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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22988. | Arvind (arvindr9) | 72.78 | 99% | 2020-12-01 |
| 22989. | VinceFX (vincefx) | 72.78 | 93% | 2014-07-13 |
| 22990. | aoeu (lazycheetah) | 72.78 | 93% | 2014-01-17 |
| 22991. | Caraziness (caraziness) | 72.78 | 93% | 2013-10-07 |
| 22992. | Catalin (catalinhimself) | 72.77 | 97% | 2022-02-23 |
| 22993. | Evelyn (evelynlucero) | 72.77 | 96% | 2024-04-08 |
| 22994. | nitram (kros9987) | 72.77 | 95% | 2025-01-10 |
| 22995. | Bob (rando3691) | 72.77 | 96% | 2020-10-04 |
| 22996. | Blue (zorqec) | 72.77 | 97% | 2024-04-10 |
| 22997. | Joseph (phantom5k) | 72.77 | 96% | 2021-01-06 |
| 22998. | Kitchen (kitchen_operator) | 72.77 | 97% | 2021-12-15 |
| 22999. | Md Adnan (adnan125) | 72.77 | 98% | 2022-10-23 |
| 23000. | Gabriel (gabdvorak) | 72.77 | 95% | 2011-06-18 |
| 23001. | Ming (mings7) | 72.77 | 96% | 2020-08-10 |
| 23002. | Near (nearly) | 72.77 | 91% | 2011-11-02 |
| 23003. | dmander (dmander) | 72.77 | 100% | 2012-09-14 |
| 23004. | Helix (helix_cube_64) | 72.76 | 93.8% | 2024-02-09 |
| 23005. | Osmon (osmon_2004) | 72.76 | 97.1% | 2024-02-10 |
| 23006. | Nicolas (nicolito373) | 72.76 | 96% | 2024-04-02 |
| 23007. | Dayra (dayrathebest123) | 72.76 | 96.2% | 2023-12-18 |
| 23008. | Noah (crazycrew) | 72.76 | 98.8% | 2023-11-18 |
| 23009. | Eli (elimeister) | 72.76 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 23010. | How r u? (apololzed) | 72.76 | 95% | 2013-01-14 |
| 23011. | Alex (alex1_) | 72.75 | 96% | 2025-04-19 |
| 23012. | RuffLogix (rufflogix) | 72.75 | 96.9% | 2025-02-13 |
| 23013. | megatron27 (mgc32702) | 72.75 | 94.2% | 2024-03-22 |
| 23014. | phoenix drago (phoenixdrago) | 72.75 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 23015. | Jeremiah (meh3800) | 72.75 | 97.5% | 2024-12-03 |
| 23016. | Benjamin (behm) | 72.75 | 95.7% | 2024-05-01 |
| 23017. | auoaeu (aoeuhe) | 72.75 | 97% | 2021-11-18 |
| 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 |