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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20297. | Andrews (godspeeedd) | 76.28 | 95% | 2023-02-21 |
| 20298. | Syrus (abbys_sof) | 76.28 | 98% | 2020-09-23 |
| 20299. | Ruben (visjesteak) | 76.28 | 95% | 2014-10-16 |
| 20300. | Sai (sampro925) | 76.27 | 97.9% | 2024-12-08 |
| 20301. | kainate (itsbroccli) | 76.27 | 96.7% | 2024-02-26 |
| 20302. | Calle (c4113) | 76.27 | 89% | 2014-12-04 |
| 20303. | localsokol (localsokol) | 76.27 | 98% | 2023-06-20 |
| 20304. | Nandhu (nandhu871) | 76.27 | 98.5% | 2023-10-07 |
| 20305. | Marco (oblq) | 76.27 | 98% | 2021-06-08 |
| 20306. | Sherman (takozuchi) | 76.27 | 96% | 2023-06-19 |
| 20307. | turtle (intmain0) | 76.27 | 95% | 2021-02-08 |
| 20308. | peepeepoopoo (notfatcat) | 76.27 | 97% | 2021-09-30 |
| 20309. | Alexander (axelr) | 76.27 | 96% | 2011-07-18 |
| 20310. | pavelexpertov (pavelexpertov) | 76.27 | 97% | 2018-06-24 |
| 20311. | rafaelc (rafaelc) | 76.27 | 95% | 2015-04-07 |
| 20312. | Freiza (freiza) | 76.27 | 98% | 2011-10-30 |
| 20313. | Belle (b3ll3) | 76.26 | 96.2% | 2025-02-25 |
| 20314. | Dranirlies (dranirlies) | 76.26 | 98% | 2024-04-14 |
| 20315. | bb823 (bb823) | 76.26 | 97% | 2022-05-18 |
| 20316. | Adam (sirfartigus) | 76.26 | 98% | 2019-05-03 |
| 20317. | FOO (mintaly_unstable) | 76.26 | 98% | 2022-04-19 |
| 20318. | Jana (janazeyada) | 76.26 | 99% | 2024-09-14 |
| 20319. | Mark (mtatom) | 76.26 | 95% | 2014-02-18 |
| 20320. | Connor (lastiy) | 76.25 | 96.5% | 2021-02-05 |
| 20321. | tstats[mnhracer] (mnhracer) | 76.25 | 98% | 2023-06-27 |
| 20322. | Oddy (0ddy_hum4an) | 76.25 | 96% | 2023-06-18 |
| 20323. | Jared (jrod44) | 76.25 | 97% | 2018-01-21 |
| 20324. | Mister (ducky9008) | 76.25 | 94% | 2013-07-14 |
| 20325. | Enzo (enzobenzo) | 76.25 | 95% | 2020-02-09 |
| 20326. | Ram (sunia32) | 76.25 | 96% | 2021-06-28 |
| 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 |