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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29221. | Bonzer (bonzer05) | 66.48 | 94% | 2016-01-20 |
| 29222. | Kelly (kthrynklly) | 66.48 | — | 2011-01-01 |
| 29223. | Anshumat Shourya (fantomdel... | 66.47 | 96% | 2025-01-21 |
| 29224. | bec (twentyonepotato) | 66.47 | 99% | 2024-05-04 |
| 29225. | Rowsdower (r0wsd0w3r) | 66.47 | 95% | 2016-06-04 |
| 29226. | snader (snaderonion) | 66.47 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
| 29227. | (enqq) | 66.47 | 97% | 2023-04-11 |
| 29228. | kchou (kchou0907) | 66.47 | 97% | 2021-11-04 |
| 29229. | Tung (tungdtran) | 66.47 | 90% | 2016-03-03 |
| 29230. | NANNY (doilelet) | 66.47 | 98% | 2025-06-25 |
| 29231. | Christ (opposition) | 66.47 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
| 29232. | sookeyy (sookeyy) | 66.46 | 95.7% | 2024-11-24 |
| 29233. | Steph (stephy25) | 66.46 | 96.2% | 2024-02-29 |
| 29234. | Meinhardt (captaindouchecat) | 66.46 | 97.2% | 2024-01-08 |
| 29235. | Petter (ph140) | 66.46 | 97% | 2020-12-02 |
| 29236. | MetalFace (metallface) | 66.46 | 95% | 2019-01-01 |
| 29237. | Trently (trentlymartin) | 66.45 | 98% | 2024-01-17 |
| 29238. | yoru133 (shash111) | 66.45 | 97% | 2025-04-29 |
| 29239. | a nice guy (justsomerandomt... | 66.45 | 95.4% | 2024-11-20 |
| 29240. | Gurvles (gurvles) | 66.45 | 94.7% | 2023-12-23 |
| 29241. | Rocherfarrala (rocherfarrala) | 66.45 | 96% | 2012-12-13 |
| 29242. | Jakaria (jakaria_sami) | 66.45 | 98% | 2024-05-04 |
| 29243. | Oliver (enideszk) | 66.45 | 94.6% | 2025-01-05 |
| 29244. | KB_Acolyte (kb_acolyte) | 66.45 | 97.7% | 2024-06-08 |
| 29245. | Jackson (neatoburrito) | 66.45 | 95% | 2021-04-08 |
| 29246. | Kristian (hawkfish88) | 66.45 | 96% | 2016-01-03 |
| 29247. | karo (karooo80) | 66.45 | 94% | 2013-09-22 |
| 29248. | I cant type (_cant_type) | 66.44 | 96.5% | 2025-01-20 |
| 29249. | Connor (conn4804) | 66.44 | 97% | 2024-11-12 |
| 29250. | uanaka (akanau) | 66.44 | 98% | 2024-11-20 |
| 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 |