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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25322. | Twilight Sparkle (twilights... | 70.44 | 93% | 2011-12-19 |
| 25323. | Matt (mtype123) | 70.44 | 98% | 2011-09-02 |
| 25324. | Mr. Niagara (asa2005) | 70.43 | 95.7% | 2024-09-01 |
| 25325. | Gexxor (gexxor) | 70.43 | 98% | 2024-07-15 |
| 25326. | Burger (satyburgrpatty) | 70.43 | 96.3% | 2023-12-25 |
| 25327. | Thomas (100wordsperminute) | 70.43 | 97.9% | 2025-04-02 |
| 25328. | typerinfection (z4k1n470r) | 70.43 | 94% | 2021-10-15 |
| 25329. | svat (svat) | 70.43 | — | 2010-06-11 |
| 25330. | kai (master_kai) | 70.43 | 96% | 2013-08-12 |
| 25331. | mezkal33tO (mezkal33to) | 70.43 | 97% | 2016-02-05 |
| 25332. | Krithi (kreetea) | 70.42 | 96.1% | 2024-10-10 |
| 25333. | Ethan (brawl021) | 70.42 | 95% | 2025-03-24 |
| 25334. | dry (need_for_bandwidth) | 70.42 | 98% | 2024-04-26 |
| 25335. | BigFry (bigfry) | 70.42 | 96% | 2024-01-11 |
| 25336. | L9898 (l9898) | 70.42 | 91% | 2013-07-15 |
| 25337. | MangroveMan (swampy) | 70.42 | 98% | 2013-10-02 |
| 25338. | Sharabkhan (sharabkhan) | 70.41 | 95.6% | 2024-09-18 |
| 25339. | Shreshth (thefoxwithanelytra) | 70.41 | 95.8% | 2021-02-17 |
| 25340. | MuchoHombre (muchohombre) | 70.41 | 94% | 2024-02-20 |
| 25341. | Kazu (kashuwasabi) | 70.41 | 95% | 2022-09-30 |
| 25342. | soulblade (soulbalde) | 70.41 | 96.5% | 2024-06-19 |
| 25343. | Eternal Void (hope001) | 70.41 | 96.8% | 2024-04-21 |
| 25344. | Arjun (infernalord) | 70.41 | 96.1% | 2024-03-18 |
| 25345. | Leevhan (leevhanskull) | 70.41 | 95.2% | 2023-12-15 |
| 25346. | Abhi (uhsizeal) | 70.41 | 98.6% | 2023-11-06 |
| 25347. | David (mrshapes) | 70.41 | 94% | 2013-02-27 |
| 25348. | my mom (botmon99) | 70.41 | 96% | 2021-09-07 |
| 25349. | Sven (pentaflux) | 70.41 | 91% | 2013-04-08 |
| 25350. | komaru (komaru) | 70.41 | 98% | 2016-11-09 |
| 25351. | joseph (jbriones15) | 70.41 | 95% | 2015-05-30 |
| 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 |