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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14673. | Blake (cbt13) | 84.35 | 96.4% | 2023-11-22 |
| 14674. | Bomb (bomb0720) | 84.35 | 97.2% | 2023-11-28 |
| 14675. | break (breakbar) | 84.35 | 98% | 2020-07-01 |
| 14676. | mgrig (mgrig) | 84.35 | 99% | 2012-11-29 |
| 14677. | Danger (dangerz0ne) | 84.34 | 95.2% | 2024-07-07 |
| 14678. | Jake (suqerb) | 84.34 | 95% | 2015-08-27 |
| 14679. | yoby (yoby55) | 84.34 | 96% | 2012-01-29 |
| 14680. | Firoz (firozjehangir) | 84.34 | 96% | 2012-10-09 |
| 14681. | Mateusz (ccre) | 84.34 | 93% | 2016-08-04 |
| 14682. | veryrare (tenzii) | 84.33 | 97.5% | 2024-11-25 |
| 14683. | Brooke (yukui) | 84.33 | 96.7% | 2024-05-19 |
| 14684. | idctag (idctag) | 84.33 | 99% | 2025-10-30 |
| 14685. | ElfIv (elfiv) | 84.33 | 98% | 2023-05-15 |
| 14686. | Noel (niyota) | 84.33 | 97% | 2024-01-25 |
| 14687. | Richard (uwubb) | 84.33 | 97% | 2021-02-22 |
| 14688. | Lemuel (lemuelinchrist) | 84.33 | 96% | 2012-08-19 |
| 14689. | spaceyyyy (spaceyyyy) | 84.32 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
| 14690. | subham singh rawat (subhamr... | 84.32 | 97% | 2025-01-11 |
| 14691. | Samango (samango) | 84.32 | 96.3% | 2025-05-05 |
| 14692. | MonkeyTypewriter (monkeytypin) | 84.32 | 97.3% | 2024-03-13 |
| 14693. | Safal (safal23) | 84.32 | 96% | 2026-04-19 |
| 14694. | fishy (fishipowa) | 84.32 | 98% | 2022-12-09 |
| 14695. | Gavin (gavinhardison) | 84.32 | 92% | 2016-08-03 |
| 14696. | Sam (samduncan21) | 84.32 | 97.5% | 2024-10-10 |
| 14697. | Saiyn (saiynssgssyr) | 84.32 | 97% | 2022-12-09 |
| 14698. | magesnmiceys (bonsaibnuuy) | 84.31 | 94.9% | 2025-04-16 |
| 14699. | Ashley (cookieslovr96) | 84.31 | 97% | 2025-04-29 |
| 14700. | Coojoe (coojoe123) | 84.31 | 98.2% | 2024-12-06 |
| 14701. | James (jamesflanko) | 84.31 | 97% | 2025-01-09 |
| 14702. | Mika (micaroni) | 84.31 | 95.5% | 2024-06-06 |
| 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 |