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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30694. | Yousef (yousef_salama) | 66.85 | 93% | 2012-11-13 |
| 30695. | Colton (dvoraky1) | 66.85 | 95% | 2015-04-11 |
| 30696. | Rey (reymal) | 66.85 | 96% | 2019-03-02 |
| 30697. | Luis (luisfentanes) | 66.85 | 96% | 2012-08-19 |
| 30698. | TheLostDime (thelostdime) | 66.84 | 97% | 2025-03-14 |
| 30699. | Marya Zara (zarapuch) | 66.84 | 98% | 2016-10-13 |
| 30700. | YVNGP (karimabdalla) | 66.84 | 97% | 2024-05-24 |
| 30701. | Deepak (deepak_chan) | 66.84 | 98% | 2024-07-10 |
| 30702. | FermatsLastTheorem (fermats... | 66.84 | 99% | 2024-07-01 |
| 30703. | JVL (jvlekanoff) | 66.84 | 96.7% | 2024-08-22 |
| 30704. | Joshua (typingmage8134) | 66.84 | 96% | 2022-11-12 |
| 30705. | rakhmon (rakhmon) | 66.84 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
| 30706. | Janick (skiaggu) | 66.84 | 96.4% | 2023-12-11 |
| 30707. | kes (barubelajarhehe) | 66.84 | 97% | 2025-05-09 |
| 30708. | Huỳnh Minh Tuấn (zmazskg) | 66.84 | 96% | 2011-08-17 |
| 30709. | eaf (ea7share) | 66.84 | — | 2011-04-07 |
| 30710. | eliplay24 (eliplay24) | 66.83 | 97% | 2025-09-17 |
| 30711. | kaki (kakuli) | 66.83 | 98% | 2026-03-30 |
| 30712. | Harshit (harshitgarg971) | 66.83 | 98% | 2022-06-12 |
| 30713. | Dan (thefinalgetsuga) | 66.83 | 96% | 2021-06-10 |
| 30714. | M (muratk) | 66.83 | 94% | 2014-08-02 |
| 30715. | Barbara (sbarbina) | 66.83 | 95% | 2016-11-22 |
| 30716. | süleyman (suleyman07) | 66.83 | — | 2011-01-25 |
| 30717. | Dat (datdq295) | 66.83 | 97% | 2012-04-10 |
| 30718. | Erick (smittywerben) | 66.82 | 98% | 2021-06-18 |
| 30719. | Jay (jmarshall2010) | 66.82 | 98% | 2025-09-15 |
| 30720. | Sravan (sravanstg) | 66.82 | 98.1% | 2024-03-13 |
| 30721. | Emil (green81) | 66.82 | 95.7% | 2024-08-31 |
| 30722. | Erik (ersken90) | 66.82 | 98% | 2016-04-06 |
| 30723. | Brandon (fifth_element_00) | 66.82 | 98% | 2023-06-09 |
| 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 |