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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20667. | Anye (farmerfred) | 74.88 | 98% | 2024-06-02 |
| 20668. | J (irocamora) | 74.88 | 98% | 2014-07-18 |
| 20669. | Ashley (darlasue12) | 74.88 | — | 2010-11-21 |
| 20670. | Michael (nomoresauce) | 74.87 | 98% | 2025-04-09 |
| 20671. | mihailo (mihailo1123) | 74.87 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
| 20672. | Napoleon Gatmaytan (jigsgat... | 74.87 | 96.2% | 2024-04-16 |
| 20673. | Colin (zedster159) | 74.87 | 97% | 2022-01-29 |
| 20674. | Uri (laor55) | 74.87 | 93% | 2013-10-09 |
| 20675. | @dio.tiberius (jonez52) | 74.87 | — | 2011-02-17 |
| 20676. | Levy (speedylevy) | 74.87 | 98% | 2011-09-21 |
| 20677. | Syed Anwaar (cyedanwaar) | 74.86 | 97% | 2025-04-20 |
| 20678. | draktor99 (draktor99) | 74.86 | 97.9% | 2023-12-21 |
| 20679. | Chris (christophski) | 74.86 | 93% | 2013-03-09 |
| 20680. | pipez (pipez) | 74.86 | 92% | 2015-04-04 |
| 20681. | Rohan (roankar) | 74.86 | 97% | 2018-02-25 |
| 20682. | Badog (mississauga145) | 74.86 | 97% | 2017-01-27 |
| 20683. | fish4president (fish4presid... | 74.85 | 97.1% | 2024-12-13 |
| 20684. | K (lightfalls) | 74.85 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
| 20685. | Norman Fulay (nful6160) | 74.85 | 98% | 2023-12-27 |
| 20686. | Nesto (nesto2042) | 74.85 | 99% | 2024-09-23 |
| 20687. | Shraybies (_shrraybies_) | 74.85 | 99% | 2023-11-21 |
| 20688. | Viv (vivexxx) | 74.85 | 96% | 2022-01-15 |
| 20689. | Charlie (clzttt) | 74.85 | 98% | 2024-11-28 |
| 20690. | Edgar (egonzalez0787) | 74.85 | 97% | 2011-08-23 |
| 20691. | Alex (evoamac) | 74.85 | 97% | 2011-08-13 |
| 20692. | maks (boredmaks) | 74.85 | 95% | 2014-10-24 |
| 20693. | Bayu (surfprice) | 74.84 | 98% | 2025-02-04 |
| 20694. | park (jiministhebest) | 74.84 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 20695. | Shivansh (dope0403) | 74.84 | 97.9% | 2023-12-11 |
| 20696. | sdr4wkc48 (sdr4wkc48) | 74.84 | 95% | 2022-07-15 |
| 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 |