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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30708. | Blake (eclypse750) | 66.82 | 97% | 2020-06-10 |
| 30709. | makkuma (makkuma) | 66.82 | 90% | 2013-07-08 |
| 30710. | Ron (thtguyovrthr) | 66.82 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
| 30711. | Blake (samuryon) | 66.82 | 92% | 2017-01-18 |
| 30712. | Remington (lordarchangel) | 66.82 | 91% | 2016-03-21 |
| 30713. | Josh (josh_rowlette) | 66.82 | 84% | 2013-05-22 |
| 30714. | oogy (owogy) | 66.81 | 95% | 2022-05-25 |
| 30715. | Lily (lilypadd) | 66.81 | 97.1% | 2024-12-15 |
| 30716. | Andrew (auxcide) | 66.81 | 97.2% | 2024-05-14 |
| 30717. | Prant (prant02) | 66.81 | 97% | 2025-12-25 |
| 30718. | Shahed (shahed_hasan) | 66.81 | 96% | 2021-03-24 |
| 30719. | raz🐢 (razman) | 66.81 | 87% | 2012-09-28 |
| 30720. | Mr.Chow (panza_sancho) | 66.81 | 96.8% | 2023-11-21 |
| 30721. | Lisi (lisikava) | 66.81 | 94% | 2015-06-29 |
| 30722. | John (syle) | 66.81 | 90% | 2014-08-05 |
| 30723. | sasmit_qwerty (sasmit_neogi) | 66.81 | 98% | 2021-05-04 |
| 30724. | CelestialAce (celestialace) | 66.80 | 98% | 2024-07-30 |
| 30725. | Gary (ggaarryy12340) | 66.80 | 97% | 2025-06-10 |
| 30726. | VitaliK (vitalik_2961) | 66.80 | 95% | 2023-01-05 |
| 30727. | ahmed (ahmedhafez96) | 66.80 | 98.1% | 2024-10-11 |
| 30728. | fuapica (fuapica) | 66.80 | 98% | 2014-02-15 |
| 30729. | rasmus (erasmusmustcome) | 66.80 | 96% | 2018-12-09 |
| 30730. | Howard (bpiggy) | 66.80 | 97% | 2012-03-09 |
| 30731. | Kenneth (ken_boi) | 66.79 | 97% | 2025-07-02 |
| 30732. | Shubhan (iamfasterthanyou28) | 66.79 | 95% | 2024-04-07 |
| 30733. | bbrass04 (bbrass04) | 66.79 | 97.2% | 2024-06-25 |
| 30734. | Jingles (jingles45) | 66.79 | 97% | 2024-10-10 |
| 30735. | verz (verziet) | 66.79 | 96% | 2024-05-05 |
| 30736. | Andrea (gretelda) | 66.79 | 95% | 2012-03-10 |
| 30737. | Lilia (mokrica) | 66.79 | 89% | 2013-03-11 |
| 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 |