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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21989. | gioma (gioma) | 75.34 | 96% | 2024-03-06 |
| 21990. | Gallantino (gallantinogoldy) | 75.34 | 97% | 2023-11-10 |
| 21991. | Samuel (samuel_7) | 75.34 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
| 21992. | ridicolos (ridicolos) | 75.34 | 96% | 2022-06-03 |
| 21993. | (brockbnntt) | 75.34 | 95.9% | 2024-04-02 |
| 21994. | Matthew (mqtthew) | 75.34 | 98% | 2018-08-11 |
| 21995. | Young (youngson) | 75.34 | 94% | 2016-09-18 |
| 21996. | deget (deget) | 75.34 | 94% | 2016-01-29 |
| 21997. | alb1995 (alb1995) | 75.33 | 98% | 2025-03-26 |
| 21998. | melan (melancholyy) | 75.33 | 95.2% | 2024-07-15 |
| 21999. | Moriort (moriort777) | 75.33 | 97% | 2025-09-17 |
| 22000. | ariel (ariel9098) | 75.33 | 94% | 2024-03-24 |
| 22001. | Cynical (cynicalcitric) | 75.33 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
| 22002. | Mytch (mmytch) | 75.33 | 97% | 2024-04-20 |
| 22003. | MattSki (mattskiz) | 75.33 | 97.2% | 2023-12-11 |
| 22004. | Hen (henashke) | 75.33 | 96% | 2024-02-23 |
| 22005. | Mamdouh (mmdh) | 75.32 | 96.1% | 2024-05-23 |
| 22006. | Tasnimul (tasnimul) | 75.32 | 99.5% | 2024-04-29 |
| 22007. | MIke (mikeb7890) | 75.32 | 97% | 2023-04-06 |
| 22008. | Jason (crushsquid) | 75.32 | 99% | 2019-10-24 |
| 22009. | AfterRain007 (afterrain007) | 75.32 | 96% | 2025-05-30 |
| 22010. | Just (justvomit) | 75.32 | 97% | 2012-11-16 |
| 22011. | TuftyMonk (tuftymonk75) | 75.32 | 98% | 2022-07-31 |
| 22012. | Boco (bocoistyping) | 75.32 | 95% | 2021-08-05 |
| 22013. | Jeffrey (jeffrey7212) | 75.32 | 96% | 2018-06-19 |
| 22014. | SketTy (thesketty) | 75.31 | 96% | 2025-09-23 |
| 22015. | RJ (rogimsqui) | 75.31 | 96% | 2023-06-09 |
| 22016. | caresse (caressee) | 75.31 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 22017. | FreePalestine (jmore) | 75.31 | 97.1% | 2024-01-04 |
| 22018. | Nick (nick1347) | 75.31 | 99% | 2020-05-01 |
| 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 |