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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33968. | Luis (luis87456) | 63.82 | 97.2% | 2024-01-04 |
| 33969. | Juan (wizardstark) | 63.82 | 97% | 2023-11-14 |
| 33970. | Robert (meph87) | 63.82 | 96.4% | 2024-11-21 |
| 33971. | ix4l (ix4l19) | 63.82 | 97.2% | 2024-06-28 |
| 33972. | A7md (implore) | 63.82 | 94% | 2018-12-13 |
| 33973. | kat (kat_aq) | 63.82 | 95% | 2013-05-13 |
| 33974. | Hoang (thaihuyhoang) | 63.81 | 97% | 2025-04-03 |
| 33975. | jayanth_c137 (jayanth_c137) | 63.81 | 96% | 2024-01-18 |
| 33976. | Ian (ewankopangalanko) | 63.81 | 96% | 2025-10-11 |
| 33977. | chris (chris_12) | 63.81 | 97.5% | 2024-06-01 |
| 33978. | hung146164 (hung146164) | 63.81 | 96.3% | 2024-07-16 |
| 33979. | A (taffing) | 63.81 | 96% | 2020-09-13 |
| 33980. | Zeldriz (zeldrizpiety_) | 63.81 | 95% | 2021-09-04 |
| 33981. | LordeQ (lordeq) | 63.81 | 96% | 2017-09-11 |
| 33982. | Sushil (ultimate_warrior) | 63.81 | 93% | 2015-05-25 |
| 33983. | Andi (nimrod007) | 63.81 | 94% | 2013-10-01 |
| 33984. | Biraat (biratracerrr_1) | 63.80 | 97% | 2026-03-27 |
| 33985. | Majed (vmajinv) | 63.80 | 97.1% | 2025-02-25 |
| 33986. | PeteZaroll (petezaroll) | 63.80 | 95% | 2024-04-05 |
| 33987. | PunkRockMonk (punkrockmonk) | 63.80 | 98% | 2025-02-28 |
| 33988. | Tinybrew (tinybrew) | 63.80 | 97% | 2024-11-08 |
| 33989. | Malissa (malissa07) | 63.80 | 97% | 2011-09-08 |
| 33990. | derHenkel (derhenkel) | 63.80 | 97.1% | 2024-10-09 |
| 33991. | John (rlawldjs) | 63.80 | 94% | 2024-07-29 |
| 33992. | Matthias (reiwok) | 63.79 | 94% | 2014-10-05 |
| 33993. | Muids (muids) | 63.79 | 97.5% | 2024-06-09 |
| 33994. | camred (camred) | 63.79 | 97.9% | 2025-01-16 |
| 33995. | Justin (justtis) | 63.79 | 97% | 2011-10-21 |
| 33996. | Cybharg (bhargavac) | 63.79 | 97% | 2025-06-09 |
| 33997. | cole (cmurph) | 63.79 | 93% | 2014-02-19 |
| 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 |