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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23233. | thranduills (thranduills) | 74.12 | 97% | 2018-08-03 |
| 23234. | akk (torriala) | 74.12 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
| 23235. | Lsvetos (lasvetos) | 74.11 | 97% | 2025-11-29 |
| 23236. | Danho (danhosaur) | 74.11 | 95.7% | 2024-08-06 |
| 23237. | Loku5155 (loku5155) | 74.11 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 23238. | Joerg (jabra11) | 74.11 | 97% | 2025-07-28 |
| 23239. | Christian (kickstyping4thewin) | 74.11 | 96% | 2022-05-11 |
| 23240. | Olexiy (lexk) | 74.11 | 96.9% | 2024-01-06 |
| 23241. | amanullah.fitallc@yahoo.com... | 74.11 | 97% | 2011-05-05 |
| 23242. | anil (anil_gupta) | 74.10 | 99% | 2025-11-10 |
| 23243. | Emil (emilvalieff) | 74.10 | 95.7% | 2025-01-07 |
| 23244. | matej_basta (matej_basta) | 74.10 | 98.6% | 2025-01-07 |
| 23245. | Venticle (dominion1326) | 74.10 | 96% | 2017-06-16 |
| 23246. | Nexrom (nexrom) | 74.10 | 97.1% | 2024-01-03 |
| 23247. | Fery (feri_hk) | 74.10 | 95.7% | 2023-09-08 |
| 23248. | snixtho (snixtho) | 74.10 | 86% | 2017-01-17 |
| 23249. | Husaynali (hsm1908) | 74.09 | 96% | 2025-06-27 |
| 23250. | grinder026 (grinder026) | 74.09 | 97% | 2024-10-30 |
| 23251. | TheSwaeger (the_swaeger) | 74.09 | 97% | 2023-06-03 |
| 23252. | kinesisjin (kinesisjin) | 74.09 | 96% | 2025-07-17 |
| 23253. | Taxistan1 (taxistan_1) | 74.09 | 99% | 2024-08-01 |
| 23254. | Ewan Dahlgren (epicalll) | 74.09 | 96% | 2025-01-17 |
| 23255. | Stas (onixflip) | 74.09 | 97% | 2022-05-07 |
| 23256. | No (bored_fruit) | 74.09 | 95.6% | 2024-02-21 |
| 23257. | Blue (terry25031069) | 74.09 | 98% | 2025-07-13 |
| 23258. | Michael (angrypoptart) | 74.09 | 97% | 2020-08-09 |
| 23259. | Dennis (deagau) | 74.09 | 96% | 2017-05-16 |
| 23260. | Rocket (rocketdyje) | 74.08 | 96.9% | 2024-12-21 |
| 23261. | Samuzet (frackhack) | 74.08 | 96% | 2025-04-17 |
| 23262. | Roy (royroyking) | 74.08 | 95% | 2021-05-28 |
| 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 |