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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24040. | Dunno (dunno_) | 71.98 | 98% | 2023-12-13 |
| 24041. | Ulet (travalgar) | 71.98 | 97.3% | 2023-09-11 |
| 24042. | Will (top_hats_off) | 71.98 | 97% | 2021-12-18 |
| 24043. | big man noah (ironman4noah) | 71.97 | 95% | 2024-02-12 |
| 24044. | Matthew (m9thew) | 71.97 | 96% | 2020-03-22 |
| 24045. | Carlzanity. (carlzanity_02) | 71.96 | 97% | 2022-10-19 |
| 24046. | aaron (aaronjconway92) | 71.96 | 96.9% | 2024-03-28 |
| 24047. | Bishoy Hany (bishoy_hany) | 71.96 | 97% | 2025-07-06 |
| 24048. | kojima (lucaskojima) | 71.96 | 93.7% | 2024-03-07 |
| 24049. | jirafey (jirafey_non_quit) | 71.96 | 96% | 2024-04-26 |
| 24050. | Miguel (migsarm16) | 71.96 | 98% | 2021-11-08 |
| 24051. | Jake (wetfart1738) | 71.96 | 97% | 2024-11-20 |
| 24052. | nong (ningg) | 71.96 | 98.2% | 2024-06-22 |
| 24053. | Ethan (theinternetkid) | 71.96 | 93% | 2012-03-25 |
| 24054. | Isaiah (fknyoza) | 71.96 | 95% | 2018-10-19 |
| 24055. | Mahdi (downtosky) | 71.96 | 97% | 2017-01-22 |
| 24056. | Zeek (frostzeek) | 71.95 | 95% | 2023-04-26 |
| 24057. | niightfall (niightfall) | 71.95 | 97% | 2025-02-10 |
| 24058. | Tom (craigt220220) | 71.95 | 97.3% | 2024-10-19 |
| 24059. | Tim Claessens (amdr) | 71.95 | 96.3% | 2024-06-27 |
| 24060. | NotAdvance (notrendezvous) | 71.95 | 96.5% | 2024-06-22 |
| 24061. | Dagger (daggerbxii) | 71.95 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 24062. | Gyalzen (g_sherpa) | 71.95 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
| 24063. | Marc (andesandwich) | 71.95 | 98% | 2022-03-14 |
| 24064. | Adam (wolf359) | 71.95 | 96% | 2019-04-26 |
| 24065. | Blakc (mcrnic) | 71.95 | 96% | 2011-09-14 |
| 24066. | Krisu (krisu_the_legend) | 71.95 | 97% | 2018-05-09 |
| 24067. | Mina (minmit) | 71.95 | 89% | 2013-01-13 |
| 24068. | Yoel Carpintero (yoel20carp... | 71.94 | 97.9% | 2024-07-07 |
| 24069. | henny (hennybenny) | 71.94 | 98% | 2024-02-21 |
| 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 |