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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32180. | Waleed (waleedinh0) | 64.59 | 94.9% | 2025-02-09 |
| 32181. | Ishan (ishan_rana) | 64.59 | 96.6% | 2024-11-23 |
| 32182. | colemak_dh (evil_emacs) | 64.59 | 97% | 2021-06-29 |
| 32183. | BC (thunderthud) | 64.59 | 96% | 2014-02-14 |
| 32184. | starking882006@yahoo.com (s... | 64.59 | 98% | 2013-08-03 |
| 32185. | Randy (rhomusic) | 64.59 | 95% | 2016-04-23 |
| 32186. | Hovhannes (hovo87) | 64.59 | 95% | 2012-10-08 |
| 32187. | pufferism (pufferism_) | 64.58 | 95% | 2024-05-28 |
| 32188. | light (pinkyhurts) | 64.58 | 95% | 2021-09-24 |
| 32189. | chris (aito_cornaro) | 64.58 | 95% | 2021-11-18 |
| 32190. | dvorak_beginner (dvorak_beg... | 64.58 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
| 32191. | Naail (razor5cl) | 64.58 | 93% | 2014-11-04 |
| 32192. | ding (dingding13) | 64.58 | 97% | 2019-10-29 |
| 32193. | Dillon (dilllon) | 64.58 | 97% | 2018-08-07 |
| 32194. | Yoga (yogaprasss) | 64.58 | 99% | 2020-03-10 |
| 32195. | Keyser Söze (johnomaha) | 64.58 | 95% | 2016-05-23 |
| 32196. | Sky (kom1323) | 64.57 | 95% | 2025-08-21 |
| 32197. | sarah (smhudi) | 64.57 | 99% | 2025-03-16 |
| 32198. | flundrahn (flundrahn) | 64.57 | 96.8% | 2024-08-14 |
| 32199. | guhard (guhardos) | 64.57 | 97% | 2021-09-17 |
| 32200. | Pushp (tourist277) | 64.57 | 95% | 2021-12-29 |
| 32201. | cao cao (sosoreeb) | 64.57 | 98% | 2022-03-17 |
| 32202. | naor (naoriko) | 64.57 | 92% | 2014-09-10 |
| 32203. | Zoran (fresh99012) | 64.57 | 93% | 2015-07-10 |
| 32204. | Alex (alexklaus) | 64.57 | 97% | 2015-06-15 |
| 32205. | Jeff (tenda) | 64.57 | 94% | 2019-02-15 |
| 32206. | Angar (angar) | 64.57 | 95% | 2012-05-28 |
| 32207. | deshxnns (deshxnns) | 64.56 | 97% | 2025-08-01 |
| 32208. | Odominate (odominate) | 64.56 | 95% | 2024-10-09 |
| 32209. | domas (domas2008) | 64.56 | 95% | 2024-08-26 |
| 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 |