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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21190. | Łukasz (paltarica) | 75.78 | 95% | 2021-07-31 |
| 21191. | Andrejs (e2e4) | 75.78 | 97% | 2012-07-25 |
| 21192. | Matt (mpochmara) | 75.78 | 96% | 2012-12-14 |
| 21193. | Sniperblackout (sniperblack... | 75.78 | 94% | 2012-04-10 |
| 21194. | 2 Second Headstart (in_lect... | 75.77 | 96% | 2025-05-18 |
| 21195. | Gabriel (gabpro) | 75.77 | 98% | 2024-11-11 |
| 21196. | Josh (armada120) | 75.77 | 95% | 2017-08-07 |
| 21197. | brad (slaccr) | 75.77 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 21198. | alex (alexaesopos) | 75.77 | 97% | 2023-02-04 |
| 21199. | Declan (declan) | 75.77 | — | 2010-07-26 |
| 21200. | Ever (efebo) | 75.76 | 89% | 2013-12-23 |
| 21201. | Paulo (paulo0506) | 75.76 | 97% | 2019-01-01 |
| 21202. | garry (ganesh1998) | 75.76 | 97% | 2025-04-10 |
| 21203. | Heooo (heooooo) | 75.76 | 98% | 2020-07-31 |
| 21204. | Dharma (nooblikeyou) | 75.76 | 95% | 2011-09-10 |
| 21205. | Zudio (ildosrel) | 75.76 | 98% | 2020-03-27 |
| 21206. | Julian Ramos (julian_one_hu... | 75.75 | 96% | 2023-09-12 |
| 21207. | The Falcon (hero1_2024) | 75.75 | 97% | 2024-05-27 |
| 21208. | EATEd (jacksmyrl) | 75.75 | 95.6% | 2024-06-18 |
| 21209. | Landon Dehn (landon_dehn2) | 75.75 | 96% | 2024-04-09 |
| 21210. | Morgane (just_me_morgane) | 75.75 | 98.2% | 2024-04-27 |
| 21211. | Tim (tim28) | 75.75 | 96% | 2019-11-12 |
| 21212. | Theo (theodosis_aga) | 75.75 | 98% | 2021-06-06 |
| 21213. | Leo (leofuller) | 75.75 | 96% | 2019-02-16 |
| 21214. | Pedro (pelohi) | 75.75 | 91% | 2015-11-09 |
| 21215. | THREEFOURSIXX (avenkata@liv... | 75.75 | 89% | 2013-05-17 |
| 21216. | CHCHC (chchchch1) | 75.74 | 97% | 2024-08-09 |
| 21217. | rex (rexorangecounty) | 75.74 | 98% | 2025-06-11 |
| 21218. | Marin (puhoop) | 75.74 | 96% | 2025-06-24 |
| 21219. | Kevin (kevcomo) | 75.74 | 95% | 2022-03-20 |
| 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 |