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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42754. | trendy (strongly_typed_trendy) | 51.73 | 95% | 2021-12-06 |
| 42755. | Pratik (torpido99) | 51.73 | 94% | 2023-06-20 |
| 42756. | Darren (darrenhoho) | 51.73 | 95% | 2017-10-22 |
| 42757. | Pedro (glockworks) | 51.73 | 92% | 2013-01-25 |
| 42758. | Rishay (rishayg) | 51.72 | 95% | 2022-05-15 |
| 42759. | prashant (prashant1847) | 51.72 | 96% | 2021-10-11 |
| 42760. | noe jr (noevash) | 51.72 | — | 2010-08-15 |
| 42761. | Julius (juliusmysad) | 51.72 | 93% | 2012-04-18 |
| 42762. | james (jayoco) | 51.72 | 91% | 2014-06-26 |
| 42763. | Albert Speer (speer) | 51.71 | 96% | 2025-02-13 |
| 42764. | Håvard (haavga) | 51.71 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
| 42765. | Sam (newbelgiummimosa) | 51.71 | 95% | 2024-08-13 |
| 42766. | Avari (avari1) | 51.71 | 98% | 2024-12-16 |
| 42767. | Nesha (recorder) | 51.71 | 92% | 2014-12-26 |
| 42768. | pirach (torlek) | 51.71 | 98% | 2012-07-01 |
| 42769. | Bilawal (bilawal) | 51.71 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
| 42770. | I_dunno (yeah_i_dunno) | 51.70 | 95% | 2024-07-11 |
| 42771. | Luuk de Wijn (luukdevine) | 51.70 | 96% | 2024-04-03 |
| 42772. | gaurab (wind00) | 51.70 | 97.7% | 2023-12-01 |
| 42773. | Peter (peteralli) | 51.70 | 95% | 2023-07-22 |
| 42774. | Bradley (bradleyjohnson) | 51.70 | 96% | 2021-07-08 |
| 42775. | คูมิ-คนญึ... | 51.70 | 92% | 2013-08-14 |
| 42776. | tom (integritytester@hotmai... | 51.70 | — | 2011-02-18 |
| 42777. | Stefan (stephen27) | 51.69 | 95% | 2017-08-03 |
| 42778. | Soulreaper (soulreaperdeath... | 51.69 | 97% | 2021-09-23 |
| 42779. | Tyler Hannah (wheat_kings) | 51.69 | 95% | 2023-12-01 |
| 42780. | Kevin (lugardo) | 51.69 | 87% | 2016-02-23 |
| 42781. | Deveshwar (deveshwar) | 51.69 | 95% | 2017-06-20 |
| 42782. | Ammara (ammara) | 51.69 | 93% | 2012-06-22 |
| 42783. | Type_Crawler (type_crawler) | 51.68 | 97.1% | 2025-01-05 |
| 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 |