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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30623. | subham (subhamrawat) | 64.99 | 97% | 2021-07-09 |
| 30624. | Matthew (mattisdabomb77) | 64.99 | 96% | 2021-03-18 |
| 30625. | Schlomo (schlomon) | 64.99 | 97% | 2021-07-07 |
| 30626. | spy (noobtypebuddy) | 64.99 | 96% | 2020-06-19 |
| 30627. | jornk (blornk) | 64.98 | 95.5% | 2024-08-17 |
| 30628. | Szympik (szympik) | 64.98 | 93.7% | 2024-07-27 |
| 30629. | Lucas (dunild) | 64.98 | 94% | 2024-04-11 |
| 30630. | 樊 (krinzkolo) | 64.98 | 98.1% | 2025-01-12 |
| 30631. | mike1808 (mike1808) | 64.98 | 88% | 2015-06-18 |
| 30632. | Christopher (chriskaee) | 64.98 | 96% | 2019-11-14 |
| 30633. | George (giorgos1) | 64.98 | 94.6% | 2023-12-01 |
| 30634. | Mohammad Faisal (victoryland) | 64.98 | 95% | 2012-07-13 |
| 30635. | Alexandre (speedocubealex) | 64.98 | 94% | 2016-10-23 |
| 30636. | new (pookieface) | 64.98 | 95% | 2016-04-10 |
| 30637. | Kaban (kaban) | 64.98 | 95% | 2011-11-17 |
| 30638. | Topre (glados) | 64.98 | — | 2011-01-02 |
| 30639. | ionize13 (ionize13) | 64.97 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 30640. | tihong12 (tihong12) | 64.97 | 98% | 2022-05-30 |
| 30641. | a (steezy123) | 64.97 | 96% | 2024-08-11 |
| 30642. | kulmatoff (kulmatoff) | 64.97 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 30643. | Joe (jjcassar02) | 64.97 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
| 30644. | frog (frog_colemak) | 64.97 | 97% | 2020-10-09 |
| 30645. | Finny (finnyboy05) | 64.97 | 96% | 2020-07-31 |
| 30646. | karim (harake_97) | 64.97 | 97% | 2021-03-04 |
| 30647. | metin (canocancan) | 64.97 | 95% | 2014-06-15 |
| 30648. | Fatma (fatmaozer) | 64.97 | 95% | 2015-01-07 |
| 30649. | ZimiKK (zemihd) | 64.97 | 96% | 2017-08-30 |
| 30650. | mmmturkey (mmmturkey) | 64.96 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 30651. | Soapy (soapyyyy) | 64.96 | 96% | 2025-01-24 |
| 30652. | Gautam (gautam_sid) | 64.96 | 94% | 2024-11-26 |
| 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 |