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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26166. | ngo duc (black_z_13) | 69.73 | 97% | 2011-08-13 |
| 26167. | Tukang (tukang) | 69.73 | 97% | 2012-12-10 |
| 26168. | Timxad (timxad) | 69.73 | 91% | 2011-12-23 |
| 26169. | soulengine (soulengine) | 69.73 | 94% | 2015-10-31 |
| 26170. | Tai Lionel (tai_lionel) | 69.72 | 96% | 2024-07-14 |
| 26171. | PH_Bumble (bumblepixelstudios) | 69.72 | 96.8% | 2025-01-09 |
| 26172. | Eunji (maulen123) | 69.72 | 97% | 2025-01-23 |
| 26173. | hacker (vonminitorxi) | 69.72 | 94% | 2019-09-08 |
| 26174. | Chelsea (foreverchelsea) | 69.72 | 97% | 2023-09-28 |
| 26175. | Kenway (kenway316) | 69.72 | 97% | 2022-04-19 |
| 26176. | ede_saine (ede_saine) | 69.72 | 94.9% | 2023-12-03 |
| 26177. | Abdollah (budy_certain) | 69.72 | 94% | 2024-06-26 |
| 26178. | touchtypepracticer69 (touch... | 69.72 | 97% | 2021-06-19 |
| 26179. | sivam (mavis_breaking_bad) | 69.72 | 88% | 2014-02-23 |
| 26180. | Nirav (niravkothari) | 69.72 | 95% | 2016-06-23 |
| 26181. | Thai meo (mrme0c0n) | 69.72 | — | 2010-11-24 |
| 26182. | thistro (thistro) | 69.71 | 97% | 2025-04-28 |
| 26183. | buckland (buckland1) | 69.71 | 97.2% | 2025-02-28 |
| 26184. | sj (seuoh) | 69.71 | 96.1% | 2024-11-08 |
| 26185. | Markos (markos_markides) | 69.71 | 96% | 2021-01-13 |
| 26186. | krystall (krrystall) | 69.71 | 98% | 2022-12-26 |
| 26187. | codiguero (codiguero) | 69.71 | 95.7% | 2024-06-11 |
| 26188. | Simon (scyter) | 69.71 | 91% | 2016-03-03 |
| 26189. | yousef (yousef_badr23) | 69.71 | 95% | 2022-10-19 |
| 26190. | LOVE (nskumar278) | 69.71 | 98% | 2024-07-22 |
| 26191. | cyifkae (baiioon_colemak) | 69.71 | 96% | 2018-12-28 |
| 26192. | Mikey_R20 (mikey_r) | 69.70 | 96.6% | 2025-05-01 |
| 26193. | Brian (earthz) | 69.70 | 97.2% | 2024-11-19 |
| 26194. | abello (abello) | 69.70 | 97.4% | 2024-12-10 |
| 26195. | hansil (hj007) | 69.70 | 98% | 2025-03-16 |
| 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 |