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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43026. | aniraj (aniraj_race) | 49.38 | 95% | 2012-11-19 |
| 43027. | Gowthami (gowthami_ashok) | 49.37 | 96% | 2025-05-29 |
| 43028. | Nikka (nikkax) | 49.37 | 94% | 2024-08-04 |
| 43029. | Leeham (you_smell) | 49.37 | 92% | 2021-08-16 |
| 43030. | Tom (csaboka) | 49.37 | — | 2010-08-21 |
| 43031. | Shoaib Baghi (shoaibaghi) | 49.36 | 94% | 2024-07-16 |
| 43032. | ziqi (guoyu) | 49.36 | 95.7% | 2025-02-12 |
| 43033. | Buttery (verybuttery) | 49.36 | 92% | 2021-02-24 |
| 43034. | Sijan Pradhan (sijanpradhan... | 49.35 | 96% | 2025-01-14 |
| 43035. | clutch_defection (clutch_de... | 49.35 | 94.3% | 2024-11-17 |
| 43036. | Gen1us (gen1us1) | 49.35 | 93% | 2024-03-13 |
| 43037. | anchit srivastava (lucifer1... | 49.35 | 94% | 2024-05-27 |
| 43038. | kamuro (kamuro) | 49.35 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
| 43039. | mashrafi (qweer) | 49.35 | 95% | 2024-05-09 |
| 43040. | Pawan (pawanmsr) | 49.35 | 97% | 2022-01-03 |
| 43041. | Eren Yeager (eren_yeagerr25) | 49.35 | 95.2% | 2024-01-02 |
| 43042. | AmlaArmi (slay_queen_yass) | 49.34 | 96.3% | 2024-09-12 |
| 43043. | THeQ (hero2218) | 49.34 | 93% | 2025-07-16 |
| 43044. | Raghav (raghavjpr) | 49.34 | 96% | 2024-04-20 |
| 43045. | FireFly (hammad_mazhar) | 49.34 | 96% | 2024-01-03 |
| 43046. | Firas (knight68) | 49.34 | 92.2% | 2023-12-17 |
| 43047. | Neil (hutch10809) | 49.34 | 90% | 2012-12-06 |
| 43048. | Benjamin (benjilois) | 49.34 | 95% | 2017-08-08 |
| 43049. | Esther (icing) | 49.34 | 90% | 2013-02-27 |
| 43050. | Liam (cadillac112) | 49.33 | 96% | 2016-02-12 |
| 43051. | Gaurang (gaurang14) | 49.33 | 92% | 2015-10-30 |
| 43052. | Marc (thehobbit6937) | 49.32 | 95% | 2020-09-22 |
| 43053. | ak (1611813120131) | 49.32 | 95.7% | 2024-09-15 |
| 43054. | wwwohio (wwwohio) | 49.32 | 97% | 2024-01-03 |
| 43055. | Gaurab (logan_pi) | 49.32 | 95% | 2022-04-21 |
| 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 |