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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38951. | Parth Barvaliya (zulfi1053) | 54.84 | 96% | 2024-04-11 |
| 38952. | David (dhseo3) | 54.84 | 94% | 2016-11-19 |
| 38953. | mohammad (mahekgudi) | 54.84 | 92% | 2012-07-14 |
| 38954. | mike (mikesun1) | 54.84 | 95% | 2014-01-04 |
| 38955. | Viishied (viishied) | 54.83 | 87% | 2013-06-10 |
| 38956. | Karina (3asydoes1t) | 54.83 | 97% | 2025-03-06 |
| 38957. | madm516 (madm516) | 54.83 | 98% | 2025-01-29 |
| 38958. | Xing (xi_ng1) | 54.83 | 95% | 2024-12-21 |
| 38959. | thewarcat (thewarcat) | 54.83 | 94.1% | 2024-11-29 |
| 38960. | FH (flo_h) | 54.83 | 97% | 2024-07-03 |
| 38961. | phycho_the_typist (phycho_t... | 54.83 | 94% | 2023-09-08 |
| 38962. | Dushyanth (dush1990) | 54.83 | 95% | 2011-08-06 |
| 38963. | Alex (areinisch) | 54.83 | 96% | 2017-04-03 |
| 38964. | Scorpio (scxrpxo) | 54.82 | 96.5% | 2023-12-12 |
| 38965. | Krish (uday90) | 54.82 | 97.6% | 2024-05-21 |
| 38966. | Jan (janarnelli_cl) | 54.82 | 96% | 2014-08-09 |
| 38967. | CLARK (th3clark) | 54.81 | 95% | 2025-03-22 |
| 38968. | Jin (hajinpaek) | 54.81 | 94.2% | 2024-09-19 |
| 38969. | muss (muss1) | 54.81 | 96% | 2024-08-15 |
| 38970. | Barak Ziza (barak2222) | 54.81 | 93% | 2024-08-06 |
| 38971. | hachmu (hachmu) | 54.81 | 95% | 2022-07-03 |
| 38972. | Fi (fionsomnia) | 54.81 | 95% | 2024-01-19 |
| 38973. | LAKSHAY (lucifer_2020) | 54.81 | 95.9% | 2024-04-26 |
| 38974. | arie (ariempra) | 54.81 | 94% | 2016-01-09 |
| 38975. | zPhoenix (zphoenix) | 54.81 | 95% | 2013-10-20 |
| 38976. | L (lvsf3) | 54.80 | 95% | 2022-05-11 |
| 38977. | AP (phea0001) | 54.80 | 96.9% | 2024-03-19 |
| 38978. | Dhruv (dhruvsaxena2003) | 54.80 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
| 38979. | Rachel (raelee514) | 54.80 | 92% | 2017-01-17 |
| 38980. | zhangidxx (zhangidxx) | 54.79 | 96.2% | 2024-11-18 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |