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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30478. | Gavin (biteboy87) | 67.07 | 97% | 2023-09-18 |
| 30479. | poryout (poryout_coleman) | 67.07 | 95.9% | 2024-03-22 |
| 30480. | ~ (katana4teen) | 67.07 | 94.5% | 2024-05-05 |
| 30481. | Placebo (placebo_ct) | 67.07 | 97% | 2021-08-01 |
| 30482. | Norman (codificat) | 67.07 | 97% | 2021-08-04 |
| 30483. | tnagumo (tnagumo) | 67.07 | 86% | 2015-12-24 |
| 30484. | Lavell (adenda2) | 67.07 | 96% | 2024-10-25 |
| 30485. | dai(//-_-) (sugarplastic) | 67.06 | 96% | 2022-04-24 |
| 30486. | Milan (milanmish) | 67.06 | 96.8% | 2024-11-29 |
| 30487. | Victor (victor2024) | 67.06 | 94% | 2026-02-06 |
| 30488. | Nissan (nissan24) | 67.06 | 96.9% | 2024-03-13 |
| 30489. | Kickass (vivekvikysharma) | 67.06 | 96.1% | 2024-03-29 |
| 30490. | Ironclaw (ironclaw_nl) | 67.06 | 96% | 2023-09-30 |
| 30491. | ^_^ (fuuje) | 67.06 | 94% | 2021-09-22 |
| 30492. | Jameson (jamarr) | 67.06 | — | 2010-12-10 |
| 30493. | Ellie (daphne2) | 67.06 | 98% | 2019-04-01 |
| 30494. | Adarsh (adarsh_fxz) | 67.05 | 97% | 2025-11-16 |
| 30495. | Abhinav (abhinav42) | 67.05 | 97.2% | 2025-03-27 |
| 30496. | Daria (deeelis) | 67.05 | 97.7% | 2024-10-20 |
| 30497. | ngivanyh (vain_n) | 67.05 | 95.7% | 2024-07-09 |
| 30498. | zaid (undersigned_frenemy) | 67.05 | 97% | 2024-06-23 |
| 30499. | Isabel (izle_) | 67.05 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 30500. | Saoubin (subin_) | 67.05 | 98% | 2015-10-19 |
| 30501. | Solar (kngrichard) | 67.05 | 98% | 2016-09-13 |
| 30502. | John Christopher Jaro (spee... | 67.04 | 97% | 2024-12-22 |
| 30503. | ico277 (ico277) | 67.04 | 95.2% | 2024-04-10 |
| 30504. | sindarius (sindariust) | 67.04 | 95% | 2024-12-18 |
| 30505. | Ali Amor (psycomentis06) | 67.04 | 96% | 2025-07-18 |
| 30506. | gotcha_btch (too__slow) | 67.04 | 96% | 2022-05-11 |
| 30507. | Shafath (shafath_1) | 67.04 | 97.9% | 2023-11-26 |
| 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 |