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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44089. | Abin (abinantony) | 46.16 | 95% | 2018-09-25 |
| 44090. | shyne (shyneshyne) | 46.15 | 93% | 2025-04-05 |
| 44091. | MMemmemm (antz9t) | 46.15 | 97% | 2019-10-02 |
| 44092. | Roshan Yadav (moraj_roshan) | 46.14 | 95% | 2025-06-15 |
| 44093. | j_xins (j_xins) | 46.14 | 95% | 2023-07-03 |
| 44094. | jason (karim_likes_green_ha... | 46.14 | 93.1% | 2024-09-23 |
| 44095. | rohan (rohan28_) | 46.13 | 94.4% | 2024-01-24 |
| 44096. | Scroyp (scroyp) | 46.13 | 93% | 2024-08-10 |
| 44097. | Soft tugger (rchoong39) | 46.13 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
| 44098. | Pro (proishere) | 46.13 | 94.8% | 2023-09-09 |
| 44099. | Leifr (leifr_madness) | 46.11 | 96% | 2025-03-04 |
| 44100. | Nishant (nsv91) | 46.11 | 94.9% | 2024-04-02 |
| 44101. | Isaiah (corneliusmith) | 46.11 | 90% | 2014-12-17 |
| 44102. | Tanmay Kumar (tan_1232004) | 46.10 | 96% | 2024-07-13 |
| 44103. | Paul (pcwagner2000) | 46.10 | 93.4% | 2023-12-02 |
| 44104. | Jaswin (jaswin) | 46.10 | 83% | 2014-01-05 |
| 44105. | Laiba Aslam (laibaaslamaslam) | 46.09 | 95% | 2025-03-01 |
| 44106. | Guest (practyping123) | 46.09 | 96% | 2025-01-07 |
| 44107. | Eden (ednahand) | 46.09 | 93% | 2024-05-28 |
| 44108. | kushiiiii (kushiiiii) | 46.09 | 94% | 2023-12-02 |
| 44109. | Jacob (ablowfish) | 46.09 | 90% | 2015-08-04 |
| 44110. | Hasnain (makkii) | 46.09 | 94% | 2018-02-20 |
| 44111. | ryan (ryandib112) | 46.08 | 94.2% | 2024-05-20 |
| 44112. | Tochukwu (tochiezeoke) | 46.08 | 93.6% | 2024-11-23 |
| 44113. | dendrose (dendrose) | 46.08 | 91.8% | 2023-11-20 |
| 44114. | Michael (mrgryph0n) | 46.08 | 95% | 2019-01-11 |
| 44115. | Janet (jfitz1212) | 46.08 | 88% | 2015-07-21 |
| 44116. | Mirjalol (mirjalol_imomaliev) | 46.07 | 96% | 2024-08-28 |
| 44117. | Pervy (bbking2bobby@yahoo.com) | 46.07 | 95% | 2012-10-25 |
| 44118. | ashley (ashleyshearer5656) | 46.07 | 97% | 2017-04-14 |
| 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 |