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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25470. | Neeraj (neerajadh) | 70.31 | 90% | 2015-02-28 |
| 25471. | Gleb (gleb_chebrikoff) | 70.31 | 98% | 2014-06-28 |
| 25472. | michael (faela) | 70.31 | 98% | 2011-10-05 |
| 25473. | Ally (singinactin13) | 70.30 | 98% | 2024-06-01 |
| 25474. | Claire (clairbo99) | 70.30 | 97.7% | 2024-01-04 |
| 25475. | fakerdog1 (warrpro99) | 70.30 | 97% | 2023-06-01 |
| 25476. | 🍊 (orange426) | 70.30 | 98% | 2025-05-11 |
| 25477. | Edu (edlofe) | 70.30 | 97% | 2023-07-24 |
| 25478. | DaddyDaisuke (moistfrogz) | 70.30 | 98% | 2025-03-20 |
| 25479. | Andre (avmoura) | 70.30 | 97% | 2023-12-17 |
| 25480. | Junaid (junaidahmad3) | 70.30 | 96% | 2024-03-21 |
| 25481. | Otoada (otoada) | 70.30 | 97% | 2013-07-26 |
| 25482. | Zeeeeeee (zeee____) | 70.30 | 97% | 2016-04-23 |
| 25483. | Sharan (mrsharan1997) | 70.30 | 96% | 2014-10-23 |
| 25484. | Shadi (fluffybinn) | 70.30 | 91% | 2015-07-29 |
| 25485. | EI5 (erniuslt) | 70.30 | 92% | 2014-04-07 |
| 25486. | blurblur (blurblur33) | 70.29 | 96.2% | 2025-05-01 |
| 25487. | main0034 (main0034) | 70.29 | 96.4% | 2024-08-01 |
| 25488. | Qiye (xqiye) | 70.29 | 95.9% | 2024-10-10 |
| 25489. | DezzardHD (dezzardhd) | 70.29 | 98% | 2021-09-06 |
| 25490. | SingMingKing (singmingking) | 70.29 | 97% | 2022-04-08 |
| 25491. | Abdulla (abd_racer) | 70.29 | 95.3% | 2024-08-25 |
| 25492. | SPFover9000 (monkeyman143) | 70.29 | 96% | 2022-05-23 |
| 25493. | Umair (tastyorange) | 70.29 | 97% | 2024-07-27 |
| 25494. | ale (alexfast) | 70.29 | 96% | 2017-06-24 |
| 25495. | yu (jayu94) | 70.29 | 93% | 2014-07-06 |
| 25496. | drizzt (drizzt1233) | 70.29 | 91% | 2014-05-11 |
| 25497. | John (baseball9) | 70.29 | 95% | 2015-01-31 |
| 25498. | DreamTimeZ (dreamtimez) | 70.28 | 97% | 2025-05-28 |
| 25499. | Wei (xdappy) | 70.28 | 98% | 2024-11-17 |
| 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 |