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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23362. | Vinit (vinit_007) | 71.61 | 99% | 2024-09-25 |
| 23363. | quitlesspogspeed (pogspeed) | 71.61 | 95% | 2022-04-26 |
| 23364. | Buruiana (sebihp2007) | 71.61 | 94% | 2013-05-23 |
| 23365. | Nah (halo375) | 71.61 | 94% | 2023-09-10 |
| 23366. | YurQ (yurq) | 71.61 | 94% | 2017-01-11 |
| 23367. | Mark Egan (ehgan) | 71.61 | 95% | 2016-08-25 |
| 23368. | Steffen (steffen_2) | 71.61 | 95% | 2013-07-14 |
| 23369. | long as (jennifersbody) | 71.60 | 97% | 2024-01-24 |
| 23370. | Aaron (aaron5457) | 71.60 | 93.5% | 2025-03-05 |
| 23371. | mauvieira (mauvieira) | 71.60 | 97% | 2022-05-19 |
| 23372. | Hai (ky0ka) | 71.60 | 96% | 2021-05-11 |
| 23373. | L (legiondark) | 71.60 | 98.8% | 2021-02-27 |
| 23374. | Laura (laurasee) | 71.60 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
| 23375. | No (jopear) | 71.60 | 97.4% | 2021-02-02 |
| 23376. | Lastre (lastre) | 71.60 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
| 23377. | Vinh (shadeomen) | 71.60 | 95% | 2019-03-03 |
| 23378. | Ezzy (odezzy) | 71.59 | 94.9% | 2024-10-06 |
| 23379. | Leo (leo123457) | 71.59 | 97% | 2024-09-08 |
| 23380. | badtypist (josecostamartins) | 71.59 | 94% | 2016-10-14 |
| 23381. | hockpond (hockpond) | 71.59 | 98% | 2017-07-14 |
| 23382. | Scopic (scopic) | 71.59 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
| 23383. | cassuvita (cassuvita) | 71.59 | 95% | 2012-01-10 |
| 23384. | Ellie (malvita) | 71.58 | 96% | 2015-11-10 |
| 23385. | (￣_,￣ ) (currkz) | 71.58 | 94.3% | 2024-03-12 |
| 23386. | Jake (jake845) | 71.58 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
| 23387. | Kelvinhbo (kelvinhbo) | 71.58 | 98.1% | 2024-04-04 |
| 23388. | Matt (vinchenzoxl) | 71.58 | 96.3% | 2023-12-19 |
| 23389. | Maaaaajd (majd) | 71.58 | — | 2011-02-17 |
| 23390. | Renchenchen (renchenchen) | 71.58 | 97% | 2014-06-03 |
| 23391. | Jie (jieship) | 71.57 | 95% | 2015-03-29 |
| 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 |