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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21448. | Jason (r_matey) | 74.66 | 96% | 2020-05-06 |
| 21449. | JOhn (exotifys) | 74.66 | 97% | 2022-05-13 |
| 21450. | Kirk (kirklayne) | 74.66 | 93% | 2013-05-30 |
| 21451. | Japonizm (showhey0705) | 74.66 | 95% | 2012-05-31 |
| 21452. | Rick (bambinooo) | 74.66 | 97% | 2011-12-02 |
| 21453. | chin (lllpop111) | 74.65 | 98.6% | 2025-03-12 |
| 21454. | Nick (scrunge) | 74.65 | 96% | 2024-08-08 |
| 21455. | Amelie (strawberryblue) | 74.65 | 97.4% | 2024-11-07 |
| 21456. | acelidan (acelidan) | 74.65 | 98% | 2024-05-10 |
| 21457. | Larry (larlarbinks) | 74.65 | 97% | 2022-05-18 |
| 21458. | SHRI (srinivasdokare) | 74.65 | 97.7% | 2023-11-16 |
| 21459. | Osama (default_1011) | 74.65 | 96% | 2024-07-15 |
| 21460. | Ayokk (ayokk) | 74.65 | 97% | 2022-07-28 |
| 21461. | Crystal (fluorescent) | 74.65 | 95% | 2012-05-05 |
| 21462. | Jiun-Ru (nutmacaca) | 74.65 | — | 2010-12-31 |
| 21463. | bald (baldguy) | 74.65 | 99% | 2013-03-27 |
| 21464. | CobraKai00 (cobrakai34) | 74.64 | 96% | 2023-05-21 |
| 21465. | Guestz (yxny) | 74.64 | 96% | 2024-11-10 |
| 21466. | Logan.B (lman48) | 74.64 | 95% | 2024-02-14 |
| 21467. | Aristotle (aristotleonassis) | 74.64 | 98.3% | 2023-12-23 |
| 21468. | Musfiqur (mushi00) | 74.64 | 98% | 2024-05-25 |
| 21469. | Kevin (siacker) | 74.64 | 96% | 2017-07-19 |
| 21470. | nicolas (nicolasalba) | 74.64 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
| 21471. | antiphon (goodmania) | 74.64 | 98% | 2020-08-24 |
| 21472. | gigabuffoon (blockingthesky) | 74.64 | 88% | 2015-09-27 |
| 21473. | WizPak (gaigehegge1999) | 74.64 | 91% | 2014-04-22 |
| 21474. | OttTyrilt (otttyrilt) | 74.63 | 98% | 2024-05-16 |
| 21475. | @It'sMe IG (catch_me_if_u_c... | 74.63 | 96.3% | 2025-05-05 |
| 21476. | SPORTY (sp0rty) | 74.63 | 96.9% | 2024-07-23 |
| 21477. | JayB (jborden17) | 74.63 | 96.3% | 2024-03-29 |
| 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 |