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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21955. | tuttle (tuttle) | 75.46 | 93% | 2011-07-18 |
| 21956. | (sneymo) | 75.45 | 97.6% | 2024-02-09 |
| 21957. | (____galaxy____) | 75.45 | 96% | 2025-12-03 |
| 21958. | Yusuke (tokyoprogramming) | 75.45 | 96.6% | 2023-11-18 |
| 21959. | (notchris117) | 75.45 | 97.1% | 2024-09-14 |
| 21960. | Alaa Esam Abdo (alaaesam) | 75.45 | 93% | 2011-08-19 |
| 21961. | (xasaza7) | 75.45 | 97% | 2017-05-06 |
| 21962. | abhi (cheapcoder) | 75.44 | 98% | 2020-09-27 |
| 21963. | (gnarlydawg) | 75.44 | 99% | 2025-08-17 |
| 21964. | Roy (lawlietisdead00) | 75.44 | 96.8% | 2024-08-30 |
| 21965. | (ants12345) | 75.44 | 97.9% | 2024-11-08 |
| 21966. | D3metre (panerakis) | 75.44 | 88% | 2016-04-23 |
| 21967. | Arthead (arthead) | 75.44 | 96.4% | 2024-02-26 |
| 21968. | (jonjonps) | 75.44 | 98% | 2023-12-23 |
| 21969. | Chuoky (yula24) | 75.44 | 97% | 2022-11-09 |
| 21970. | (vargtro) | 75.44 | 95% | 2016-05-18 |
| 21971. | muh (xmangamer) | 75.43 | 96% | 2025-11-05 |
| 21972. | (themuuln) | 75.43 | 95% | 2023-01-10 |
| 21973. | (musashi_gear5) | 75.43 | 98% | 2024-12-17 |
| 21974. | (khaitran) | 75.43 | 97% | 2023-03-05 |
| 21975. | (chuck17) | 75.43 | 96% | 2024-09-29 |
| 21976. | Jakey (nigos) | 75.43 | 96% | 2024-02-09 |
| 21977. | Blank (heugenie) | 75.43 | 95.6% | 2024-03-10 |
| 21978. | Parth (parth20) | 75.43 | 96% | 2021-04-08 |
| 21979. | (aswenson3907) | 75.43 | 96% | 2019-05-27 |
| 21980. | Jeffrey (shinhwa800) | 75.43 | 99% | 2016-06-06 |
| 21981. | (perbeteshor10) | 75.43 | 92% | 2012-11-13 |
| 21982. | (pectoralismajor) | 75.43 | 96% | 2016-01-26 |
| 21983. | (jay_patil) | 75.42 | 97% | 2025-09-29 |
| 21984. | (aathish964) | 75.42 | 97% | 2024-12-08 |
| 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 |