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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19286. | turtle typist (turtletypistt) | 77.21 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
| 19287. | Nathaniel (natfx7) | 77.21 | 98% | 2017-06-17 |
| 19288. | WuhLuhWuh (wuhluhwuh) | 77.20 | 95.6% | 2025-02-06 |
| 19289. | Andres (andresvilla) | 77.20 | 95.1% | 2024-06-30 |
| 19290. | Mark (geronimus) | 77.20 | 96% | 2023-11-29 |
| 19291. | tstats[fty1777] (fty1777) | 77.20 | 97% | 2024-06-06 |
| 19292. | Julian (itsnutra) | 77.20 | 97% | 2019-01-26 |
| 19293. | admiral zombi (admiralzombi) | 77.20 | 96% | 2024-02-22 |
| 19294. | Alex (typeracer) | 77.20 | — | 2010-09-08 |
| 19295. | Stevo (stevostevo_e) | 77.19 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
| 19296. | Gurman (khasla_1) | 77.19 | 97% | 2024-02-10 |
| 19297. | Blake (raccoonswoon) | 77.19 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
| 19298. | Workman (dagl200) | 77.19 | 97% | 2021-08-26 |
| 19299. | Ancientworlds108 (ancientwo... | 77.19 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
| 19300. | Duc (aduc6z) | 77.19 | 98.1% | 2023-12-04 |
| 19301. | We are all one. (psi_) | 77.19 | 97% | 2015-01-20 |
| 19302. | Joshua (joshiezzz) | 77.18 | 96% | 2025-05-06 |
| 19303. | makkapakka123 (makkapakka123) | 77.18 | 96% | 2024-03-23 |
| 19304. | Jessica (jeguar) | 77.18 | 97% | 2024-09-15 |
| 19305. | Katie (ktbojo) | 77.18 | 98% | 2024-02-07 |
| 19306. | ALec (apollyon08) | 77.18 | 96.4% | 2024-02-06 |
| 19307. | Stepan (a_s_v) | 77.18 | 96.7% | 2024-04-29 |
| 19308. | PonyTail (p0nytail) | 77.18 | 99% | 2025-06-11 |
| 19309. | . (cuzto) | 77.18 | 95.5% | 2024-11-07 |
| 19310. | John (th3w4v3) | 77.18 | 96% | 2015-10-15 |
| 19311. | John (typist426) | 77.18 | 97% | 2017-02-04 |
| 19312. | CJ (cjhockeydude) | 77.17 | 96% | 2024-03-26 |
| 19313. | Demonsoulz (demonsoulz) | 77.17 | 98% | 2024-02-22 |
| 19314. | Angel (failwhale) | 77.17 | 95% | 2013-09-20 |
| 19315. | sammy bartholomew (s4mmyb) | 77.17 | 97% | 2023-11-25 |
| 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 |