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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21796. | Taylor James (trogers91) | 74.24 | 98% | 2016-04-05 |
| 21797. | Ygor (migore) | 74.24 | 95% | 2012-02-13 |
| 21798. | D.k. (kumardeep22) | 74.24 | — | 2010-06-21 |
| 21799. | uottawaslay (fynnmurphy) | 74.23 | 97% | 2024-10-01 |
| 21800. | Ayush (ayushtank) | 74.23 | 96% | 2024-11-10 |
| 21801. | Ahmad Fahim Soltani (fahims... | 74.23 | 97% | 2024-05-29 |
| 21802. | Aspect (armstrong829) | 74.23 | 97% | 2019-02-01 |
| 21803. | nesco (robsub0905) | 74.23 | 98% | 2023-04-26 |
| 21804. | Matooo (matooo) | 74.23 | 97.6% | 2023-11-30 |
| 21805. | Janis (janisl1993) | 74.23 | 98% | 2022-05-11 |
| 21806. | Felipe (felipet) | 74.23 | 97% | 2021-06-03 |
| 21807. | Ivan (budabudimir) | 74.23 | 95% | 2016-04-29 |
| 21808. | mustaf3 (mustaf3) | 74.22 | 96% | 2024-05-31 |
| 21809. | Shashank Nigam (lucifer9747) | 74.22 | 97.1% | 2025-04-08 |
| 21810. | akashah (akashah05) | 74.22 | 98% | 2024-05-03 |
| 21811. | 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓹𝓸... | 74.22 | 96.6% | 2024-02-24 |
| 21812. | Vaibhav (kabir4991) | 74.21 | 98% | 2022-04-26 |
| 21813. | Tommy (tjsnel) | 74.21 | 95% | 2024-11-06 |
| 21814. | oxotter (oxotter) | 74.21 | 97.6% | 2025-01-19 |
| 21815. | dierulaa (thedierulaa) | 74.21 | 96% | 2024-10-04 |
| 21816. | Parker (parkerlacey) | 74.21 | 97.9% | 2024-03-02 |
| 21817. | Amrut (nanibot) | 74.21 | 97% | 2017-08-15 |
| 21818. | T (raket124) | 74.21 | 98.1% | 2025-02-03 |
| 21819. | zmo (zmozmo) | 74.20 | 97% | 2024-06-06 |
| 21820. | Berzelius (berzelius_69) | 74.20 | 96% | 2024-02-16 |
| 21821. | jordan (xtrifyedalt) | 74.20 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
| 21822. | Rajish (rajish) | 74.20 | 95% | 2021-12-15 |
| 21823. | Jimmy (jx297) | 74.20 | 98% | 2016-10-04 |
| 21824. | Mark (benchmark) | 74.20 | 88% | 2014-10-23 |
| 21825. | Black (xblackdragon9) | 74.20 | 95% | 2024-03-13 |
| 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 |