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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34531. | Vincent (vincentmnbvcxz) | 63.02 | 95% | 2016-12-12 |
| 34532. | Manish (manishmalaviya) | 63.02 | 99% | 2016-08-13 |
| 34533. | :3 (saschiablouse) | 63.02 | 89% | 2016-01-30 |
| 34534. | suman thapa (suman777) | 63.01 | 98% | 2025-10-19 |
| 34535. | kashif (1122kashif) | 63.01 | 98% | 2016-07-02 |
| 34536. | India Israel (dajata3256) | 63.01 | 95% | 2023-12-11 |
| 34537. | Sam (samikay_04) | 63.01 | 96% | 2025-12-20 |
| 34538. | CompNerd (mpra13) | 63.01 | 94.6% | 2023-11-10 |
| 34539. | Ken (kenbrace) | 63.01 | 92% | 2016-07-12 |
| 34540. | Juliano (julianosott) | 63.01 | 95% | 2013-12-02 |
| 34541. | Camerron (camerron) | 63.01 | 94% | 2017-01-10 |
| 34542. | beansbs (beansbs) | 63.00 | 96% | 2024-05-10 |
| 34543. | Steven (txp2037) | 63.00 | 96.7% | 2025-01-02 |
| 34544. | Phillip (philipma) | 63.00 | 96% | 2020-10-15 |
| 34545. | Jack (jackweli) | 63.00 | 95% | 2020-10-22 |
| 34546. | Paul (masterxilo) | 63.00 | 96% | 2013-10-20 |
| 34547. | Josh (chief_j) | 62.99 | 97% | 2020-10-27 |
| 34548. | Lewis (hungryturtle420) | 62.99 | 95% | 2025-02-24 |
| 34549. | Ef (jesbee) | 62.99 | 98% | 2025-04-14 |
| 34550. | Dalton Keith (daltonk1517) | 62.99 | 95% | 2024-01-18 |
| 34551. | Giganiga (giganiga_) | 62.99 | 98% | 2024-05-30 |
| 34552. | ros (heyokay1234) | 62.99 | 97% | 2021-09-24 |
| 34553. | Jaypee (jaypoy29) | 62.99 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 34554. | Prium (keffler) | 62.99 | 94.5% | 2021-01-28 |
| 34555. | Yhlas (stdfloat) | 62.99 | 93.5% | 2023-11-26 |
| 34556. | Thomas (thomast3) | 62.99 | 97% | 2019-04-10 |
| 34557. | Tim (sonic371) | 62.99 | 91% | 2011-05-09 |
| 34558. | DOTA (dotaism) | 62.99 | 92% | 2012-03-20 |
| 34559. | KRS_OP (krs_op98) | 62.98 | 95% | 2025-06-05 |
| 34560. | First Name (druciakb) | 62.98 | 85% | 2016-08-05 |
| 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 |