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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37345. | lgn5018 (lgn5018) | 55.25 | 97% | 2023-01-10 |
| 37346. | Ethan (boxisfat) | 55.25 | 97% | 2024-02-12 |
| 37347. | Jasper (jasper_he) | 55.25 | 95.7% | 2023-12-09 |
| 37348. | Dusan (dusan) | 55.25 | 94% | 2014-02-03 |
| 37349. | PedroS235 (pedro_s235) | 55.25 | 93% | 2021-11-21 |
| 37350. | joselito (joselitotanega@ya... | 55.25 | 97% | 2014-09-15 |
| 37351. | a (ajkrause) | 55.25 | 96% | 2011-09-26 |
| 37352. | Tucker (tucker_93) | 55.24 | 95% | 2024-09-03 |
| 37353. | rus (russellf) | 55.24 | 93% | 2015-03-21 |
| 37354. | abhi (abhi2024) | 55.23 | 96% | 2025-04-20 |
| 37355. | CXZ03 (cxz03) | 55.23 | 95.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 37356. | Mario (dechene) | 55.23 | 97% | 2025-05-01 |
| 37357. | Kuba (mrqbi) | 55.22 | 94.7% | 2024-05-07 |
| 37358. | Cole (shavvey) | 55.22 | 94.1% | 2024-01-28 |
| 37359. | typooker (typooker) | 55.22 | 94% | 2022-04-23 |
| 37360. | Af (aa53168) | 55.22 | 96% | 2014-10-07 |
| 37361. | Jesse (imtrashlemmesmash) | 55.21 | 97.4% | 2024-05-07 |
| 37362. | ----- (sefarius) | 55.21 | 96% | 2024-05-31 |
| 37363. | 嘻嘻 (xzx0920_) | 55.21 | 93% | 2024-10-25 |
| 37364. | Gabriel (rosu22gabriel) | 55.21 | 94.8% | 2024-01-07 |
| 37365. | Arunkumar (arunkumar49) | 55.21 | 94% | 2021-06-30 |
| 37366. | Daniel (daniboi528) | 55.21 | — | 2010-08-14 |
| 37367. | Michael (odorf91) | 55.20 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
| 37368. | talamayari (talamayari) | 55.20 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 37369. | Mohit (s7rgglr) | 55.20 | 96% | 2023-04-09 |
| 37370. | Cassie (cassiiethereal) | 55.20 | 94.4% | 2023-11-19 |
| 37371. | Suraj Gurung (samiraz) | 55.20 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
| 37372. | Garrett (joejoefriez) | 55.20 | 93% | 2018-04-03 |
| 37373. | rk (east4564) | 55.20 | 94% | 2014-12-17 |
| 37374. | Brett (kaaji03) | 55.19 | 95.6% | 2024-02-24 |
| 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 |