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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23515. | Gab (gabbyme) | 72.55 | 94% | 2025-01-07 |
| 23516. | Mark (exec_prod) | 72.55 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
| 23517. | james (jamesbudi) | 72.55 | 95% | 2014-05-14 |
| 23518. | hema (hemalata) | 72.55 | — | 2010-11-08 |
| 23519. | CXZ03 (cxz03) | 72.54 | 97% | 2025-06-03 |
| 23520. | Anton (0ffbyone) | 72.54 | 96% | 2025-03-30 |
| 23521. | Billy B (billden55) | 72.54 | 97% | 2025-02-04 |
| 23522. | HiRex (blacktedr) | 72.54 | 95% | 2024-10-05 |
| 23523. | Nukman (fenderzo) | 72.54 | 96% | 2024-07-30 |
| 23524. | Lui B. (nerdywrite) | 72.54 | 98.1% | 2024-03-05 |
| 23525. | mahmoud khater (mahmoudkharer) | 72.54 | 97.3% | 2025-01-05 |
| 23526. | Charles (charles_good) | 72.54 | 96% | 2022-06-16 |
| 23527. | Ahmed (ahmed3sami) | 72.54 | 96% | 2022-11-13 |
| 23528. | Felipe (bumbleblo) | 72.54 | 95% | 2019-01-02 |
| 23529. | UMS (umskal) | 72.54 | 89% | 2011-09-29 |
| 23530. | Jack (jackattack45) | 72.54 | 97% | 2017-06-22 |
| 23531. | Kusumio (kuzumio) | 72.53 | 96.6% | 2025-01-21 |
| 23532. | SeeSawRow (seesawrow) | 72.53 | 96% | 2021-12-09 |
| 23533. | lightspeed_bruno (lightspee... | 72.53 | 99% | 2024-05-27 |
| 23534. | Neo (ne0politan1) | 72.53 | 97.5% | 2023-12-26 |
| 23535. | GanmenSmasher (ganmensmasher) | 72.53 | 96% | 2022-11-26 |
| 23536. | N!xvierenzeventig (nixviere... | 72.53 | 96% | 2022-12-21 |
| 23537. | Eines (hawkeines) | 72.53 | 98% | 2023-08-13 |
| 23538. | Lelerz (lelerz314) | 72.53 | 94% | 2013-11-14 |
| 23539. | Michae (zimph) | 72.53 | 94% | 2012-04-15 |
| 23540. | xiao (warakawa) | 72.53 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 23541. | Dvorak (dvoraktrainer) | 72.53 | 91% | 2016-03-09 |
| 23542. | Hildor (cdm2011) | 72.53 | 94% | 2015-06-10 |
| 23543. | Sush1 (sushikun) | 72.52 | 96.7% | 2025-04-12 |
| 23544. | clipzzfv (clipzzfv) | 72.52 | 95.7% | 2025-04-01 |
| 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 |