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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20266. | chicken (chicken_wrap) | 75.95 | 94.6% | 2024-10-27 |
| 20267. | d (dafeiji) | 75.95 | 95% | 2018-11-16 |
| 20268. | Doreen Zhao (tyson_straight) | 75.95 | 89% | 2013-10-23 |
| 20269. | Sami (race_for_u) | 75.95 | 95% | 2012-11-18 |
| 20270. | Gelo (man_roange) | 75.94 | 98% | 2024-11-28 |
| 20271. | pranciskus2 (pranciskus2) | 75.94 | 98.5% | 2024-06-29 |
| 20272. | irene (iryy_890) | 75.94 | 96.2% | 2023-10-06 |
| 20273. | Galtorix (galtorix) | 75.94 | 97% | 2024-02-17 |
| 20274. | -rjas- (_rjas_) | 75.94 | 98% | 2025-03-03 |
| 20275. | Alex (xandero) | 75.94 | 96.5% | 2024-03-08 |
| 20276. | Tim (timsusss) | 75.94 | 97% | 2024-04-06 |
| 20277. | I (blitzfinger_bob) | 75.94 | 97% | 2025-06-05 |
| 20278. | Amit (amtijais) | 75.94 | 96% | 2023-03-28 |
| 20279. | Tyrone (1shotmacro) | 75.94 | 91% | 2012-10-18 |
| 20280. | Zeph (ringofonion) | 75.94 | 97% | 2020-09-26 |
| 20281. | Werner (wernerstucky) | 75.94 | 95% | 2015-08-20 |
| 20282. | Pranav (pranav_pranav) | 75.93 | 97% | 2025-06-12 |
| 20283. | Petr (petrolozynskyi) | 75.93 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
| 20284. | Mike (amamichi_) | 75.93 | 96% | 2022-07-05 |
| 20285. | Marc (exorbis) | 75.93 | 90% | 2015-08-02 |
| 20286. | PavliPatch (pavlipatch) | 75.93 | 96% | 2021-12-21 |
| 20287. | Simon (darkfiremoon) | 75.93 | 98.1% | 2024-06-19 |
| 20288. | cL (cynibro) | 75.93 | 95% | 2019-05-27 |
| 20289. | Teen (teenunicorn) | 75.93 | 93% | 2016-01-01 |
| 20290. | Jan (luke_suster) | 75.93 | 97% | 2014-09-20 |
| 20291. | bladee (thomazi) | 75.92 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 20292. | Thomas (rytmus) | 75.92 | 97% | 2024-04-21 |
| 20293. | R (rsrado) | 75.92 | 98% | 2024-03-05 |
| 20294. | cfeb (cfeb) | 75.92 | 98% | 2023-12-13 |
| 20295. | Draven (daniel4o0) | 75.92 | 97% | 2019-02-13 |
| 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 |