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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23658. | Wasupie (wasupie) | 73.99 | 97% | 2024-10-08 |
| 23659. | Tunmsie (tunmi_dev) | 73.99 | 96% | 2021-12-13 |
| 23660. | GiaTuong (giatuong) | 73.99 | 95% | 2012-12-04 |
| 23661. | ouali_d15 (ouali_d15) | 73.98 | 95.5% | 2024-08-09 |
| 23662. | RabbitsFoot (rabbitsfoot) | 73.98 | 98% | 2021-10-20 |
| 23663. | Justin (keehyu) | 73.98 | 95% | 2020-12-22 |
| 23664. | xXV0RT3XXxtyper_99 (xxv0rt3... | 73.98 | 95.4% | 2025-02-20 |
| 23665. | not gonna tell (badboy_s_p_s) | 73.98 | 96.3% | 2024-12-15 |
| 23666. | Drooby (dr00by) | 73.98 | 97% | 2024-04-16 |
| 23667. | pasi (palli8367) | 73.98 | 94.6% | 2024-01-07 |
| 23668. | Malichi Marichi (mmarichi7) | 73.98 | 98% | 2023-12-12 |
| 23669. | Dylan (dyl0e) | 73.98 | 97% | 2021-07-18 |
| 23670. | Branched (branchedstem) | 73.98 | 97% | 2021-03-23 |
| 23671. | Gage (gagedorl) | 73.98 | 97% | 2022-04-03 |
| 23672. | Austin (austincolibaba) | 73.98 | 98% | 2023-03-25 |
| 23673. | rajender (rajenderrautela) | 73.98 | 96% | 2011-06-30 |
| 23674. | tom (feelthewrath) | 73.97 | 98% | 2025-04-18 |
| 23675. | Kartikeya Khullar (khullar_... | 73.97 | 95% | 2025-06-08 |
| 23676. | Simon (knull) | 73.97 | 97% | 2018-11-14 |
| 23677. | Nobody (kinghades) | 73.97 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 23678. | Artei (artei) | 73.97 | 97.6% | 2023-11-17 |
| 23679. | Newb (newbcoder) | 73.97 | — | 2011-04-22 |
| 23680. | Vic (akamech) | 73.97 | 96.6% | 2023-09-04 |
| 23681. | Snibler (snibler) | 73.97 | 88% | 2015-10-18 |
| 23682. | sherimori (sherimori) | 73.97 | 93% | 2017-01-30 |
| 23683. | Noah (nesharps) | 73.97 | 91% | 2016-04-18 |
| 23684. | †KKD†™ (hkkdt1) | 73.97 | — | 2011-03-15 |
| 23685. | Rex (redrex) | 73.96 | 91% | 2013-03-13 |
| 23686. | Dan (paracor) | 73.96 | 96% | 2025-10-19 |
| 23687. | faisal (f_is_l_kh_n) | 73.96 | 96% | 2023-01-08 |
| 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 |