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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23676. | Jack (jack_ery) | 73.93 | 98.3% | 2024-02-13 |
| 23677. | gg (doomsux) | 73.93 | 98% | 2023-01-26 |
| 23678. | Andy (andywong) | 73.92 | 96% | 2026-02-13 |
| 23679. | Valdo (valdo_) | 73.92 | 96% | 2022-01-20 |
| 23680. | Josh (unkret) | 73.92 | 96.1% | 2024-03-15 |
| 23681. | Kyle (xkismet) | 73.92 | 96.8% | 2024-06-27 |
| 23682. | a (1sents) | 73.92 | 97% | 2022-06-14 |
| 23683. | Ori (raflabafla) | 73.92 | 97% | 2024-09-24 |
| 23684. | KingstonAZ (kingstonaz) | 73.92 | 97.2% | 2024-09-09 |
| 23685. | Srivathsa (vatsa_racer) | 73.92 | 97% | 2025-02-11 |
| 23686. | master (cs6000pistol) | 73.92 | 94% | 2019-02-22 |
| 23687. | Sanjeevwa (sanjeevwa) | 73.92 | 97% | 2021-04-16 |
| 23688. | Ahpoo (ahpoo) | 73.92 | 95% | 2022-04-26 |
| 23689. | ohoo (oholter) | 73.92 | 98% | 2016-09-24 |
| 23690. | Federick (bonixouk) | 73.92 | 95% | 2014-09-28 |
| 23691. | Vasu (vasughatole) | 73.92 | 98% | 2019-10-09 |
| 23692. | Moon (haim_moon) | 73.91 | 99% | 2025-12-07 |
| 23693. | ig: aliosayle (alioss) | 73.91 | 96.8% | 2025-02-07 |
| 23694. | zyyy (zyyyyyyyz) | 73.91 | 97% | 2022-01-10 |
| 23695. | Mike (typo_prone) | 73.91 | 95.7% | 2024-01-18 |
| 23696. | Nitesh (niteshtiwari) | 73.91 | 97% | 2023-02-25 |
| 23697. | janez (zzzblj) | 73.91 | 99% | 2016-02-24 |
| 23698. | bolt (boltai1) | 73.90 | 96% | 2025-03-25 |
| 23699. | Mika (svenkarls) | 73.90 | 96.9% | 2025-02-03 |
| 23700. | Makhmudjon (makhmudjon) | 73.90 | 96% | 2025-07-13 |
| 23701. | Peaches (paeches8) | 73.89 | 96% | 2025-04-09 |
| 23702. | mootyhoot (mootyhoot) | 73.89 | 95.6% | 2024-04-09 |
| 23703. | Vall (vallakin) | 73.89 | 97.2% | 2024-07-08 |
| 23704. | guest (okokok1234) | 73.89 | 98.5% | 2024-12-03 |
| 23705. | idk_hii (idk_hii) | 73.89 | 96% | 2021-10-07 |
| 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 |