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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22171. | bug (bugmenot) | 74.18 | — | 2010-11-25 |
| 22172. | gechleng (ngorgechleng) | 74.18 | 94% | 2013-09-06 |
| 22173. | Absyl (absyl) | 74.18 | 97% | 2011-05-22 |
| 22174. | Raghavan G V (raghavangv1998) | 74.17 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
| 22175. | kaizel (kai_zel) | 74.17 | 98% | 2025-01-24 |
| 22176. | Kucing (nyandesuyo) | 74.17 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
| 22177. | dmitry (dmitry_) | 74.17 | 94.4% | 2023-12-21 |
| 22178. | Simon (siggyyo) | 74.17 | 94% | 2015-10-23 |
| 22179. | Muhammadsaid (muhammadsaid_... | 74.16 | 94.6% | 2025-05-06 |
| 22180. | George (chronictyper) | 74.16 | 97% | 2024-03-22 |
| 22181. | sean (itscalledwkey) | 74.16 | 95.8% | 2025-04-10 |
| 22182. | Jessie (jpoopknitting) | 74.16 | 96% | 2024-04-10 |
| 22183. | This is (thisiswhyweplay) | 74.16 | 96% | 2022-06-12 |
| 22184. | AR (prop_24) | 74.16 | 96% | 2025-01-28 |
| 22185. | Chase (chasechai) | 74.16 | 97% | 2022-10-08 |
| 22186. | Awoo? (voidsaidmeow) | 74.16 | 97% | 2024-05-29 |
| 22187. | Xave (meowcat12) | 74.15 | 96% | 2025-06-27 |
| 22188. | Lynx_n (lynx_n) | 74.15 | 97.3% | 2024-02-20 |
| 22189. | ⓔⓓⓐⓝⓘ (edaniguy90) | 74.15 | 98.6% | 2024-03-21 |
| 22190. | Lebo (lebo) | 74.15 | 95% | 2012-03-30 |
| 22191. | Claudia (heartbreakinglyawk... | 74.15 | 96% | 2012-12-11 |
| 22192. | Luca (cheezeitzrice) | 74.15 | 99% | 2020-09-24 |
| 22193. | Serguk (serguk) | 74.15 | 99% | 2021-12-29 |
| 22194. | M@RKUS (makuslis) | 74.15 | 88% | 2012-04-11 |
| 22195. | Anna (amd617) | 74.15 | 92% | 2016-10-24 |
| 22196. | preonikita (preonikita) | 74.14 | 97% | 2024-07-09 |
| 22197. | Colin (cabb007) | 74.14 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
| 22198. | Christian (cram0112) | 74.14 | 98% | 2016-09-16 |
| 22199. | Jardo (marqz) | 74.14 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
| 22200. | PriyaM (bagyam) | 74.14 | 98.8% | 2025-04-17 |
| 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 |