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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22045. | Colin (cabb007) | 74.14 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
| 22046. | Christian (cram0112) | 74.14 | 98% | 2016-09-16 |
| 22047. | Jardo (marqz) | 74.14 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
| 22048. | PriyaM (bagyam) | 74.14 | 98.8% | 2025-04-17 |
| 22049. | Jill (devaunsmom) | 74.14 | 99% | 2019-09-11 |
| 22050. | Har (harr) | 74.14 | 95% | 2012-01-06 |
| 22051. | chumchumlol (chumchumlol) | 74.13 | 96% | 2021-07-13 |
| 22052. | David (ineedalifapartfromme... | 74.13 | 96% | 2018-07-25 |
| 22053. | TNT (tnt7) | 74.13 | 96.3% | 2024-08-17 |
| 22054. | Patrick (patbird) | 74.13 | 96% | 2021-08-20 |
| 22055. | TheHollow (goofymunchkin23) | 74.13 | 98.2% | 2024-01-23 |
| 22056. | Kaitlyn (kaitlyn22) | 74.13 | 98.8% | 2024-10-22 |
| 22057. | Kiril (sh_edwin) | 74.13 | 97% | 2021-04-12 |
| 22058. | Dinmukhamed (pro005) | 74.13 | 97% | 2020-09-26 |
| 22059. | lemty (lemty) | 74.13 | 98% | 2017-10-21 |
| 22060. | gat (gatwtal) | 74.13 | 96% | 2016-09-19 |
| 22061. | DoGe (doge_) | 74.12 | 95.3% | 2025-04-15 |
| 22062. | julz (julzbetter) | 74.12 | 97.2% | 2024-03-14 |
| 22063. | Joshua (j0sh_5836) | 74.12 | 97% | 2024-08-11 |
| 22064. | Hackder (hackder) | 74.12 | 95.9% | 2024-09-15 |
| 22065. | Rangus47 (rangus47) | 74.12 | 97% | 2024-08-05 |
| 22066. | Timel1ne (azurv) | 74.12 | 96% | 2024-06-23 |
| 22067. | lazybones (blmkdo) | 74.12 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 22068. | Mazze (shadyone) | 74.12 | 97% | 2023-03-16 |
| 22069. | Paul (naomisian) | 74.12 | 97% | 2024-10-23 |
| 22070. | thranduills (thranduills) | 74.12 | 97% | 2018-08-03 |
| 22071. | akk (torriala) | 74.12 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
| 22072. | Loku5155 (loku5155) | 74.11 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 22073. | Danho (danhosaur) | 74.11 | 96% | 2024-08-06 |
| 22074. | Diego (diegoso30) | 74.11 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
| 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 |