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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24482. | Andreas (lazyshoe) | 72.71 | 93% | 2012-11-03 |
| 24483. | K Man (wraynmakur) | 72.71 | 97% | 2012-06-04 |
| 24484. | Aside (aside) | 72.71 | 92% | 2016-02-22 |
| 24485. | Gammy (gams_97) | 72.70 | 98% | 2025-02-20 |
| 24486. | Doryski (doryski) | 72.70 | 94% | 2016-06-30 |
| 24487. | ITypeSlowAsFuck (pleasesend... | 72.70 | 96% | 2024-09-29 |
| 24488. | Fel (felsklrnn) | 72.70 | 97.5% | 2024-11-17 |
| 24489. | Higawa Shaji (theshasha) | 72.70 | 97.2% | 2024-11-30 |
| 24490. | Cruci999 (dumb_nigerian) | 72.70 | 97% | 2022-06-03 |
| 24491. | Robert (keyboardhoe) | 72.70 | 97.5% | 2024-10-16 |
| 24492. | Abhijeet (flamekaiser) | 72.70 | 96% | 2020-11-23 |
| 24493. | bich (xuongrongloveanh) | 72.70 | 96% | 2011-11-01 |
| 24494. | Jag (type4825) | 72.69 | 99% | 2024-10-07 |
| 24495. | nah man! (numsock) | 72.69 | 96.3% | 2024-10-02 |
| 24496. | Sloth from Zootopia (shupda... | 72.69 | 97% | 2024-06-02 |
| 24497. | Faaiz (faaiz) | 72.69 | 93% | 2014-05-12 |
| 24498. | Benjamin (tigertaco) | 72.68 | 96% | 2024-02-03 |
| 24499. | Paul (happyflappytime) | 72.68 | 97% | 2021-07-05 |
| 24500. | Batman (ahappypotato) | 72.68 | 97% | 2024-03-07 |
| 24501. | napppyuuu (napppyu) | 72.68 | 95% | 2022-08-18 |
| 24502. | Tahir (tahir_leic) | 72.68 | 100% | 2024-04-27 |
| 24503. | Baraa (the_legend_b) | 72.68 | 97% | 2022-10-05 |
| 24504. | Rohit (flymonkeyfly) | 72.68 | 97% | 2015-06-10 |
| 24505. | Johnnyphan2009 (johnnyphan) | 72.67 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
| 24506. | orange (orange_text) | 72.67 | 99% | 2023-05-08 |
| 24507. | michi (michix3) | 72.67 | 97% | 2025-03-07 |
| 24508. | eyalandaviv (eyalandaviv) | 72.67 | 96% | 2025-02-18 |
| 24509. | Shelly (shelly_leee) | 72.67 | 97% | 2024-12-03 |
| 24510. | Sh4rk (sh4rk__) | 72.67 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 24511. | Ghostwind (ghostwind) | 72.67 | 98.8% | 2023-12-24 |
| 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 |