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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39603. | Fadil (mr_fadil48) | 56.92 | 95% | 2025-07-16 |
| 39604. | Angela (suangest) | 56.92 | 97% | 2020-07-19 |
| 39605. | sloom (sloom_) | 56.92 | 95% | 2021-02-28 |
| 39606. | Minh (minhgold) | 56.92 | 93% | 2012-05-09 |
| 39607. | givemeahug (gaplanidadacan) | 56.92 | 91% | 2016-08-23 |
| 39608. | Discard101 (discard101) | 56.91 | 96% | 2025-05-01 |
| 39609. | opewi (opewi_) | 56.91 | 95% | 2025-03-01 |
| 39610. | Jake (dairymilkduo123) | 56.91 | 96% | 2025-02-15 |
| 39611. | IwinUlost (ulostgg) | 56.91 | 95% | 2025-01-11 |
| 39612. | Duh_its.Mollie (duh_itsmollie) | 56.91 | 95% | 2024-10-25 |
| 39613. | keshav (kshvv) | 56.91 | 95.3% | 2024-09-30 |
| 39614. | Romin (rominpasa) | 56.91 | 97% | 2019-10-30 |
| 39615. | ArcheType (arch_e_type) | 56.91 | 96% | 2024-01-02 |
| 39616. | Dauntess_8 (jonathanvwyk) | 56.91 | 96.1% | 2023-12-10 |
| 39617. | Troy (ic3b3rg) | 56.91 | 93.8% | 2023-09-24 |
| 39618. | Timon (timonius) | 56.91 | 86% | 2014-05-27 |
| 39619. | Shoan Hosain (shoan) | 56.90 | 97.7% | 2025-01-25 |
| 39620. | Just (pretty_offender) | 56.90 | 96% | 2024-09-23 |
| 39621. | Daniel (danny7138) | 56.90 | 96% | 2024-03-31 |
| 39622. | Nishanth (nishanth_123) | 56.90 | 95% | 2023-10-01 |
| 39623. | Leon (leonnorth) | 56.90 | 96% | 2016-11-11 |
| 39624. | Smith (iamhablo) | 56.90 | 96% | 2022-05-16 |
| 39625. | Joan (joanwyss) | 56.90 | 95% | 2020-10-19 |
| 39626. | Asim (leoperdspeed) | 56.90 | — | 2011-02-02 |
| 39627. | surdl (surdl) | 56.90 | 95% | 2012-01-15 |
| 39628. | McNulty (djdhillo) | 56.89 | 97% | 2025-07-05 |
| 39629. | kaream (kareamalaa1) | 56.89 | 95% | 2022-03-21 |
| 39630. | Trent (trentcentral) | 56.89 | 93% | 2024-02-06 |
| 39631. | Charles Lindsey (charles_li... | 56.89 | 97% | 2024-05-18 |
| 39632. | testtest (testtest1212) | 56.89 | 95% | 2023-04-17 |
| 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 |