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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39065. | Steven (steven_s) | 54.61 | 96% | 2015-03-31 |
| 39066. | coldcoldmanga (coldcoldmanga) | 54.60 | 95% | 2022-06-14 |
| 39067. | salama (salama09) | 54.60 | 97% | 2023-12-31 |
| 39068. | Rikey (reycon) | 54.60 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
| 39069. | Chlo (txxxcstar) | 54.60 | 95% | 2020-05-05 |
| 39070. | Andrea (and_2003) | 54.60 | 96% | 2023-05-10 |
| 39071. | Diogenes (adarshchandra) | 54.60 | 94% | 2020-12-23 |
| 39072. | Chris (chrisie) | 54.60 | 96% | 2019-11-05 |
| 39073. | Amit (amitvlct) | 54.60 | 95% | 2014-04-18 |
| 39074. | Pra (prahat) | 54.59 | 98% | 2025-05-31 |
| 39075. | Jacob (jmbogo19) | 54.59 | 96% | 2021-06-24 |
| 39076. | Ethan (ninjafingers1) | 54.59 | 96% | 2021-02-24 |
| 39077. | yeogi (yeogi) | 54.59 | 96% | 2021-03-23 |
| 39078. | pornima (pornima) | 54.59 | 95% | 2013-11-26 |
| 39079. | Tyler (mikeandike) | 54.59 | 95% | 2012-02-13 |
| 39080. | Kazu (kzmtyperacer) | 54.59 | 96% | 2016-05-08 |
| 39081. | steickx (steickx) | 54.58 | 96% | 2023-02-19 |
| 39082. | natalie (nataliehatesyou) | 54.58 | 94.4% | 2024-10-31 |
| 39083. | Adina (addigoes) | 54.58 | 93% | 2024-10-25 |
| 39084. | Rojan (peralta11) | 54.58 | 95% | 2024-03-11 |
| 39085. | Fher (aether78) | 54.58 | 93.1% | 2024-10-18 |
| 39086. | Ashish (ashishrajvanshi01) | 54.58 | 96% | 2023-03-25 |
| 39087. | Samar Singla (samluci666) | 54.58 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
| 39088. | Tim (timlee) | 54.58 | 97.3% | 2024-09-13 |
| 39089. | Jakub (dareon) | 54.58 | 90% | 2017-03-28 |
| 39090. | orien (kingkon134) | 54.57 | 95% | 2018-07-15 |
| 39091. | captaindakkar (captaindakkar) | 54.57 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
| 39092. | shavalli (shavalli) | 54.57 | 96% | 2024-07-20 |
| 39093. | Scallion (alvinking01) | 54.56 | 97% | 2025-05-17 |
| 39094. | Jon H (jhyrne) | 54.56 | 99% | 2025-01-09 |
| 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 |