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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27293. | peakock (peakock) | 68.56 | 97% | 2024-12-23 |
| 27294. | Ébe (ebeisaac) | 68.56 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 27295. | Deez (bobbi_matilda) | 68.56 | 94.8% | 2024-06-16 |
| 27296. | Jack (jga2349) | 68.56 | 93% | 2016-04-22 |
| 27297. | William (bizerk) | 68.56 | 99% | 2013-08-17 |
| 27298. | g (gkonti) | 68.56 | 97% | 2021-05-09 |
| 27299. | Johan (djentist) | 68.56 | 93.3% | 2023-11-17 |
| 27300. | punt (lookpedkeele) | 68.56 | 97.9% | 2024-05-31 |
| 27301. | Afterlife (afterlife71) | 68.56 | 96.5% | 2024-10-08 |
| 27302. | Benjamin (benluo) | 68.56 | 96.2% | 2024-10-16 |
| 27303. | Eliott (ruster) | 68.56 | 97% | 2022-12-19 |
| 27304. | Ankit (ankit0) | 68.56 | 97.1% | 2024-10-18 |
| 27305. | Catman (catman847) | 68.56 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
| 27306. | SuperMcShizzle (supermcshiz... | 68.56 | 96.3% | 2021-01-30 |
| 27307. | An (dao01) | 68.56 | 95% | 2011-11-03 |
| 27308. | ParagOGG (pavellum) | 68.56 | — | 2011-04-10 |
| 27309. | GPUPHD (gpuphd) | 68.55 | 98% | 2025-02-07 |
| 27310. | soren (soreniedge) | 68.55 | 95% | 2025-03-06 |
| 27311. | Steef (skunitz) | 68.55 | 93% | 2014-10-04 |
| 27312. | KK07 (kirank07) | 68.55 | 98% | 2025-04-08 |
| 27313. | Rikpot (athena_rikpot69) | 68.55 | 96% | 2025-03-19 |
| 27314. | JOSIE ZHANG (harrysgirl) | 68.55 | 96% | 2024-10-30 |
| 27315. | Iamjce (iamjce) | 68.55 | 98% | 2024-08-14 |
| 27316. | Patryk (patryk69) | 68.55 | 99% | 2024-04-07 |
| 27317. | Ayush (ayush_1511) | 68.55 | 95.5% | 2024-03-31 |
| 27318. | Jacob (jvoges) | 68.55 | 94% | 2012-10-25 |
| 27319. | john (er3g10us) | 68.55 | 97% | 2012-06-17 |
| 27320. | dang quang (dangquanghienitc) | 68.55 | — | 2010-06-14 |
| 27321. | Esther (pepperbaby) | 68.54 | 95% | 2011-08-02 |
| 27322. | Mike (mike7483) | 68.54 | 97% | 2013-10-28 |
| 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 |