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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43020. | Slow (marbel2) | 47.31 | 93% | 2024-01-28 |
| 43021. | Asif (asif780) | 47.31 | 94.5% | 2024-01-15 |
| 43022. | Kartik (tenten93) | 47.30 | 84% | 2015-10-08 |
| 43023. | Race (ahasan_16) | 47.30 | 93% | 2024-11-15 |
| 43024. | Ahmed Abdel Baqi (ahmdalghnam) | 47.30 | 95% | 2024-11-06 |
| 43025. | SR (ss_r) | 47.30 | 95% | 2022-03-05 |
| 43026. | undefinetype (undefinetype) | 47.30 | 97% | 2023-12-28 |
| 43027. | Jordan (_jordy_) | 47.29 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
| 43028. | Konstantin (nerolapis) | 47.29 | 90% | 2016-01-02 |
| 43029. | Reza (reha) | 47.29 | 93% | 2013-12-29 |
| 43030. | Dave (davewashere) | 47.28 | 95.4% | 2024-07-05 |
| 43031. | psticea (psticea) | 47.28 | 93.6% | 2024-10-29 |
| 43032. | yuki (ikiteru) | 47.28 | 83% | 2017-04-10 |
| 43033. | Hovars (typingwoman) | 47.28 | 96% | 2012-11-28 |
| 43034. | hellome (helome1212) | 47.27 | 96% | 2024-12-26 |
| 43035. | Rishabh (rishabhrai) | 47.27 | 93% | 2017-03-21 |
| 43036. | SpaBoi (spa_boi) | 47.26 | 95% | 2025-02-09 |
| 43037. | Valliappan (its_me04) | 47.26 | 94.5% | 2023-10-01 |
| 43038. | niggE (secs) | 47.26 | 93.2% | 2021-02-16 |
| 43039. | Sameer (sameerps0597) | 47.26 | 94% | 2021-03-30 |
| 43040. | Qadu Bhai (allma_iqbal_typi... | 47.26 | 94% | 2020-12-09 |
| 43041. | Kubota គូបូតា ... | 47.26 | 94% | 2013-09-17 |
| 43042. | John wick (johnmike) | 47.25 | 94% | 2024-03-18 |
| 43043. | goggins (goggins69) | 47.25 | 93% | 2024-03-02 |
| 43044. | Am (lil_amo00o) | 47.24 | 93% | 2024-08-20 |
| 43045. | Suraj Mandal (suraj99) | 47.24 | 94.7% | 2024-07-13 |
| 43046. | Arjun (sicilian_dragon) | 47.23 | 95% | 2024-12-02 |
| 43047. | Wayne (minutebeans) | 47.23 | 92.8% | 2023-11-30 |
| 43048. | David (winter_melon_boss) | 47.22 | 94% | 2024-11-14 |
| 43049. | Muhtamim Rafsun (muhtamim_r... | 47.22 | 94.2% | 2025-05-05 |
| 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 |