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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39748. | Will (giabbers) | 56.08 | 86% | 2015-09-13 |
| 39749. | Thanh-Nhat (ngothanhnhat) | 56.08 | 96% | 2017-12-12 |
| 39750. | Masood (masoodahmad) | 56.08 | 93% | 2017-05-02 |
| 39751. | oO (nbfangyan) | 56.08 | 88% | 2011-06-21 |
| 39752. | Brett (l33tcakez) | 56.08 | 95% | 2012-09-14 |
| 39753. | Ameesh (yellow_flashh) | 56.07 | 94.3% | 2024-12-28 |
| 39754. | kelvin kumassah (kofiay) | 56.07 | 96% | 2025-09-01 |
| 39755. | Blumski (blumski) | 56.07 | 97% | 2024-04-18 |
| 39756. | The Flash (mahfuz12) | 56.07 | 93.4% | 2024-01-03 |
| 39757. | Erlan Jukeshovich (erlan1997) | 56.07 | 97% | 2023-11-13 |
| 39758. | Joshua (joshtheharden) | 56.07 | 96% | 2024-07-11 |
| 39759. | KaaZerg (kaazergsc2) | 56.07 | 96% | 2023-11-26 |
| 39760. | Arnit (arnit) | 56.07 | 95% | 2023-11-15 |
| 39761. | (oartalk) | 56.07 | 98.1% | 2024-02-06 |
| 39762. | Cnoevil (cnoevil) | 56.07 | 94% | 2014-03-06 |
| 39763. | Ajay (ajaygp) | 56.07 | 94% | 2015-07-03 |
| 39764. | kr3 (kr333) | 56.06 | 97.2% | 2024-12-03 |
| 39765. | Pirotaka (zabuton) | 56.06 | 94.1% | 2024-11-09 |
| 39766. | Noor Hundal (noorhundal21) | 56.06 | 96.7% | 2024-02-19 |
| 39767. | hpkns (hpkns) | 56.06 | 97.9% | 2024-01-13 |
| 39768. | dftba (_dftba_) | 56.06 | 97.9% | 2023-11-17 |
| 39769. | handybarus (handybarus@yaho... | 56.06 | 97% | 2013-09-16 |
| 39770. | kashif (kashifjawed786) | 56.06 | 94% | 2015-09-29 |
| 39771. | Jackie (jherrlin) | 56.06 | 95% | 2012-05-10 |
| 39772. | reyantoine (reyantoine) | 56.05 | 95% | 2025-05-18 |
| 39773. | HT (hirois2006) | 56.05 | 94% | 2025-04-10 |
| 39774. | * (bordercollieforever) | 56.05 | 98% | 2025-05-05 |
| 39775. | Deepak (deepak07) | 56.05 | 96% | 2024-02-05 |
| 39776. | Stephanie (stephanie83) | 56.05 | 97% | 2019-01-10 |
| 39777. | Jino (jinothomas) | 56.05 | 91% | 2012-07-22 |
| 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 |