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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20989. | Nicolas (dreiney) | 75.26 | 95% | 2018-04-04 |
| 20990. | Calvin (calsun) | 75.26 | — | 2010-08-24 |
| 20991. | Tracer (wildpants) | 75.26 | 95% | 2020-10-30 |
| 20992. | Zack (zbrooks) | 75.26 | 96% | 2015-11-09 |
| 20993. | Chin (chinnoname) | 75.25 | 96% | 2016-12-09 |
| 20994. | Beltrand L. (melliflous_roc... | 75.25 | 96.4% | 2024-05-23 |
| 20995. | Maiya (maiyah) | 75.25 | 97.1% | 2024-09-30 |
| 20996. | Doflamingo (doflamingoo) | 75.25 | 96.8% | 2024-04-20 |
| 20997. | S10 (_s10_) | 75.25 | 98.1% | 2023-11-30 |
| 20998. | LiliPopo (mrtypequick) | 75.25 | 95% | 2023-11-18 |
| 20999. | KS256 (weeb02) | 75.25 | 97% | 2022-09-01 |
| 21000. | Colemak_Nash (nashracer) | 75.25 | 96% | 2023-05-29 |
| 21001. | Steven (zurekoffie) | 75.25 | 94% | 2015-11-17 |
| 21002. | N (_xgw) | 75.25 | 96% | 2016-10-28 |
| 21003. | Peppito (peppito) | 75.25 | 97% | 2013-01-13 |
| 21004. | Jackery (hamshank) | 75.25 | 97% | 2018-11-25 |
| 21005. | juliogsn (juliogsn) | 75.24 | 95.2% | 2025-01-29 |
| 21006. | Wisi (wisiwowea) | 75.24 | 96% | 2022-10-10 |
| 21007. | Your (yourfather_1) | 75.24 | 97% | 2025-01-17 |
| 21008. | Juan Jesalva (zax08) | 75.24 | 96.4% | 2024-09-06 |
| 21009. | Hunter (copingtyper) | 75.24 | 96% | 2022-06-02 |
| 21010. | Inox (inox) | 75.24 | 95% | 2012-06-06 |
| 21011. | mathemage (mathemage) | 75.24 | 97% | 2023-02-27 |
| 21012. | Beksultan (bexultan) | 75.24 | 97% | 2018-09-12 |
| 21013. | Aku mabuk iki cok (roedyrs) | 75.24 | 93% | 2012-03-18 |
| 21014. | zaniznehy_taz (zaniznehy_taz) | 75.23 | 98% | 2023-05-11 |
| 21015. | Alex (alexboch) | 75.23 | 95.7% | 2025-01-10 |
| 21016. | Furqan (dragon73) | 75.23 | 96% | 2013-12-05 |
| 21017. | hibernatin_panda (hibernati... | 75.23 | 97.8% | 2024-12-11 |
| 21018. | Md Ubaid (mdubaid_ulllah000) | 75.23 | 95% | 2022-04-29 |
| 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 |