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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27437. | invader (megawutt) | 69.13 | 97.3% | 2024-12-04 |
| 27438. | Leah (lharri03) | 69.12 | 97% | 2025-02-16 |
| 27439. | Enert (kanishk5268) | 69.12 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
| 27440. | Shiyun (righthandfaster) | 69.12 | 99% | 2024-06-02 |
| 27441. | Vattman (vattman) | 69.12 | 96.5% | 2024-10-25 |
| 27442. | tstats[bearmuffin23] (bearm... | 69.12 | 98.4% | 2024-10-20 |
| 27443. | vinoth0708 (vinoth0708) | 69.12 | 95% | 2024-06-01 |
| 27444. | Julie (codex13) | 69.12 | 98.1% | 2024-05-08 |
| 27445. | Brydon (the_blackfish) | 69.12 | 96% | 2021-05-21 |
| 27446. | SirAlig (siralig) | 69.12 | 96% | 2021-06-01 |
| 27447. | Gene (senseieggroll) | 69.12 | 97% | 2020-10-06 |
| 27448. | Jack (jwalsh20) | 69.11 | 98% | 2025-09-04 |
| 27449. | Timothy (timothyqwerty) | 69.11 | 96% | 2023-08-17 |
| 27450. | jose (joju) | 69.11 | 95.3% | 2024-06-10 |
| 27451. | Rttifuita (rhinotrhino) | 69.11 | 98% | 2013-08-11 |
| 27452. | ಠ_ರೃ Don Vito (nerdyn... | 69.11 | 92% | 2016-05-05 |
| 27453. | Steven (gunter10) | 69.10 | 98% | 2024-03-19 |
| 27454. | bechirffs (bechirffs) | 69.10 | 96.2% | 2025-01-01 |
| 27455. | Luke (lukeski5) | 69.10 | 96% | 2024-11-08 |
| 27456. | Chessbeast69420 (chessmonster) | 69.10 | 96% | 2024-07-16 |
| 27457. | Vici (vicilee) | 69.10 | 96% | 2024-08-05 |
| 27458. | Omid (omidprog) | 69.10 | 97.9% | 2024-01-31 |
| 27459. | Wayne (wisepvp) | 69.10 | 94% | 2016-06-15 |
| 27460. | annanas (attackland) | 69.10 | 96% | 2025-06-26 |
| 27461. | Drew (sirampr) | 69.10 | 93% | 2015-01-13 |
| 27462. | Varun (vslala) | 69.10 | 96% | 2021-04-18 |
| 27463. | hugh (spoop) | 69.10 | 95% | 2025-05-07 |
| 27464. | 00_00 (laheau) | 69.10 | 97% | 2020-09-21 |
| 27465. | scribblemaniac (scribbleman... | 69.10 | 93% | 2015-05-28 |
| 27466. | lagvino (lagvino_els) | 69.10 | — | 2011-03-14 |
| 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 |