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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24763. | Abhishek (abhishek_07) | 71.87 | 96% | 2025-08-27 |
| 24764. | Luca (luggamugga) | 71.87 | 96.6% | 2021-02-03 |
| 24765. | Dongfeng (besieger) | 71.87 | 99% | 2020-07-06 |
| 24766. | Fl0win (fl0win) | 71.86 | 96% | 2025-06-10 |
| 24767. | Vinu (vinudominic) | 71.86 | 97.9% | 2025-05-02 |
| 24768. | Luka (lukoloz) | 71.86 | 95% | 2021-08-30 |
| 24769. | Anuva (anuva04) | 71.86 | 98% | 2025-06-27 |
| 24770. | Afiq (alexndr) | 71.86 | 97% | 2024-09-30 |
| 24771. | ntamasa (chefi02) | 71.86 | 95.2% | 2024-06-26 |
| 24772. | jam_xd_ (jam_xd_) | 71.86 | 97% | 2020-10-22 |
| 24773. | anif (slow_pianist) | 71.86 | 97.1% | 2024-08-26 |
| 24774. | fortenforge (fortenforge) | 71.86 | — | 2011-04-17 |
| 24775. | Pham (zatekusen) | 71.86 | 93% | 2012-09-30 |
| 24776. | Wenshan (wenshan) | 71.86 | 98% | 2014-10-28 |
| 24777. | Lily (tigerlglily) | 71.86 | 96.8% | 2024-05-07 |
| 24778. | tang (daoxuantang) | 71.86 | 96% | 2013-07-25 |
| 24779. | nymph181 (nymph181) | 71.85 | 95% | 2024-04-14 |
| 24780. | Jorge Guillermo (gorkasvillum) | 71.85 | 97% | 2025-01-30 |
| 24781. | Vigor (vigorakbar) | 71.85 | 97% | 2020-04-05 |
| 24782. | shantal (shantal0924) | 71.85 | 95% | 2022-07-31 |
| 24783. | Amogus (trajojo) | 71.85 | 95% | 2023-02-01 |
| 24784. | imthomasking (imthomasking) | 71.85 | 97% | 2022-03-01 |
| 24785. | Wai Yon (ravesplash) | 71.85 | 97% | 2022-10-05 |
| 24786. | Nicholas (creamycarrots) | 71.84 | 95% | 2018-01-21 |
| 24787. | Proper_Awesome (properawesome) | 71.84 | 96% | 2024-10-07 |
| 24788. | AJ (dipchipsip) | 71.84 | 96% | 2024-09-09 |
| 24789. | Clarence (mositgole7) | 71.84 | 95.8% | 2024-08-27 |
| 24790. | Tex (kittyninjaturtle) | 71.84 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
| 24791. | Siyar Zia (siyarzia) | 71.84 | 99.3% | 2023-12-15 |
| 24792. | dfstranger (dfstranger) | 71.84 | 92% | 2012-04-19 |
| 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 |