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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23699. | Nghia (lkg1221) | 71.24 | 98% | 2018-03-17 |
| 23700. | Ramses (gdot) | 71.24 | 97% | 2019-06-11 |
| 23701. | Nono (nono11jp) | 71.24 | 95% | 2021-09-04 |
| 23702. | BitSyndicate (bitsyndicate) | 71.23 | 95.3% | 2024-05-23 |
| 23703. | PuncakeBanini (puncakbanini) | 71.23 | 96% | 2024-09-23 |
| 23704. | Kzirax (kzirax) | 71.23 | 96% | 2024-04-29 |
| 23705. | 光次郎 (koujiro) | 71.23 | 97% | 2021-06-30 |
| 23706. | Mach (murk_hommy) | 71.23 | 96% | 2021-04-17 |
| 23707. | cvbrgava (cvbrgava) | 71.23 | 94% | 2013-08-14 |
| 23708. | Hòa (hoa318) | 71.22 | 98% | 2024-10-05 |
| 23709. | Eray (eray158) | 71.22 | 94.7% | 2024-06-16 |
| 23710. | ben (kbeni) | 71.22 | 95.7% | 2024-08-13 |
| 23711. | yassine_oh (yassineoh) | 71.22 | 96% | 2024-01-25 |
| 23712. | pol (poooool) | 71.22 | 96% | 2020-04-17 |
| 23713. | Dino (_dino_) | 71.22 | 98% | 2018-11-02 |
| 23714. | Valen (tg_valen) | 71.22 | 98% | 2013-02-08 |
| 23715. | Lana Meyers (hot_to_go) | 71.21 | 99% | 2024-08-08 |
| 23716. | Rupa (dig_deeper) | 71.21 | 98% | 2024-07-02 |
| 23717. | Calvin (1335draco) | 71.21 | 95% | 2014-03-06 |
| 23718. | JJ Johnson Son (slaggen) | 71.21 | 98.8% | 2023-12-14 |
| 23719. | Nazrul (mnnazrul) | 71.21 | 97.7% | 2024-01-04 |
| 23720. | (l)Knoch (lkoch) | 71.21 | 95.4% | 2023-12-31 |
| 23721. | Guest (cromernova) | 71.21 | 96% | 2024-06-17 |
| 23722. | Go Go Goooo! (gogocarol) | 71.21 | 93% | 2011-05-11 |
| 23723. | Aniket (mrjerry1q98) | 71.20 | 96.2% | 2025-03-02 |
| 23724. | David Moravec (davmor) | 71.20 | 99% | 2024-02-21 |
| 23725. | Charlie (chazzyfresh) | 71.20 | 95.9% | 2024-04-11 |
| 23726. | Malzii (malzii) | 71.20 | 97% | 2017-09-07 |
| 23727. | punit (punit965) | 71.20 | 95% | 2019-03-19 |
| 23728. | Dangerous (vandisk) | 71.20 | 99% | 2019-04-07 |
| 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 |