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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23848. | Venkatesh (venkatesheg) | 72.31 | 97% | 2013-08-12 |
| 23849. | ApSad (apaars) | 72.31 | 91% | 2016-06-12 |
| 23850. | Taichi (uemurax) | 72.31 | 95% | 2015-10-09 |
| 23851. | Vasiliy (vassiliy) | 72.30 | 97.6% | 2025-02-17 |
| 23852. | excurtain (titushumphreys) | 72.30 | 97% | 2025-01-08 |
| 23853. | Rus (amortalist) | 72.30 | 97% | 2024-04-25 |
| 23854. | Aeronova (aero14) | 72.30 | 98.2% | 2024-01-29 |
| 23855. | jep (jepbdeguzman) | 72.30 | 98% | 2015-01-22 |
| 23856. | bobby (bb0wn) | 72.30 | 97% | 2013-09-26 |
| 23857. | mn (phmnop) | 72.29 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
| 23858. | Avoy Soham (chips_avoy) | 72.29 | 97% | 2024-09-28 |
| 23859. | Ben (sleazism) | 72.29 | 96% | 2023-08-17 |
| 23860. | gabe (gabersnake) | 72.29 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
| 23861. | rohan (rohan_verma__) | 72.29 | 96% | 2023-04-19 |
| 23862. | jaMart (jamart) | 72.29 | 96% | 2013-09-09 |
| 23863. | _les_ (_les_) | 72.29 | 100% | 2018-10-14 |
| 23864. | Contigo (contigo1) | 72.28 | 96.9% | 2025-05-09 |
| 23865. | International_Trout (intern... | 72.28 | 96.6% | 2024-12-16 |
| 23866. | StarkSworn06 (aethelwolf_23) | 72.28 | 98% | 2024-11-07 |
| 23867. | heisen (heisen_69) | 72.28 | 98% | 2024-09-03 |
| 23868. | Bot (bot__) | 72.28 | 97% | 2024-03-20 |
| 23869. | Young-Rae (koreandude555) | 72.28 | 97% | 2025-04-20 |
| 23870. | Abhimanyu (a_bhimany_u) | 72.28 | 95.8% | 2024-04-30 |
| 23871. | John (tacosmanjoe) | 72.28 | 94% | 2023-02-23 |
| 23872. | mtp (emtepe) | 72.28 | — | 2010-09-22 |
| 23873. | Vlad (eswcvlad) | 72.27 | 96% | 2025-07-04 |
| 23874. | Stun (uchihamandara0901) | 72.27 | 97.2% | 2024-07-06 |
| 23875. | Jhonarc (cranohj) | 72.27 | 97% | 2024-07-20 |
| 23876. | Siddharth (sid_1310) | 72.27 | 97% | 2023-03-05 |
| 23877. | lelapin (lelapin743) | 72.27 | 87% | 2013-09-17 |
| 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 |