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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20686. | Levy (speedylevy) | 74.87 | 98% | 2011-09-21 |
| 20687. | Syed Anwaar (cyedanwaar) | 74.86 | 97% | 2025-04-20 |
| 20688. | draktor99 (draktor99) | 74.86 | 97.9% | 2023-12-21 |
| 20689. | Chris (christophski) | 74.86 | 93% | 2013-03-09 |
| 20690. | pipez (pipez) | 74.86 | 92% | 2015-04-04 |
| 20691. | Rohan (roankar) | 74.86 | 97% | 2018-02-25 |
| 20692. | Badog (mississauga145) | 74.86 | 97% | 2017-01-27 |
| 20693. | fish4president (fish4presid... | 74.85 | 97.1% | 2024-12-13 |
| 20694. | K (lightfalls) | 74.85 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
| 20695. | Norman Fulay (nful6160) | 74.85 | 98% | 2023-12-27 |
| 20696. | Nesto (nesto2042) | 74.85 | 99% | 2024-09-23 |
| 20697. | Shraybies (_shrraybies_) | 74.85 | 99% | 2023-11-21 |
| 20698. | Viv (vivexxx) | 74.85 | 96% | 2022-01-15 |
| 20699. | Edgar (egonzalez0787) | 74.85 | 97% | 2011-08-23 |
| 20700. | Alex (evoamac) | 74.85 | 97% | 2011-08-13 |
| 20701. | maks (boredmaks) | 74.85 | 95% | 2014-10-24 |
| 20702. | Bayu (surfprice) | 74.84 | 98% | 2025-02-04 |
| 20703. | park (jiministhebest) | 74.84 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 20704. | Shivansh (dope0403) | 74.84 | 97.9% | 2023-12-11 |
| 20705. | sdr4wkc48 (sdr4wkc48) | 74.84 | 95% | 2022-07-15 |
| 20706. | Barry (rip21) | 74.84 | 96% | 2018-01-12 |
| 20707. | hotmama (jaggid) | 74.84 | 96% | 2020-09-28 |
| 20708. | Danny (willsmithfan) | 74.84 | 96% | 2012-11-02 |
| 20709. | Seong (skcxbr@hotmail.com) | 74.84 | 95% | 2014-02-05 |
| 20710. | noooit (noooit) | 74.84 | 97% | 2024-07-21 |
| 20711. | Md. Shafiqul (shafiqulazam) | 74.84 | 95% | 2011-08-20 |
| 20712. | jobaer (voidjdd) | 74.83 | 99% | 2024-08-23 |
| 20713. | Ves (veshristov) | 74.83 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
| 20714. | 100WPM (kufum_mohit) | 74.83 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
| 20715. | Claus (cconrad) | 74.83 | 98% | 2024-02-23 |
| 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 |