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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23737. | Tom (craigt220220) | 71.95 | 97.3% | 2024-10-19 |
| 23738. | Tim Claessens (amdr) | 71.95 | 96.3% | 2024-06-27 |
| 23739. | NotAdvance (notrendezvous) | 71.95 | 96.5% | 2024-06-22 |
| 23740. | Dagger (daggerbxii) | 71.95 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 23741. | Gyalzen (g_sherpa) | 71.95 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
| 23742. | Marc (andesandwich) | 71.95 | 98% | 2022-03-14 |
| 23743. | Adam (wolf359) | 71.95 | 96% | 2019-04-26 |
| 23744. | Blakc (mcrnic) | 71.95 | 96% | 2011-09-14 |
| 23745. | Krisu (krisu_the_legend) | 71.95 | 97% | 2018-05-09 |
| 23746. | Mina (minmit) | 71.95 | 89% | 2013-01-13 |
| 23747. | Gismet (gismet_majidov) | 71.94 | 97.4% | 2024-02-29 |
| 23748. | henny (hennybenny) | 71.94 | 98% | 2024-02-21 |
| 23749. | Nurzhan (gokirom) | 71.94 | 96% | 2022-10-16 |
| 23750. | Yoel Carpintero (yoel20carp... | 71.94 | 98% | 2024-07-07 |
| 23751. | Chester (kocompo) | 71.94 | 97.5% | 2024-10-02 |
| 23752. | Dvorak 9/16/2021 (mj_dvorak) | 71.94 | 96% | 2025-06-07 |
| 23753. | Dengdeng (dengdeng) | 71.93 | 93% | 2016-07-09 |
| 23754. | Jonathan (harddoom) | 71.93 | 95% | 2016-07-05 |
| 23755. | Siberian (siberianexpress) | 71.93 | 92% | 2013-02-18 |
| 23756. | Solitude (gifoimir) | 71.93 | 90% | 2011-08-20 |
| 23757. | Elrohir (elrohirtypo) | 71.92 | 97% | 2024-05-21 |
| 23758. | Kakeru (kakeru99) | 71.92 | 95% | 2024-04-12 |
| 23759. | Avishkar (avishcold) | 71.92 | 96.7% | 2025-03-16 |
| 23760. | Invisible (invisible2506) | 71.92 | 97% | 2018-07-23 |
| 23761. | Matthew (yourtrashkld) | 71.92 | 97% | 2021-10-26 |
| 23762. | Shriram (shri_baj) | 71.92 | 97.7% | 2024-02-15 |
| 23763. | MrMemer (mrmemer69) | 71.92 | 94% | 2025-01-07 |
| 23764. | Brendan (brendan84213) | 71.92 | 95.6% | 2021-02-08 |
| 23765. | Desmond (desmondspeedy) | 71.92 | 97% | 2019-09-23 |
| 23766. | Priyanshu (singhpriyanshu5) | 71.92 | 98% | 2017-11-24 |
| 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 |