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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28465. | BokChoy (iambokchoy) | 66.20 | 97% | 2024-01-09 |
| 28466. | Long (vuduclong0309) | 66.20 | 98% | 2015-10-10 |
| 28467. | Athelas (athelas) | 66.20 | 95% | 2016-12-24 |
| 28468. | Roy (royrivera) | 66.19 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 28469. | Chiranjeeb Mohanty (virleo11) | 66.19 | 98% | 2024-05-02 |
| 28470. | North (northtm) | 66.19 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
| 28471. | HyperKid (hyperkid123) | 66.19 | 96.7% | 2023-11-17 |
| 28472. | pfft001 (pfft001) | 66.19 | 96% | 2020-08-10 |
| 28473. | Jon (varunasky) | 66.19 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 28474. | gavin (gavrh) | 66.18 | 96% | 2025-04-03 |
| 28475. | Huh? (zeeztasium) | 66.18 | 96% | 2024-07-17 |
| 28476. | iitzSYNS_ttv (iitzsyns) | 66.18 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
| 28477. | AMAN (player7714) | 66.18 | 96.9% | 2024-02-09 |
| 28478. | Nikita (nikbolotin) | 66.18 | 96% | 2024-09-11 |
| 28479. | Louis (cenuij) | 66.18 | 96% | 2021-05-27 |
| 28480. | Asif (loove) | 66.18 | 96% | 2013-08-29 |
| 28481. | Ozzy (maniactot) | 66.17 | 97% | 2025-02-25 |
| 28482. | Varkis (varkis) | 66.17 | 97.2% | 2024-09-13 |
| 28483. | ViperTheGuy (arash28134) | 66.17 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 28484. | BLAMJAM (cult) | 66.17 | — | 2011-02-15 |
| 28485. | Alex (putzig) | 66.17 | 95% | 2024-07-09 |
| 28486. | Nicolas (nic1991) | 66.17 | 97% | 2018-11-19 |
| 28487. | Kartikeya Khullar (khullar_... | 66.16 | 96% | 2024-06-16 |
| 28488. | alooo (alooo__) | 66.16 | 96% | 2024-09-27 |
| 28489. | Diaa (diaa001) | 66.16 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
| 28490. | cutie90210 (cutie90210) | 66.16 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
| 28491. | Andrey (andreikav) | 66.16 | 97% | 2024-03-09 |
| 28492. | parsa (parsa_ktz) | 66.16 | 97% | 2022-07-02 |
| 28493. | Bruno (armitageb) | 66.16 | 95% | 2019-01-04 |
| 28494. | Ray (raydlanka) | 66.16 | 94% | 2020-10-13 |
| 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 |