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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44329. | shubham (shubhamkushwah) | 45.80 | 94% | 2018-05-07 |
| 44330. | DL (syad) | 45.80 | 86% | 2013-04-27 |
| 44331. | boop gy (togoodforhax) | 45.79 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
| 44332. | Xay (xaygraah) | 45.79 | 95% | 2023-11-11 |
| 44333. | Manuel (manneeuel) | 45.78 | 93% | 2025-05-22 |
| 44334. | Santi&Soni (santi_soni_atur... | 45.78 | 94% | 2023-11-30 |
| 44335. | pea (p_chin) | 45.78 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 44336. | Communicat (communicat) | 45.77 | 95.3% | 2025-05-13 |
| 44337. | Kjaern (kjaern) | 45.77 | 94.3% | 2024-12-29 |
| 44338. | 8u7n3r (8u7n3r) | 45.77 | 92% | 2024-03-09 |
| 44339. | Herlian (herlianzhang) | 45.77 | 88% | 2017-05-20 |
| 44340. | ShortnZ (shortnz) | 45.76 | 93% | 2025-04-10 |
| 44341. | kuldeep (kpkumar) | 45.76 | 95% | 2024-11-28 |
| 44342. | que pro (quepros) | 45.76 | 94.3% | 2024-10-25 |
| 44343. | T@!e@h (tthhaall) | 45.76 | 96% | 2024-03-26 |
| 44344. | Rakib Hosen (rakib__hosen) | 45.75 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
| 44345. | Daaa (igopda) | 45.74 | 92% | 2019-11-06 |
| 44346. | Awesoma (awesoma) | 45.74 | 93.6% | 2024-01-23 |
| 44347. | Captain J. Sparrow (fenixfr... | 45.74 | 96.7% | 2023-11-22 |
| 44348. | Md Nabi Hossain (md_nabi_ho... | 45.73 | 96.3% | 2025-06-04 |
| 44349. | houssam (hdimo) | 45.73 | 96% | 2024-04-24 |
| 44350. | Caesar (red_caesar) | 45.73 | 96% | 2022-10-04 |
| 44351. | Josh (hockeyjosh) | 45.73 | 91% | 2016-02-17 |
| 44352. | Hardeep (spnain) | 45.72 | 95% | 2022-08-18 |
| 44353. | ReconMarine (reconmarine117) | 45.72 | 93% | 2017-08-28 |
| 44354. | Mohit (abhay7000000) | 45.71 | 96% | 2024-11-20 |
| 44355. | TheGoodRacer (goodracer89) | 45.71 | 92% | 2024-03-12 |
| 44356. | Ukeleson (ukeleson) | 45.71 | 94.8% | 2025-05-05 |
| 44357. | poen (ppoen_d) | 45.71 | 97% | 2015-05-21 |
| 44358. | Tajay Whittaker (goaal100wpm) | 45.70 | 94.1% | 2023-12-02 |
| 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 |