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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22281. | kerem (cattle61) | 75.38 | 99% | 2011-07-25 |
| 22282. | OOZE (wizard_of_ooze) | 75.38 | 97% | 2017-06-22 |
| 22283. | Pavel (trialtry) | 75.38 | 99% | 2017-02-02 |
| 22284. | Quan (b3cta3) | 75.38 | 98% | 2011-11-06 |
| 22285. | DankiCat (dankicat) | 75.37 | 97% | 2025-11-08 |
| 22286. | Twig (twig________) | 75.37 | 96% | 2025-06-13 |
| 22287. | Vlad (scriuincet) | 75.37 | 95% | 2025-11-06 |
| 22288. | Polechka (polechklaaa) | 75.37 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
| 22289. | Mix (mixcow) | 75.37 | 98% | 2024-02-26 |
| 22290. | Ho C (andrewchc) | 75.37 | 95% | 2024-05-05 |
| 22291. | Nshoe (nshoe) | 75.37 | 96.1% | 2024-03-20 |
| 22292. | Minnie (minniemouselondon) | 75.37 | 98% | 2021-10-11 |
| 22293. | Mohammad (alamin_typist) | 75.37 | 95% | 2017-04-27 |
| 22294. | Ablay (teskoo) | 75.36 | 98% | 2023-05-03 |
| 22295. | Dan (danmckillop) | 75.36 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
| 22296. | René (rene_) | 75.36 | 97% | 2012-12-07 |
| 22297. | Samuel (monxii) | 75.35 | 96% | 2024-07-01 |
| 22298. | Biswajit (biswajit_maity) | 75.35 | 95.6% | 2025-01-23 |
| 22299. | Lucas (123timmy321) | 75.35 | 97.2% | 2024-10-25 |
| 22300. | Zhuojun (zhuojun_12) | 75.35 | 94.7% | 2024-04-23 |
| 22301. | Papa (papatypist) | 75.35 | 99% | 2024-04-13 |
| 22302. | Nono (nono11jp) | 75.35 | 98% | 2025-12-07 |
| 22303. | Broke (ftybroke) | 75.35 | 95.8% | 2024-02-20 |
| 22304. | C (chautran97) | 75.35 | 96.5% | 2024-09-01 |
| 22305. | Max Charles (mpc2) | 75.35 | 97.1% | 2024-01-07 |
| 22306. | Tonmaii (tonmaiii) | 75.35 | 95% | 2023-03-12 |
| 22307. | Noah (typer_noah) | 75.35 | 97.7% | 2024-04-26 |
| 22308. | f (rrere) | 75.35 | 96% | 2025-07-19 |
| 22309. | Max (maxijazz) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
| 22310. | Vil (vilsie) | 75.35 | 91% | 2015-12-29 |
| 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 |