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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23113. | Bob (bobanton02) | 72.89 | 95% | 2020-11-06 |
| 23114. | Ham (hammah713) | 72.89 | 97% | 2024-06-24 |
| 23115. | Luke (firetruc) | 72.89 | 96.9% | 2023-11-30 |
| 23116. | Ooma (oomaflabaga) | 72.89 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
| 23117. | Cep (alhabiblidinillah) | 72.89 | 97% | 2021-10-22 |
| 23118. | candy (candycloth) | 72.89 | 98% | 2020-03-13 |
| 23119. | McFlurry (bigmactyu) | 72.88 | 95.2% | 2025-02-15 |
| 23120. | S (sjm8885) | 72.88 | — | 2010-08-09 |
| 23121. | suss (grantsussman) | 72.88 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 23122. | encrypt3d (encrypt3d) | 72.88 | 96% | 2024-10-09 |
| 23123. | Andy (infurno8) | 72.88 | 97% | 2016-07-30 |
| 23124. | cashy_b (cashy_b) | 72.88 | 97.4% | 2023-12-05 |
| 23125. | Mouse (atypingmouse) | 72.88 | 95.9% | 2024-02-21 |
| 23126. | Savannah (peaches39) | 72.88 | 97% | 2022-01-19 |
| 23127. | Ryan (ryan_t) | 72.88 | 89% | 2013-11-15 |
| 23128. | Aljoša (aljo5) | 72.88 | 96% | 2017-05-29 |
| 23129. | LizAthena (lizathena) | 72.87 | 96% | 2024-04-02 |
| 23130. | aradil (aradil) | 72.87 | — | 2011-01-11 |
| 23131. | Watdahill (jieoms) | 72.87 | 97% | 2024-05-03 |
| 23132. | noctedie (noctedie) | 72.87 | 93.7% | 2023-10-31 |
| 23133. | Nazarii (grushepad_228) | 72.86 | 97% | 2025-04-28 |
| 23134. | May.B.Right (may_b_right) | 72.86 | 99.5% | 2024-03-15 |
| 23135. | Konstantin (kost91n) | 72.86 | 97.3% | 2024-08-29 |
| 23136. | guni_1202 (guni_1202) | 72.86 | 96.4% | 2023-10-01 |
| 23137. | Batman (blewris) | 72.86 | 95% | 2013-04-13 |
| 23138. | be (besalt) | 72.86 | 97% | 2022-01-03 |
| 23139. | ∞ (lukman999) | 72.86 | 95% | 2020-05-08 |
| 23140. | Ilya (whyuhefftobmad) | 72.86 | 96% | 2014-04-18 |
| 23141. | faran (farankhan) | 72.86 | 92% | 2011-05-05 |
| 23142. | Benjamin (bentonsrevenge) | 72.85 | 96% | 2023-09-18 |
| 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 |