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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42627. | Aj (aizaj) | 50.23 | 98% | 2024-05-29 |
| 42628. | Dustio (dustio) | 50.23 | 84% | 2015-04-04 |
| 42629. | Maxim (mista7) | 50.23 | 93% | 2022-03-07 |
| 42630. | TrầnN.Thoan (tranngocthoan) | 50.23 | — | 2011-03-12 |
| 42631. | Laki (lakiupdown) | 50.22 | 95.1% | 2025-04-07 |
| 42632. | Afrina Nazifa (afrynazz) | 50.22 | 97% | 2024-07-30 |
| 42633. | TheGreat999 (thegreat999) | 50.21 | 93.4% | 2025-03-08 |
| 42634. | ?? (form30to100) | 50.21 | 96% | 2024-01-31 |
| 42635. | md (mdrafeeq22) | 50.21 | 91% | 2012-10-07 |
| 42636. | Carmen (aslimchance) | 50.20 | 94% | 2024-05-14 |
| 42637. | Abin (yowai_mo) | 50.20 | 96% | 2023-02-22 |
| 42638. | Ulfat Jan (ulfat1234) | 50.20 | 96% | 2024-05-13 |
| 42639. | Sandip Kumar Sah (sandipsah) | 50.20 | 93.8% | 2024-09-17 |
| 42640. | Ashley (ashleycho) | 50.20 | 91% | 2014-03-29 |
| 42641. | taimoor (taimoorhassan) | 50.20 | 96% | 2022-05-21 |
| 42642. | duyhung (duyhung123abc) | 50.20 | 91% | 2012-03-25 |
| 42643. | Non (nonnb) | 50.19 | 95% | 2024-09-18 |
| 42644. | some guy (randomnoobtyper) | 50.19 | 94.3% | 2024-08-26 |
| 42645. | Ramsudhan (sudhanlee) | 50.19 | 94% | 2021-12-27 |
| 42646. | storm (tetraminos) | 50.19 | 93.5% | 2023-12-05 |
| 42647. | Christopher (price4124) | 50.19 | 91% | 2016-11-04 |
| 42648. | pfeffernusse (typemaster2006) | 50.19 | 91% | 2016-11-15 |
| 42649. | Singularity_1609 (uday_kiran) | 50.18 | 95% | 2025-02-08 |
| 42650. | Nischal (nischal2015) | 50.18 | 94% | 2022-02-04 |
| 42651. | Oscar (oscargicast) | 50.18 | 96% | 2024-08-03 |
| 42652. | chaitanya (kvvck) | 50.18 | 95.4% | 2024-11-04 |
| 42653. | NAJA (najas) | 50.18 | 94% | 2021-01-25 |
| 42654. | alydin alykulov (alydinus) | 50.17 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
| 42655. | Eser (jurdious) | 50.17 | 94.4% | 2024-08-11 |
| 42656. | CarriePirc (carriepirc) | 50.17 | 98% | 2013-01-05 |
| 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 |