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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36760. | Nathan (poxkajka) | 58.63 | 90% | 2014-08-26 |
| 36761. | Matthew (joemonk) | 58.63 | 88% | 2015-07-09 |
| 36762. | Reece (rl475) | 58.62 | 89% | 2016-12-06 |
| 36763. | Ezz (zazou21) | 58.62 | 97% | 2024-04-17 |
| 36764. | Alex (ayelexx) | 58.62 | 97% | 2023-11-28 |
| 36765. | jay (jaymorant) | 58.62 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
| 36766. | SkillfulRheyme4 (skillfulrh... | 58.62 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
| 36767. | D@ჷቸ ™ (dast04) | 58.62 | 93% | 2016-04-07 |
| 36768. | atomic (tolk) | 58.62 | 94% | 2011-06-18 |
| 36769. | Allan (allanomalley) | 58.62 | 94% | 2012-11-09 |
| 36770. | Hero (her0_the_racer) | 58.61 | 95% | 2025-06-13 |
| 36771. | Yvan (ycywan) | 58.61 | 95.8% | 2024-02-15 |
| 36772. | Merlin (mmiller12) | 58.61 | 99% | 2018-01-09 |
| 36773. | George (deadelectron) | 58.61 | 91% | 2015-05-01 |
| 36774. | AG (anujmgupta) | 58.61 | 93% | 2015-12-29 |
| 36775. | Muhammad (256shoaib) | 58.61 | 91% | 2012-11-18 |
| 36776. | darell (dar7898) | 58.60 | 97% | 2025-02-02 |
| 36777. | Chas (verylargeman) | 58.60 | 94.2% | 2024-05-14 |
| 36778. | Anish (anish592) | 58.60 | 97% | 2024-08-25 |
| 36779. | Yanik Kumar (yanikkumar) | 58.60 | 95.4% | 2024-03-14 |
| 36780. | ziauddin (ziauddin) | 58.60 | 97% | 2023-12-12 |
| 36781. | going_for_80 (jolosol) | 58.60 | 93% | 2015-09-15 |
| 36782. | Matthew (mmongillo) | 58.60 | 98% | 2024-06-19 |
| 36783. | Cameron (yungjoon) | 58.60 | 97% | 2018-10-22 |
| 36784. | Nico (clarencenico) | 58.60 | 94% | 2017-12-12 |
| 36785. | Luis (lem93) | 58.60 | 95% | 2020-04-14 |
| 36786. | j61z (j621z) | 58.59 | 96.9% | 2024-12-21 |
| 36787. | Toby (tabletoast) | 58.59 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
| 36788. | Peter (yckeung) | 58.59 | 95% | 2011-05-12 |
| 36789. | Vodnuth (vodnuth) | 58.58 | 96.4% | 2025-04-06 |
| 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 |