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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23155. | Eli (elimeister) | 72.76 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 23156. | How r u? (apololzed) | 72.76 | 95% | 2013-01-14 |
| 23157. | Alex (alex1_) | 72.75 | 96% | 2025-04-19 |
| 23158. | RuffLogix (rufflogix) | 72.75 | 96.9% | 2025-02-13 |
| 23159. | megatron27 (mgc32702) | 72.75 | 94.2% | 2024-03-22 |
| 23160. | phoenix drago (phoenixdrago) | 72.75 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 23161. | Jeremiah (meh3800) | 72.75 | 97.5% | 2024-12-03 |
| 23162. | Benjamin (behm) | 72.75 | 95.7% | 2024-05-01 |
| 23163. | auoaeu (aoeuhe) | 72.75 | 97% | 2021-11-18 |
| 23164. | mushykeys (exileflame282004) | 72.75 | 97.8% | 2025-02-23 |
| 23165. | Car (ufoes) | 72.75 | 97% | 2021-06-21 |
| 23166. | Carl (nerarith) | 72.75 | 98% | 2022-11-11 |
| 23167. | segfault (segfault25) | 72.75 | 98% | 2020-12-16 |
| 23168. | Lars (kesamx) | 72.75 | 89% | 2015-11-07 |
| 23169. | wharup (wharup) | 72.75 | 98% | 2013-07-26 |
| 23170. | Matej (matejh) | 72.75 | 98% | 2016-06-24 |
| 23171. | macshar (macshar) | 72.74 | 97% | 2024-03-07 |
| 23172. | the mup (cokedupmuppet) | 72.74 | 97.4% | 2024-11-18 |
| 23173. | the_rizzler_69 (the_rizzler... | 72.74 | 99% | 2024-08-05 |
| 23174. | Dutchbby (moudon99) | 72.74 | 96.8% | 2024-02-29 |
| 23175. | Rikrish (dardbador) | 72.74 | 97% | 2022-01-06 |
| 23176. | Jenesh (jenesh) | 72.74 | 96% | 2022-09-13 |
| 23177. | Farhan M. (farhanmasud) | 72.74 | 97% | 2022-12-11 |
| 23178. | Veyron (theoh) | 72.74 | 97% | 2012-02-24 |
| 23179. | Viacheslav (krevetko) | 72.74 | 95.8% | 2025-01-16 |
| 23180. | Chris (crispybat) | 72.74 | 97.7% | 2021-01-30 |
| 23181. | Antti (antchu17) | 72.74 | 98% | 2024-02-12 |
| 23182. | Meet (mhscool) | 72.74 | 93% | 2015-02-05 |
| 23183. | the swedish flash (kristoff... | 72.74 | 82% | 2016-10-04 |
| 23184. | janet (janetcon) | 72.74 | — | 2010-12-10 |
| 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 |