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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12755. | jawad (jiqlsh) | 86.21 | 96.7% | 2025-03-02 |
| 12756. | Gaster (iamgaster) | 86.21 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
| 12757. | Aron (aronbk) | 86.21 | 98% | 2022-07-20 |
| 12758. | Pei Bin (cheongpeibin) | 86.21 | 96% | 2014-12-06 |
| 12759. | Superior (scs_85) | 86.20 | 95.8% | 2025-01-19 |
| 12760. | NinjR (gingerninjr) | 86.20 | 95% | 2015-02-03 |
| 12761. | Nahuatl_19650 (asanch5169) | 86.20 | 95.6% | 2025-03-03 |
| 12762. | Sean (metrognome12) | 86.20 | 96.2% | 2024-03-22 |
| 12763. | Catalin (art_vendelay) | 86.20 | 99% | 2015-02-26 |
| 12764. | Blue (aron22) | 86.19 | 97% | 2025-06-17 |
| 12765. | erfan (erfan561) | 86.19 | 98% | 2024-10-23 |
| 12766. | Maz3l (hitti47) | 86.19 | 98% | 2023-11-27 |
| 12767. | Tony (sarcasticbanana) | 86.19 | 97.2% | 2021-02-13 |
| 12768. | Alex (airstreamdriver) | 86.19 | 96% | 2015-05-07 |
| 12769. | scott (pmonkey) | 86.19 | 98% | 2013-12-08 |
| 12770. | Kevin (drezar) | 86.19 | 97% | 2016-06-15 |
| 12771. | ethan (ethanizeta) | 86.18 | 97% | 2024-03-21 |
| 12772. | Korra (grandesonnerie) | 86.18 | 96% | 2021-09-04 |
| 12773. | Will (xebrion) | 86.18 | 97.9% | 2024-01-30 |
| 12774. | Amjo324 (amjo324) | 86.18 | 97% | 2011-07-01 |
| 12775. | Faye (queenyfaye) | 86.17 | 99% | 2025-02-22 |
| 12776. | ItypeSlow (me_type_so_slow) | 86.17 | 98% | 2024-05-14 |
| 12777. | chilloutt32 (chilloutt32) | 86.17 | 98% | 2024-08-07 |
| 12778. | dree (dre3) | 86.17 | 95% | 2024-06-23 |
| 12779. | Roma (useflame) | 86.17 | 97% | 2020-08-15 |
| 12780. | BlindNinja (blindninja) | 86.16 | 98% | 2020-03-17 |
| 12781. | Mendel (mendeljacks) | 86.16 | 99% | 2021-09-18 |
| 12782. | Tyler (superkai65) | 86.16 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
| 12783. | Markus (magges) | 86.16 | 96% | 2012-10-08 |
| 12784. | Iswizzle (swizzle123) | 86.15 | 97.1% | 2024-08-21 |
| 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 |