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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31980. | Osama (osamaalshami) | 63.49 | 96% | 2025-02-06 |
| 31981. | Hussein (hussein987) | 63.49 | 96% | 2024-05-05 |
| 31982. | Joe (lanolin211) | 63.49 | 95% | 2022-10-18 |
| 31983. | Waqas (kashikhang) | 63.49 | 98% | 2012-12-23 |
| 31984. | phuong (phuongdong008) | 63.49 | 92% | 2012-04-29 |
| 31985. | Doyle (fireflies7) | 63.49 | 91% | 2012-09-02 |
| 31986. | Slender (r_slender) | 63.48 | 93% | 2020-12-02 |
| 31987. | Kay :'3 (heloookittykatkay) | 63.48 | 98.3% | 2025-01-28 |
| 31988. | Ivo (ivo47) | 63.48 | 95% | 2016-12-19 |
| 31989. | Sneezo (sneezo) | 63.48 | 97.1% | 2024-09-20 |
| 31990. | Binod (binod_magar69) | 63.48 | 96.3% | 2024-08-29 |
| 31991. | Philipp (philipp94) | 63.48 | 93% | 2012-03-22 |
| 31992. | naT (nielllll) | 63.48 | 97% | 2023-06-24 |
| 31993. | I'mSupposedToBeWriting (ave... | 63.48 | 96% | 2024-01-28 |
| 31994. | Maxwell (minority) | 63.48 | 95% | 2013-04-07 |
| 31995. | zack (zack14) | 63.48 | 98% | 2011-05-24 |
| 31996. | lew (quandalee) | 63.47 | 96.3% | 2025-04-17 |
| 31997. | Dylan (dmiller00) | 63.47 | 94% | 2022-05-01 |
| 31998. | Vishal (vpm911) | 63.47 | 95% | 2019-11-15 |
| 31999. | Joe (naman189089) | 63.47 | 94% | 2024-02-27 |
| 32000. | Kate (katemansf) | 63.47 | 97.2% | 2023-12-19 |
| 32001. | - (extendlord) | 63.47 | 95% | 2017-07-14 |
| 32002. | Amit (amitu7) | 63.47 | 98.3% | 2023-11-30 |
| 32003. | Adam (adad35) | 63.47 | 95% | 2018-09-28 |
| 32004. | AEsa (aesa) | 63.46 | 96% | 2024-09-23 |
| 32005. | prashik0 (prashik0) | 63.46 | 96% | 2021-10-10 |
| 32006. | l43NLUVR (leanluvr) | 63.46 | 96% | 2024-09-22 |
| 32007. | Stan (stanracer) | 63.46 | 98% | 2024-01-06 |
| 32008. | Vince (vincethec) | 63.46 | 93% | 2012-01-29 |
| 32009. | jon (angbunehneh) | 63.46 | 95% | 2021-07-27 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |