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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27692. | ankit (ank_08) | 67.72 | — | 2011-01-21 |
| 27693. | AzaD (mirazad) | 67.71 | 96.2% | 2025-04-30 |
| 27694. | merk (undernewb) | 67.71 | 90% | 2017-03-08 |
| 27695. | Khaled (looda2001) | 67.71 | 96.6% | 2025-04-10 |
| 27696. | uselesspieceofshit (useless... | 67.71 | 94.9% | 2024-09-04 |
| 27697. | Gotjanoet (gotjanoet) | 67.71 | 95% | 2024-11-28 |
| 27698. | moves (turbosnailbuthotter) | 67.71 | 96.5% | 2024-09-20 |
| 27699. | Vashista (vashista) | 67.71 | 95.9% | 2024-09-17 |
| 27700. | Uladzislau (tumilok) | 67.71 | 98% | 2021-11-26 |
| 27701. | sammy (sam_i_am01) | 67.71 | 99% | 2021-02-27 |
| 27702. | shaun (shaun1234) | 67.71 | 87% | 2016-05-27 |
| 27703. | Hrant (hrant99) | 67.71 | 96% | 2015-12-26 |
| 27704. | Twis (twis23) | 67.70 | 96% | 2021-07-23 |
| 27705. | Dishant (dishant_10) | 67.70 | 96.3% | 2024-05-15 |
| 27706. | aNoNyMoUs (phantom_18) | 67.70 | 96% | 2024-03-06 |
| 27707. | Sarah (snmn211) | 67.70 | — | 2010-08-30 |
| 27708. | hej (shj0074772) | 67.69 | 94.5% | 2025-04-04 |
| 27709. | WayTo (sisiko8) | 67.69 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
| 27710. | Sloth Typist (yourxianda) | 67.69 | 96.8% | 2023-12-28 |
| 27711. | Joaquin (super_gaboboy) | 67.69 | 96.5% | 2023-12-17 |
| 27712. | ken (ken_no_kizzi) | 67.69 | 94.1% | 2023-11-14 |
| 27713. | I'm slow... (ac_type) | 67.69 | 94% | 2023-04-10 |
| 27714. | Just Melo (psyclone) | 67.69 | 95.4% | 2021-01-29 |
| 27715. | Im jeong min (qwerasdf123) | 67.69 | — | 2011-01-19 |
| 27716. | Marc (marcr) | 67.69 | 93% | 2015-04-28 |
| 27717. | tan (alextbh) | 67.69 | 92% | 2016-06-07 |
| 27718. | maxsquared (maxsquared) | 67.68 | 99% | 2024-04-05 |
| 27719. | Jim (jimman935) | 67.68 | 96.9% | 2023-12-23 |
| 27720. | Vip Lew (vipakornl) | 67.68 | 98% | 2023-12-04 |
| 27721. | Rick (never_gonna_give_you_... | 67.68 | 98.1% | 2023-12-16 |
| 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 |