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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23948. | riggers (riggers) | 71.93 | 95% | 2025-04-04 |
| 23949. | Dengdeng (dengdeng) | 71.93 | 93% | 2016-07-09 |
| 23950. | Jonathan (harddoom) | 71.93 | 95% | 2016-07-05 |
| 23951. | Siberian (siberianexpress) | 71.93 | 92% | 2013-02-18 |
| 23952. | Solitude (gifoimir) | 71.93 | 90% | 2011-08-20 |
| 23953. | Elrohir (elrohirtypo) | 71.92 | 97% | 2024-05-21 |
| 23954. | Kakeru (kakeru99) | 71.92 | 95% | 2024-04-12 |
| 23955. | Avishkar (avishcold) | 71.92 | 96.7% | 2025-03-16 |
| 23956. | Invisible (invisible2506) | 71.92 | 97% | 2018-07-23 |
| 23957. | Matthew (yourtrashkld) | 71.92 | 97% | 2021-10-26 |
| 23958. | Shriram (shri_baj) | 71.92 | 97.7% | 2024-02-15 |
| 23959. | MrMemer (mrmemer69) | 71.92 | 94% | 2025-01-07 |
| 23960. | Brendan (brendan84213) | 71.92 | 95.6% | 2021-02-08 |
| 23961. | Desmond (desmondspeedy) | 71.92 | 97% | 2019-09-23 |
| 23962. | Priyanshu (singhpriyanshu5) | 71.92 | 98% | 2017-11-24 |
| 23963. | alika (alika) | 71.92 | 96% | 2013-01-27 |
| 23964. | Ali (reorololi) | 71.91 | 96% | 2025-02-27 |
| 23965. | WaddlyPenguin (waddlypenguin) | 71.91 | 95.7% | 2024-05-27 |
| 23966. | Nate (npmaile) | 71.91 | 97% | 2016-01-26 |
| 23967. | Deborah (kittenkindness) | 71.91 | — | 2010-11-03 |
| 23968. | Cicada (cicada3301) | 71.91 | 96% | 2017-07-06 |
| 23969. | Mr (mr_typer_70wpm) | 71.91 | 96% | 2023-01-12 |
| 23970. | Kumar (kumar_thapa1) | 71.91 | 98% | 2020-06-05 |
| 23971. | Nabil (pandakopter) | 71.91 | 99% | 2025-04-27 |
| 23972. | peiizy (peiizy) | 71.91 | 95% | 2021-09-11 |
| 23973. | Raaya (raaya) | 71.91 | 98.1% | 2024-06-06 |
| 23974. | Jerome (jerome.mcdonald44@y... | 71.91 | 97% | 2013-12-29 |
| 23975. | ducktyping (ducktyping) | 71.90 | 97.2% | 2025-02-10 |
| 23976. | Tanjil (tangent04) | 71.90 | 97.6% | 2025-01-14 |
| 23977. | Eugenio (eugenioleal) | 71.90 | 99.3% | 2023-11-14 |
| 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 |