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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22452. | TheHollow (goofymunchkin23) | 74.13 | 98.2% | 2024-01-23 |
| 22453. | Kiril (sh_edwin) | 74.13 | 97% | 2021-04-12 |
| 22454. | Dinmukhamed (pro005) | 74.13 | 97% | 2020-09-26 |
| 22455. | lemty (lemty) | 74.13 | 98% | 2017-10-21 |
| 22456. | gat (gatwtal) | 74.13 | 96% | 2016-09-19 |
| 22457. | DoGe (doge_) | 74.12 | 95.3% | 2025-04-15 |
| 22458. | julz (julzbetter) | 74.12 | 97.2% | 2024-03-14 |
| 22459. | Joshua (j0sh_5836) | 74.12 | 97% | 2024-08-11 |
| 22460. | Hackder (hackder) | 74.12 | 95.9% | 2024-09-15 |
| 22461. | Rangus47 (rangus47) | 74.12 | 97% | 2024-08-05 |
| 22462. | Timel1ne (azurv) | 74.12 | 96% | 2024-06-23 |
| 22463. | lazybones (blmkdo) | 74.12 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 22464. | Mazze (shadyone) | 74.12 | 97% | 2023-03-16 |
| 22465. | Paul (naomisian) | 74.12 | 97% | 2024-10-23 |
| 22466. | thranduills (thranduills) | 74.12 | 97% | 2018-08-03 |
| 22467. | akk (torriala) | 74.12 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
| 22468. | Loku5155 (loku5155) | 74.11 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 22469. | Danho (danhosaur) | 74.11 | 96% | 2024-08-06 |
| 22470. | Diego (diegoso30) | 74.11 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
| 22471. | Joerg (jabra11) | 74.11 | 97% | 2025-07-28 |
| 22472. | Christian (kickstyping4thewin) | 74.11 | 96% | 2022-05-11 |
| 22473. | Olexiy (lexk) | 74.11 | 96.9% | 2024-01-06 |
| 22474. | amanullah.fitallc@yahoo.com... | 74.11 | 97% | 2011-05-05 |
| 22475. | Emil (emilvalieff) | 74.10 | 95.7% | 2025-01-07 |
| 22476. | matej_basta (matej_basta) | 74.10 | 98.6% | 2025-01-07 |
| 22477. | Venticle (dominion1326) | 74.10 | 96% | 2017-06-16 |
| 22478. | Nexrom (nexrom) | 74.10 | 97.1% | 2024-01-03 |
| 22479. | Fery (feri_hk) | 74.10 | 95.7% | 2023-09-08 |
| 22480. | snixtho (snixtho) | 74.10 | 86% | 2017-01-17 |
| 22481. | TheSwaeger (the_swaeger) | 74.09 | 97% | 2023-06-03 |
| 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 |