 84.70 | 99% | 2026-03-17 |
| 14425. | Mister (shiriou) | 84.70 | 96% | 2014-02-15 |
| 14426. | Inderpreet (indergnps) | 84.70 | 95% | 2013-04-22 |
| 14427. | Syed Aziz Pasha (aziz_85) | 84.69 | 97% | 2025-02-13 |
| 14428. | Shxnnxn (shxnnxn0422) | 84.69 | 98.8% | 2024-09-11 |
| 14429. | Tre (tre_) | 84.69 | 94% | 2017-01-09 |
| 14430. | Ben (bstum10) | 84.69 | 97.1% | 2021-02-04 |
| 14431. | Mizore (mizore) | 84.69 | — | 2010-12-28 |
| 14432. | Sir Addons (joey7) | 84.69 | 96% | 2012-12-26 |
| 14433. | tiraha (tiraha) | 84.69 | 96% | 2026-05-19 |
| 14434. | Garben (garben) | 84.68 | 97.5% | 2023-12-07 |
| 14435. | Genexyz (genexyz) | 84.68 | 97% | 2026-05-09 |
| 14436. | Philip (voicity) | 84.68 | 97% | 2024-12-06 |
| 14437. | Ata (aajan) | 84.68 | 98.2% | 2024-02-22 |
| 14438. | Rafiq (rafiq) | 84.68 | 97.7% | 2021-02-22 |
| 14439. | Fran (m3tax) | 84.68 | 90% | 2015-08-31 |
| 14440. | Eldgrisen (eldgrisen) | 84.68 | 96% | 2018-02-05 |
| 14441. | oluwatoba (oluwatoba) | 84.68 | 94% | 2012-11-24 |
| 14442. | Sam (disasterlooms) | 84.68 | 97% | 2019-02-03 |
| 14443. | Gazewithin (limitbreakz) | 84.67 | 97.3% | 2025-03-16 |
| 14444. | Kian (dubujjang) | 84.67 | 97.2% | 2024-12-12 |
| 14445. | shannon (fongsrisinc) | 84.67 | 98% | 2024-12-02 |
| 14446. | ChimmyChungus (gregularjoe) | 84.67 | 98.1% | 2024-01-18 |
| 14447. | Jackson (united9jackson) | 84.67 | 96% | 2021-11-12 |
| 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 |