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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19780. | Tonic (tonic706) | 77.84 | 99% | 2024-09-17 |
| 19781. | akhil (hailk11) | 77.84 | 98% | 2022-04-13 |
| 19782. | Ferhat (ferhat) | 77.84 | 94% | 2016-06-24 |
| 19783. | rice cooker (varma_ae) | 77.83 | 97% | 2025-05-16 |
| 19784. | Philip (phast_with_ph) | 77.83 | 98% | 2025-05-14 |
| 19785. | Herzer1995 (herzer1995) | 77.83 | 98% | 2025-04-28 |
| 19786. | YY_un (yy_un) | 77.83 | 98.4% | 2024-08-14 |
| 19787. | anonymouse (colems) | 77.83 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 19788. | bocardidoo (bocardidoo) | 77.83 | 96.8% | 2024-06-09 |
| 19789. | CB04 (cb04) | 77.83 | 97.9% | 2024-03-06 |
| 19790. | i cant type (kooooala) | 77.83 | 97% | 2022-02-19 |
| 19791. | Ugnius (greitukas) | 77.83 | 95% | 2019-03-14 |
| 19792. | mark (chuahuonga) | 77.83 | 98% | 2024-04-07 |
| 19793. | Geeth (falsethunder) | 77.83 | 97% | 2025-10-08 |
| 19794. | Kapal Tua :v (cream777) | 77.83 | 95.6% | 2024-04-12 |
| 19795. | Spass (c6h12n2o6) | 77.83 | — | 2010-12-06 |
| 19796. | vicxD (vic_handsonfiredude) | 77.82 | 96.9% | 2024-07-01 |
| 19797. | BrayDinh (braydinh) | 77.82 | 95.6% | 2024-10-23 |
| 19798. | Reymark (gonzalesreymark8) | 77.82 | 99% | 2024-08-29 |
| 19799. | Dracula (1dracula) | 77.82 | 98% | 2024-09-14 |
| 19800. | Kin (kccchiu) | 77.82 | 98% | 2021-06-12 |
| 19801. | Kyle (soupnotsoda) | 77.81 | 96% | 2022-07-21 |
| 19802. | Hope (hopenoble) | 77.81 | 97% | 2014-08-18 |
| 19803. | themostopen (themostopen) | 77.81 | 98% | 2025-03-12 |
| 19804. | John Zaia (johnzaia) | 77.81 | 96% | 2024-12-16 |
| 19805. | Thomas (talkh099) | 77.81 | 97% | 2024-08-11 |
| 19806. | Sarath (lightisfast) | 77.81 | 90% | 2016-01-02 |
| 19807. | カツ丼 (katsudon) | 77.81 | 86% | 2017-02-19 |
| 19808. | Ritish (indianrookie69) | 77.81 | 95% | 2022-11-06 |
| 19809. | Aszendent (aszendent) | 77.81 | 98% | 2023-01-28 |
| 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 |