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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27361. | Amanda (pandabot0407) | 68.36 | 97% | 2012-07-16 |
| 27362. | Umar (umartangent) | 68.35 | 95.9% | 2024-11-15 |
| 27363. | T. C. (tc17) | 68.35 | 96% | 2023-08-18 |
| 27364. | Σίσυφος (elnoritada) | 68.35 | 97.9% | 2025-04-17 |
| 27365. | MewZex (mewzex) | 68.35 | 95.6% | 2024-02-11 |
| 27366. | C0br6 (c0br6) | 68.35 | 96.6% | 2025-02-21 |
| 27367. | Colemak-trainee (toffeebar) | 68.35 | 95% | 2025-01-13 |
| 27368. | UyPilipins (giatay) | 68.35 | 94.6% | 2024-09-08 |
| 27369. | Harry (goldensporkle) | 68.35 | 97% | 2017-12-18 |
| 27370. | Sean (polosauris) | 68.35 | 96% | 2021-08-08 |
| 27371. | Ricardo (ricardo1610) | 68.35 | 96% | 2022-08-09 |
| 27372. | joseph (cranetao) | 68.35 | 89% | 2017-05-07 |
| 27373. | Schuhuen (schuhuen) | 68.35 | — | 2010-10-12 |
| 27374. | Himanshu (himvins) | 68.35 | 97% | 2012-12-02 |
| 27375. | GoVegan (goveganf) | 68.35 | 93% | 2016-03-05 |
| 27376. | Thanh Chung (arch_angel) | 68.35 | 98% | 2016-03-08 |
| 27377. | Luis Andres (luis_andres2015) | 68.34 | 95% | 2025-05-03 |
| 27378. | songeunie (songeunie) | 68.34 | 98.1% | 2025-02-20 |
| 27379. | Benny T. (bennybrass) | 68.34 | 97% | 2025-02-09 |
| 27380. | shlibbidyfloop (shlibbidyflop) | 68.34 | 96% | 2025-03-05 |
| 27381. | Marco (chino01) | 68.34 | 97% | 2021-07-28 |
| 27382. | Milaan (milaan_raj) | 68.34 | 97.3% | 2024-04-08 |
| 27383. | Moodrammer (moodrammer) | 68.34 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
| 27384. | Đỗ (bigcatyoyo) | 68.34 | 95% | 2021-11-26 |
| 27385. | Vincent (vincent242) | 68.34 | 95% | 2020-12-20 |
| 27386. | Tobias (tobi9891) | 68.33 | 97% | 2021-04-27 |
| 27387. | Heaven (heavenlyanne) | 68.33 | 97% | 2025-02-23 |
| 27388. | Peter Griffin (kosherpatty) | 68.33 | 96.5% | 2024-11-14 |
| 27389. | piensi2 (piensi2) | 68.33 | 94% | 2024-09-28 |
| 27390. | Bloubul (bloubulle) | 68.33 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
| 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 |