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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38771. | Teala (blondeathiest) | 57.62 | 92% | 2011-12-13 |
| 38772. | Sydney (pleasebabe222) | 57.61 | 95% | 2024-07-25 |
| 38773. | Thehoul (thehoul) | 57.61 | 96% | 2024-10-09 |
| 38774. | secret (boohai) | 57.61 | 97% | 2024-06-09 |
| 38775. | Zachary. (zacoist) | 57.61 | 96.7% | 2024-09-19 |
| 38776. | Timothy (semperveritas) | 57.61 | 95% | 2012-07-10 |
| 38777. | nguyen (kegiaumat86) | 57.61 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 38778. | janina (janinaa) | 57.60 | 97% | 2024-06-05 |
| 38779. | Fig (lord_fig) | 57.60 | 96% | 2017-11-14 |
| 38780. | gaga (barebonushek) | 57.60 | 96.3% | 2025-01-04 |
| 38781. | afer (lucaferious) | 57.60 | 95.1% | 2025-05-01 |
| 38782. | Zakaria (zakosan) | 57.60 | 96.2% | 2021-02-17 |
| 38783. | Thành (thanhkaka) | 57.60 | — | 2011-02-09 |
| 38784. | Trent (priyank45) | 57.60 | 88% | 2017-03-30 |
| 38785. | DENGEROUS (dengerousmind) | 57.60 | 95% | 2014-08-25 |
| 38786. | Daniel (deepo) | 57.60 | 91% | 2016-06-09 |
| 38787. | Nathan Tabtab (tabmaster_ta... | 57.59 | 96% | 2025-03-14 |
| 38788. | oleg (oleg_ros) | 57.59 | 97.6% | 2024-02-06 |
| 38789. | RanpoVI (ranpov) | 57.59 | 95.9% | 2023-12-21 |
| 38790. | Mr. (misterslick) | 57.59 | 98.1% | 2024-01-04 |
| 38791. | Neal (neealio) | 57.59 | 95% | 2018-11-08 |
| 38792. | Uncle Silva (unc_silva) | 57.58 | 94% | 2025-01-08 |
| 38793. | Luka (dr_aseptik) | 57.58 | 94% | 2025-04-24 |
| 38794. | 🆓 Palestine (ali_m7md) | 57.58 | 97.2% | 2025-01-28 |
| 38795. | Ja3v3n (jaeven) | 57.58 | 96% | 2024-05-02 |
| 38796. | Paul (koenig_paul) | 57.58 | 95% | 2024-05-20 |
| 38797. | majid (majidabbas7301) | 57.58 | 93% | 2016-06-27 |
| 38798. | lite (lite336) | 57.58 | 93% | 2016-05-15 |
| 38799. | Biwas (biwas_kerung) | 57.58 | 97% | 2022-01-24 |
| 38800. | Independent (independent) | 57.58 | 98% | 2015-06-26 |
| 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 |