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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24064. | 03436578 (03436578) | 71.78 | 98.1% | 2023-11-29 |
| 24065. | Cho (cho82) | 71.78 | 95.1% | 2023-12-14 |
| 24066. | VeeDub (vyenson) | 71.78 | 93% | 2014-06-06 |
| 24067. | Ryan (kyonexe) | 71.78 | 96% | 2015-09-16 |
| 24068. | staffronik (staffronik) | 71.77 | 96.4% | 2024-08-28 |
| 24069. | Jamie (kaptonplanet) | 71.77 | 96% | 2022-08-07 |
| 24070. | Veggie Fries (a6yearold) | 71.77 | 91% | 2016-04-20 |
| 24071. | Gauravjeet (gjeet) | 71.76 | 96% | 2016-10-02 |
| 24072. | adeyata (adeyata) | 71.76 | 97.5% | 2025-03-07 |
| 24073. | Panni (panni_69) | 71.76 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
| 24074. | Timothy (timothy5597) | 71.76 | 97% | 2023-01-06 |
| 24075. | nosrej (nosrej) | 71.76 | 95% | 2012-03-27 |
| 24076. | Sir (sirramic) | 71.76 | 95% | 2015-11-19 |
| 24077. | Giancarlo (milkman007) | 71.76 | 96% | 2017-09-02 |
| 24078. | Focusing (focusing) | 71.76 | 95% | 2015-05-24 |
| 24079. | Jack (jarbadson) | 71.76 | 92% | 2016-10-05 |
| 24080. | Tahlil (calicratis19) | 71.75 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
| 24081. | Allsioi (allsioi) | 71.75 | 96% | 2024-11-29 |
| 24082. | smeedy (igotasquarehead) | 71.75 | 96.2% | 2024-11-14 |
| 24083. | ptrkap (piotr44) | 71.75 | 97% | 2024-08-17 |
| 24084. | :O (tomaski_) | 71.75 | 95.6% | 2024-10-07 |
| 24085. | Pesosinos (pesosinos) | 71.75 | 95.7% | 2023-11-23 |
| 24086. | ItsH (tree_3) | 71.75 | 96.6% | 2023-12-07 |
| 24087. | krabbos (krabbos) | 71.75 | 96% | 2018-02-28 |
| 24088. | Tom (biggusimusdiccussimus) | 71.74 | 96% | 2021-12-31 |
| 24089. | shadowTyper (shadow_typer929) | 71.74 | 96% | 2024-06-28 |
| 24090. | Jaime44 (j44clrdn) | 71.74 | 97% | 2023-11-24 |
| 24091. | Slueben (poijn) | 71.74 | 94% | 2020-05-11 |
| 24092. | d\img src=x onerror=alert(1... | 71.74 | 95.4% | 2025-04-03 |
| 24093. | Marek (marekc256) | 71.74 | 97% | 2021-04-29 |
| 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 |