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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31036. | Eirik (eireksten) | 64.23 | 97% | 2014-11-10 |
| 31037. | InfiSun (infisun) | 64.22 | 95% | 2024-09-10 |
| 31038. | AaTANKwadi (aatankwadi) | 64.22 | 96% | 2020-05-24 |
| 31039. | GMLightSpeed (jsengstock) | 64.22 | 97% | 2024-09-01 |
| 31040. | wolf (grey_wolf123) | 64.22 | 96% | 2024-04-25 |
| 31041. | hxlaad (hxlaad) | 64.22 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
| 31042. | Božidar Grgur (marcipanko) | 64.22 | 95% | 2021-07-14 |
| 31043. | Mudzkipz (mudzkipz) | 64.22 | 95% | 2019-08-18 |
| 31044. | SH BIPLOB (shbiplob5231) | 64.22 | 95.3% | 2024-12-29 |
| 31045. | Nick (shadow662) | 64.22 | 94% | 2012-02-26 |
| 31046. | srini (srirag100) | 64.22 | 95% | 2011-08-26 |
| 31047. | Michael (michaelm67) | 64.22 | 94% | 2017-12-01 |
| 31048. | Niel (nielo99) | 64.22 | 97% | 2016-09-23 |
| 31049. | Yux (voce) | 64.22 | 96% | 2013-01-29 |
| 31050. | smegg (smeggbrain) | 64.22 | 98% | 2012-03-19 |
| 31051. | AWP (graveyard30) | 64.22 | 91% | 2011-10-24 |
| 31052. | sam1000 (sam1000) | 64.21 | 97.7% | 2025-04-02 |
| 31053. | Nate (natekkr_tt) | 64.21 | 98% | 2024-06-28 |
| 31054. | kirito (kirito1052) | 64.21 | 96% | 2025-06-06 |
| 31055. | Erikas (erikasallgame) | 64.21 | 94% | 2024-03-07 |
| 31056. | unvrs (unvrs) | 64.21 | 94% | 2017-08-08 |
| 31057. | Free Palestine (geeoder) | 64.21 | 94% | 2023-03-18 |
| 31058. | Mike (mleishear23) | 64.21 | 97% | 2019-12-11 |
| 31059. | Daniel (postedwp805) | 64.21 | 91% | 2013-06-12 |
| 31060. | prince (arcane18) | 64.20 | 96% | 2024-06-02 |
| 31061. | Matt (mattf) | 64.20 | — | 2011-03-22 |
| 31062. | KanoKendama (kanokendama) | 64.20 | 97% | 2024-03-10 |
| 31063. | TheROCK (yoyo453) | 64.20 | 97% | 2024-09-13 |
| 31064. | JustNazmo (justnazmo) | 64.20 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 31065. | salah (salah_bak) | 64.20 | 95.6% | 2025-01-31 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |