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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21253. | hazamadra (hazamadra) | 74.79 | 94% | 2020-08-09 |
| 21254. | Mocha (tdrewek) | 74.79 | 97.7% | 2025-02-18 |
| 21255. | Shadow (shadow_monarch) | 74.79 | 96% | 2021-04-11 |
| 21256. | Karl (cineafx) | 74.79 | 94.8% | 2021-02-04 |
| 21257. | phong (phongcnttbk) | 74.79 | 98% | 2012-11-04 |
| 21258. | Libyracus (libyracus) | 74.78 | 95% | 2025-02-27 |
| 21259. | yo momma (nav203) | 74.78 | 95% | 2022-10-20 |
| 21260. | airberlin (airberlin1010) | 74.78 | 98.1% | 2024-07-16 |
| 21261. | Peaches (peaches_1425) | 74.78 | 97% | 2017-07-11 |
| 21262. | Mary (mborr) | 74.78 | 99% | 2017-11-29 |
| 21263. | salsa (spencer_salsa) | 74.78 | 95% | 2022-09-24 |
| 21264. | Dvimrak (bchadwick87) | 74.78 | 97.5% | 2024-01-24 |
| 21265. | Xenos (xenosx909) | 74.78 | 95.9% | 2024-01-02 |
| 21266. | TiBuRiN (tiburin) | 74.78 | 95% | 2012-09-24 |
| 21267. | Martin (martin_cantwell) | 74.78 | 93% | 2012-11-15 |
| 21268. | Zorashi (zorashi64) | 74.78 | 96% | 2024-01-23 |
| 21269. | HallgrÃmur Kr (topkek__) | 74.77 | 95% | 2025-05-27 |
| 21270. | hilanjru1 (hilanjru1) | 74.77 | 96.9% | 2024-09-01 |
| 21271. | Santiago (santi_ooo) | 74.77 | 97% | 2025-01-31 |
| 21272. | Raymond (droid_za) | 74.77 | 97.9% | 2024-04-08 |
| 21273. | Robert (rjfs88) | 74.77 | 99% | 2018-11-28 |
| 21274. | Kingslayer (whybridv) | 74.77 | 97% | 2022-05-07 |
| 21275. | John (johnzeds) | 74.77 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
| 21276. | Daniel (neon95) | 74.77 | 98% | 2019-11-26 |
| 21277. | Ryan (rinselmann) | 74.77 | 97% | 2018-10-09 |
| 21278. | Xart (normzkee2) | 74.77 | 94% | 2014-12-06 |
| 21279. | poopmunkey (poopmunkey) | 74.76 | 96% | 2021-12-15 |
| 21280. | vquclinh.04 (vquclinh04) | 74.76 | 98% | 2024-11-18 |
| 21281. | Cathy (strawberrylatte) | 74.76 | 95.9% | 2024-11-21 |
| 21282. | Will (william_wang) | 74.76 | 98% | 2022-12-11 |
| 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 |