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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28736. | Payson (payson12) | 66.87 | 98% | 2024-11-24 |
| 28737. | Vitaliy (rey1) | 66.87 | 95% | 2017-06-13 |
| 28738. | Tinaa (tina_r) | 66.87 | 97% | 2011-07-07 |
| 28739. | Mus (m_ust_y) | 66.86 | 96% | 2025-05-20 |
| 28740. | Gray Turner (gjbear) | 66.86 | 96% | 2024-01-22 |
| 28741. | stratos (themng69) | 66.86 | 96.6% | 2024-08-27 |
| 28742. | Melanie (mellijade) | 66.86 | 96% | 2024-01-18 |
| 28743. | Bovinova (bovinovain) | 66.86 | 97% | 2021-02-24 |
| 28744. | Ewokker (ewokker) | 66.86 | 93.6% | 2024-04-05 |
| 28745. | Igor (igormau) | 66.86 | 97% | 2016-11-29 |
| 28746. | lenux005 (lenux005) | 66.86 | 93.9% | 2024-04-12 |
| 28747. | LordMackerel (lordmackerel) | 66.86 | 96% | 2021-09-15 |
| 28748. | ivi (ivica2) | 66.86 | 97% | 2020-09-28 |
| 28749. | Ice (ice_relentless) | 66.86 | 93% | 2013-10-14 |
| 28750. | Jason (vuwij) | 66.86 | 95% | 2013-01-15 |
| 28751. | astroLion (astrolion) | 66.86 | 97.4% | 2025-01-08 |
| 28752. | garryPeacock (garry_peacock09) | 66.85 | 94% | 2025-01-21 |
| 28753. | Señor Beavis (senor_beavis) | 66.85 | 99% | 2025-04-26 |
| 28754. | Borissss (borisssssss) | 66.85 | 98.5% | 2025-02-03 |
| 28755. | Ahmed (ahmekal) | 66.85 | 97% | 2022-01-29 |
| 28756. | Zuck (zuckerburger) | 66.85 | 97% | 2022-04-23 |
| 28757. | Lucas (soberpeach) | 66.85 | 96% | 2022-10-07 |
| 28758. | Yousef (yousef_salama) | 66.85 | 93% | 2012-11-13 |
| 28759. | Colton (dvoraky1) | 66.85 | 95% | 2015-04-11 |
| 28760. | Tracer (stonecoleq) | 66.85 | 90% | 2016-04-29 |
| 28761. | Rey (reymal) | 66.85 | 96% | 2019-03-02 |
| 28762. | Luis (luisfentanes) | 66.85 | 96% | 2012-08-19 |
| 28763. | JVL (jvlekanoff) | 66.84 | 97% | 2024-08-22 |
| 28764. | TheLostDime (thelostdime) | 66.84 | 97% | 2025-03-14 |
| 28765. | Marya Zara (zarapuch) | 66.84 | 98% | 2016-10-13 |
| 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 |