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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23715. | khalil (credendo) | 73.54 | 97% | 2021-08-03 |
| 23716. | TT (teabough) | 73.54 | 97% | 2018-10-03 |
| 23717. | Chase (xzenergy) | 73.54 | 96% | 2016-03-30 |
| 23718. | Colambage (nushydude) | 73.54 | 96% | 2017-04-11 |
| 23719. | Jo (joogawa) | 73.54 | 95% | 2011-11-29 |
| 23720. | ♦ Sharp ♦ (thesharpest) | 73.54 | 92% | 2015-06-26 |
| 23721. | Amit Jindal (jindalamit325) | 73.53 | 98% | 2024-02-02 |
| 23722. | Mazui (mazui_) | 73.53 | 97% | 2025-06-04 |
| 23723. | Amaranath (amaranathfodcgisl) | 73.53 | 98.8% | 2023-09-14 |
| 23724. | Jamie (jamiela11) | 73.53 | 95% | 2021-05-14 |
| 23725. | Yoan (yoanrl) | 73.53 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
| 23726. | Eesa (eesa10) | 73.53 | 97.7% | 2023-06-03 |
| 23727. | Marcus (mengkeshi) | 73.53 | 99% | 2015-09-05 |
| 23728. | pwr (pwr00) | 73.53 | 93% | 2013-12-18 |
| 23729. | Flansgorp (flansgorp) | 73.53 | 95% | 2015-08-09 |
| 23730. | Bartłomiej (baryla69baryla69) | 73.53 | 96.1% | 2025-03-24 |
| 23731. | N0P3NOPE (n0p3nope) | 73.52 | 98% | 2025-08-29 |
| 23732. | Max (maltshuler20) | 73.52 | 97% | 2019-04-14 |
| 23733. | Marine (reanoob) | 73.52 | 97% | 2024-04-26 |
| 23734. | DataCrusader (faruzzy) | 73.52 | 98% | 2025-05-01 |
| 23735. | Alexander (dencyh) | 73.52 | 98% | 2022-02-15 |
| 23736. | Sreedev (finetard) | 73.52 | 98% | 2023-03-23 |
| 23737. | vivek (viveklakshmank) | 73.52 | — | 2010-07-19 |
| 23738. | HMM (hmaullon_cl) | 73.52 | 95% | 2014-10-16 |
| 23739. | Seina (seina123) | 73.51 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
| 23740. | Aloun (alounv) | 73.51 | 98% | 2024-12-11 |
| 23741. | かりつた (shizuyoru) | 73.51 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
| 23742. | Sambhav (sambhavjain) | 73.51 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
| 23743. | Gregor (groovygregor) | 73.51 | 96% | 2013-10-13 |
| 23744. | Effie (nightstars) | 73.51 | 93% | 2013-05-21 |
| 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 |