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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28234. | Paul (paul1234) | 67.02 | — | 2011-03-27 |
| 28235. | Blarghh (blarghh) | 67.01 | 96% | 2012-04-10 |
| 28236. | Alexys Mandziak (mansack) | 67.01 | 97.1% | 2024-12-09 |
| 28237. | Sokunyali (sokunyali) | 67.01 | 97% | 2024-04-01 |
| 28238. | Xueren (snowmania96) | 67.01 | 96% | 2024-09-19 |
| 28239. | Guest (guestyl) | 67.01 | 96.6% | 2024-11-13 |
| 28240. | archie (reoochi) | 67.01 | 96.9% | 2024-09-16 |
| 28241. | Randall (randyyanish) | 67.01 | 97% | 2025-04-08 |
| 28242. | Luke (bingcrosby) | 67.01 | 95% | 2012-12-18 |
| 28243. | Sun (sunshinez) | 67.01 | 93% | 2012-10-24 |
| 28244. | Bhushan Mer (merbhushan15) | 67.01 | 97.8% | 2023-11-22 |
| 28245. | Cortacesped (cortacesped) | 67.01 | 94.6% | 2023-11-14 |
| 28246. | Julius (juliuschai) | 67.01 | 93% | 2016-08-07 |
| 28247. | VietNamese (conghits) | 67.01 | — | 2010-11-23 |
| 28248. | Moriarty (reepchieep) | 67.01 | 95% | 2014-05-12 |
| 28249. | bachkimz (bachkimz) | 67.01 | 94% | 2013-10-02 |
| 28250. | Jeroen (hydro9) | 67.00 | 93% | 2016-12-26 |
| 28251. | Gus (gushe) | 67.00 | 98% | 2025-05-21 |
| 28252. | Katherine (kathyauchung) | 67.00 | 92% | 2013-08-03 |
| 28253. | Fadil (fadililham306) | 67.00 | 94% | 2022-06-05 |
| 28254. | pentti (emitzu27) | 67.00 | 96.2% | 2024-12-03 |
| 28255. | Eric (godhand4826) | 67.00 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
| 28256. | day (dayletter) | 67.00 | 95% | 2011-05-21 |
| 28257. | TJ (mazentus) | 66.99 | 98% | 2024-11-29 |
| 28258. | rasta (rastamasta) | 66.99 | 100% | 2024-11-11 |
| 28259. | rookcc11376 (rookcc11376) | 66.99 | 95% | 2024-10-04 |
| 28260. | AnakHaram666 (insept_capslock) | 66.99 | 97% | 2024-06-29 |
| 28261. | Ujjwal (half_blooded) | 66.99 | 96.1% | 2024-04-28 |
| 28262. | Pushkar (azuloto) | 66.99 | 98.5% | 2024-02-16 |
| 28263. | Sanchit (imperpetualmachine) | 66.99 | 96% | 2018-11-01 |
| 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 |