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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28181. | Ruban (rubanshah) | 67.90 | 96% | 2024-11-10 |
| 28182. | Guanymsl (guanymsl) | 67.90 | 95% | 2025-04-18 |
| 28183. | Shivam (shivam543) | 67.90 | 94% | 2016-04-30 |
| 28184. | Nam (shinemaster) | 67.90 | 96% | 2021-05-14 |
| 28185. | Antonio (onekorg) | 67.90 | 97% | 2017-07-04 |
| 28186. | Akhil (akhilkm) | 67.90 | 96.9% | 2025-04-09 |
| 28187. | Pranav (pranav0307) | 67.89 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
| 28188. | Scott (scottyk6) | 67.89 | 97% | 2023-04-02 |
| 28189. | Tarun (tpunhani) | 67.89 | 98% | 2022-05-04 |
| 28190. | honyaa (honyaa) | 67.89 | 97.9% | 2025-02-20 |
| 28191. | Bill Nye (bill_nye_science_... | 67.89 | 98.8% | 2024-02-24 |
| 28192. | stasis351 (stasis351) | 67.89 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
| 28193. | PeriodicHAiL (periodichail) | 67.89 | 97.3% | 2023-11-23 |
| 28194. | A (jllkii123) | 67.89 | 96% | 2021-06-22 |
| 28195. | Ace (thaqif_805) | 67.89 | 98.3% | 2021-02-04 |
| 28196. | oli (olijuice) | 67.89 | 97% | 2016-01-08 |
| 28197. | Nakdolo (nakdolo) | 67.88 | 95% | 2023-03-06 |
| 28198. | V8 (chai_wroom) | 67.88 | 95.9% | 2024-12-08 |
| 28199. | Tate (mtate) | 67.88 | 96% | 2024-08-04 |
| 28200. | Michal (tnsyas) | 67.88 | 97% | 2022-09-10 |
| 28201. | ziadsx (ziadsx) | 67.88 | 98.1% | 2024-06-13 |
| 28202. | mugiwaaraLuffy (mugiwaaralu... | 67.88 | 98.1% | 2024-01-23 |
| 28203. | Sam (llepsmas) | 67.88 | 94% | 2025-03-18 |
| 28204. | Ridgetypewacer (ridgewacer) | 67.88 | 96% | 2023-11-29 |
| 28205. | Napat (omakaze) | 67.88 | 97% | 2022-03-05 |
| 28206. | Russell (neoques) | 67.88 | 98% | 2021-04-03 |
| 28207. | Pol (zegionx) | 67.88 | 95% | 2022-12-02 |
| 28208. | Ian (mightygi11) | 67.88 | 96% | 2022-11-24 |
| 28209. | Vy (vydinh) | 67.88 | 94% | 2012-06-06 |
| 28210. | samson (rangwin) | 67.88 | 95% | 2012-11-30 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |