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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27046. | Tuan (nauthnim) | 68.54 | 95% | 2019-02-09 |
| 27047. | Aidil (aidil42) | 68.54 | 96% | 2020-05-18 |
| 27048. | Blake (blakeh36) | 68.54 | 97% | 2015-08-20 |
| 27049. | boyoftoy (boyoftoy) | 68.54 | 99% | 2012-03-17 |
| 27050. | David (raginhio) | 68.54 | 91% | 2016-07-28 |
| 27051. | Paul (handel1) | 68.54 | 93% | 2013-05-31 |
| 27052. | Ken (kensizner) | 68.53 | 95% | 2023-08-15 |
| 27053. | Quin (quindb) | 68.53 | 98% | 2025-03-06 |
| 27054. | xRoshx (roshdip) | 68.53 | 97% | 2024-06-19 |
| 27055. | Seing (seing) | 68.53 | 96.7% | 2024-02-25 |
| 27056. | Spoxx (imsped) | 68.53 | 94% | 2020-08-20 |
| 27057. | Dylan (loveat425) | 68.53 | 95% | 2025-05-14 |
| 27058. | Karlo (m4china) | 68.53 | 94% | 2023-06-13 |
| 27059. | Hayden (r1plee) | 68.53 | 95% | 2020-03-23 |
| 27060. | OldMcFarlane (oldmcfarlane) | 68.53 | — | 2010-10-22 |
| 27061. | Kevin (ksantos21) | 68.53 | 97% | 2018-10-26 |
| 27062. | Speed (speed_mann) | 68.52 | 96% | 2024-08-30 |
| 27063. | grey (brianshits) | 68.52 | 97% | 2025-01-23 |
| 27064. | Oscar (nicoya007) | 68.52 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
| 27065. | Killamon (killamon) | 68.52 | 98% | 2024-07-11 |
| 27066. | Elgamal (elgamal) | 68.52 | 97% | 2024-03-28 |
| 27067. | Steve (ijustwanttotype) | 68.52 | 96.2% | 2021-02-13 |
| 27068. | Rahil (rahil3108) | 68.52 | 97% | 2022-11-30 |
| 27069. | Jon (zhenntil) | 68.52 | 94% | 2014-11-08 |
| 27070. | JayVee (jayvee1337) | 68.52 | 94% | 2018-03-08 |
| 27071. | benny (benny1) | 68.52 | 97% | 2012-08-05 |
| 27072. | Zhumadil (django0102) | 68.51 | 96.4% | 2024-03-23 |
| 27073. | Jyri (jyri_keir) | 68.51 | 96% | 2024-04-21 |
| 27074. | Iutre (borand) | 68.51 | 97.9% | 2024-04-14 |
| 27075. | Yousef (yousef37) | 68.51 | 96% | 2024-11-04 |
| 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 |