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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23027. | Dat (bigbeartk) | 73.34 | 96% | 2021-07-20 |
| 23028. | Michael (polorized) | 73.34 | 94% | 2020-12-27 |
| 23029. | Abhiram (abdo22) | 73.34 | 96.7% | 2024-01-19 |
| 23030. | Brett (sonovthedawn) | 73.34 | 95% | 2019-10-09 |
| 23031. | Billy (billyluck) | 73.34 | 96% | 2012-11-30 |
| 23032. | Werdna (werdnawerd) | 73.34 | 95% | 2016-02-07 |
| 23033. | Shotsov (shotsov_qvickly) | 73.34 | 97% | 2011-10-20 |
| 23034. | ilrj (ilrj) | 73.34 | 99% | 2012-09-24 |
| 23035. | Ahme (ahmed99999) | 73.33 | 98.8% | 2024-12-31 |
| 23036. | Christopher (yammayammatoot) | 73.33 | 98.1% | 2023-12-12 |
| 23037. | Peter (gmontag) | 73.33 | — | 2011-02-20 |
| 23038. | Dawid (jasonwhyareyou) | 73.33 | 93% | 2016-04-23 |
| 23039. | M200294 (m200294) | 73.32 | 97.4% | 2024-09-13 |
| 23040. | Lemuel (camo341) | 73.32 | 94% | 2015-11-23 |
| 23041. | Okan (pikachu_wow) | 73.32 | 92% | 2016-10-14 |
| 23042. | Prefering (tregsomfaen) | 73.32 | 98% | 2015-06-09 |
| 23043. | Corey (cyoung09) | 73.31 | 97% | 2024-12-05 |
| 23044. | SiyMoteF (siymotef) | 73.31 | 97% | 2025-02-28 |
| 23045. | average foe (average_foe) | 73.31 | 96% | 2024-07-05 |
| 23046. | Yo (yomamaaaa) | 73.31 | 96% | 2024-01-23 |
| 23047. | Todd (toddneal) | 73.31 | 96% | 2022-04-13 |
| 23048. | Wilfred (wilfred_king) | 73.31 | 96.5% | 2023-12-21 |
| 23049. | Liney (pollypopcorn) | 73.31 | 97% | 2018-03-03 |
| 23050. | Stratos (stratos00) | 73.30 | 97% | 2025-05-23 |
| 23051. | daniel (danielcs123) | 73.30 | 97% | 2024-04-29 |
| 23052. | Kenneth (oracleone) | 73.30 | 96% | 2017-06-21 |
| 23053. | Siri (eternalreign) | 73.30 | 93% | 2022-01-15 |
| 23054. | HzVee (hzvee) | 73.30 | 95% | 2016-01-30 |
| 23055. | Upline 사나 (anjoanjoanjo) | 73.30 | 95% | 2015-07-01 |
| 23056. | Maikl (maikl_c) | 73.30 | 97% | 2017-07-05 |
| 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 |