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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23791. | tang (daoxuantang) | 71.86 | 96% | 2013-07-25 |
| 23792. | Vigor (vigorakbar) | 71.85 | 97% | 2020-04-05 |
| 23793. | shantal (shantal0924) | 71.85 | 95% | 2022-07-31 |
| 23794. | Amogus (trajojo) | 71.85 | 95% | 2023-02-01 |
| 23795. | Wai Yon (ravesplash) | 71.85 | 97% | 2022-10-05 |
| 23796. | imthomasking (imthomasking) | 71.85 | 97% | 2022-03-01 |
| 23797. | Proper_Awesome (properawesome) | 71.84 | 96% | 2024-10-07 |
| 23798. | AJ (dipchipsip) | 71.84 | 96% | 2024-09-09 |
| 23799. | Clarence (mositgole7) | 71.84 | 95.8% | 2024-08-27 |
| 23800. | Tex (kittyninjaturtle) | 71.84 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
| 23801. | Siyar Zia (siyarzia) | 71.84 | 99.3% | 2023-12-15 |
| 23802. | dfstranger (dfstranger) | 71.84 | 92% | 2012-04-19 |
| 23803. | Jack (ninjackz) | 71.84 | 97% | 2024-02-23 |
| 23804. | らくや (rakuya) | 71.84 | 95% | 2011-06-30 |
| 23805. | Nicholas (creamycarrots) | 71.84 | 95% | 2018-01-21 |
| 23806. | onlinetichoi (onlinetichoi) | 71.84 | 94% | 2013-10-13 |
| 23807. | Eroar (eroar) | 71.83 | 98.2% | 2024-08-06 |
| 23808. | Akodini (akodini) | 71.83 | 94% | 2025-02-04 |
| 23809. | Marc Sam C. Intog (a_new_fe... | 71.83 | 97% | 2024-06-07 |
| 23810. | Aimee (aimee830) | 71.83 | 96.8% | 2024-11-07 |
| 23811. | Adham (adhamfn) | 71.83 | 98% | 2024-02-22 |
| 23812. | Ryan (ryanbrew13) | 71.83 | 96% | 2024-05-25 |
| 23813. | Ammar (khan112233) | 71.83 | 95% | 2024-07-29 |
| 23814. | Dan (yugurtz) | 71.83 | 95% | 2021-05-06 |
| 23815. | The Stig (the_veldt) | 71.83 | 95% | 2016-04-20 |
| 23816. | Matt (digisax) | 71.83 | 97% | 2017-06-23 |
| 23817. | Walker (arunsreyas) | 71.83 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
| 23818. | Louka (vedacia) | 71.82 | 94% | 2024-07-15 |
| 23819. | lani (lani_jhecem) | 71.82 | 97% | 2024-07-20 |
| 23820. | Janette (_janette) | 71.82 | 97% | 2025-02-14 |
| 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 |