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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43152. | Wayne (mcdonawa) | 45.97 | 85% | 2015-02-16 |
| 43153. | Esther (modrehtse) | 45.96 | 95% | 2025-03-05 |
| 43154. | Anudari (anuka01) | 45.96 | 94% | 2021-05-30 |
| 43155. | potent (blind_sphere) | 45.96 | 98% | 2020-08-02 |
| 43156. | Tom (sj_mufasa) | 45.96 | — | 2010-07-04 |
| 43157. | Mykola (nikoliazekter) | 45.96 | 91% | 2016-10-01 |
| 43158. | gigi (gigitypes) | 45.95 | 95% | 2024-12-16 |
| 43159. | pete (lszhll) | 45.95 | 97% | 2024-04-07 |
| 43160. | Ben (bentypesfast) | 45.95 | 96.7% | 2024-05-08 |
| 43161. | Indiawale (indiawale_383) | 45.94 | 93.7% | 2025-01-14 |
| 43162. | Alex (tacobeef) | 45.94 | 98% | 2024-10-10 |
| 43163. | SirWonks (weeilers51) | 45.94 | 95.5% | 2024-09-17 |
| 43164. | Walter (eskaytee) | 45.94 | 92% | 2022-09-02 |
| 43165. | Andrew (yungwok) | 45.94 | 92% | 2017-02-21 |
| 43166. | prashant (prashant_2k) | 45.93 | 93.7% | 2023-11-19 |
| 43167. | Bappy (mdbappy1712251) | 45.93 | 97% | 2024-11-27 |
| 43168. | Keziah (worthless) | 45.92 | 95% | 2018-01-13 |
| 43169. | Sergio (rtos) | 45.92 | 94% | 2014-07-16 |
| 43170. | Prasad (dprasad465) | 45.92 | 95% | 2013-11-18 |
| 43171. | Argenis (argeniscb) | 45.91 | 97% | 2024-09-06 |
| 43172. | John Pork (lewishamilton44g... | 45.91 | 94% | 2024-04-11 |
| 43173. | AppleSnap (applesnap_1) | 45.91 | 94% | 2021-07-25 |
| 43174. | colemakTYPIST (colemak_qwer... | 45.91 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
| 43175. | yeh (yehyann) | 45.91 | 95% | 2015-01-21 |
| 43176. | Dominic Torralba (blackreap... | 45.90 | 93% | 2023-09-08 |
| 43177. | Anvay (anvay02) | 45.90 | 95.2% | 2024-02-24 |
| 43178. | Kolya (kreox) | 45.90 | 95% | 2025-01-12 |
| 43179. | Christine (christine_1323) | 45.90 | 96.8% | 2023-11-21 |
| 43180. | Madan Lama (madanflow) | 45.89 | 95% | 2024-10-08 |
| 43181. | Ednar (ednarstuck) | 45.89 | 90% | 2017-06-01 |
| 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 |