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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31763. | Pedro (nonvegancyclist) | 65.30 | 95% | 2018-09-22 |
| 31764. | y̚o̵̹͉͖̻̓̇̆͒̏ͧ... | 65.30 | 95% | 2021-03-26 |
| 31765. | pfd (pfdalt) | 65.30 | 91% | 2013-11-04 |
| 31766. | Jack (detroitpistons16) | 65.30 | 96% | 2015-02-17 |
| 31767. | ragerfun (ragerfun) | 65.29 | 96% | 2025-06-04 |
| 31768. | Mindy (minnie3319) | 65.29 | 97% | 2022-04-27 |
| 31769. | senpapi (b00bthebuilder) | 65.29 | 94% | 2024-06-24 |
| 31770. | James Eastwell (eastwelll) | 65.29 | 95% | 2024-03-14 |
| 31771. | Marcel (foyi) | 65.29 | 93.6% | 2024-01-19 |
| 31772. | tstats[jpatrocinio5436] (jp... | 65.29 | 98% | 2018-08-02 |
| 31773. | road_to_80wpm (xy_z) | 65.29 | 97.7% | 2023-12-26 |
| 31774. | Jack (jacjack) | 65.29 | 96.1% | 2024-08-11 |
| 31775. | Emanuel (emanuelchristo) | 65.29 | 96% | 2025-08-10 |
| 31776. | Duy Thang (winx) | 65.29 | 95% | 2012-03-20 |
| 31777. | tstats[poffio] (poffio) | 65.29 | 94% | 2011-11-02 |
| 31778. | Garl (garltsagan) | 65.29 | 96% | 2012-10-10 |
| 31779. | parvej236 (parvej236) | 65.28 | 98% | 2025-11-04 |
| 31780. | Segale (barbara01) | 65.28 | 97% | 2025-01-16 |
| 31781. | Gwen (gwen_and_colette) | 65.28 | 95.8% | 2024-01-23 |
| 31782. | YEAAAAHHHHAAHHHHH (dawnbrin... | 65.28 | 96% | 2025-08-25 |
| 31783. | Timothy N (timakuni) | 65.28 | 96% | 2024-06-27 |
| 31784. | jason (jbitz1) | 65.28 | 95% | 2025-09-06 |
| 31785. | Dipankar (dipankarkumar275) | 65.28 | 98.1% | 2024-02-02 |
| 31786. | Martina (mrtna_sa) | 65.28 | 97% | 2024-02-07 |
| 31787. | Andrei (sobercheg) | 65.28 | — | 2011-02-04 |
| 31788. | 风中凌乱的小蜜桃 (y... | 65.28 | 96% | 2013-07-02 |
| 31789. | Rachel (kimdasomiie) | 65.27 | 96.3% | 2024-03-25 |
| 31790. | kin (kinhinyero) | 65.27 | 98% | 2024-09-27 |
| 31791. | chut lover (chut_lover) | 65.27 | 98% | 2025-06-29 |
| 31792. | manusora (mausora) | 65.27 | 96% | 2025-04-15 |
| 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 |