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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28420. | leonteonnew (leonteonnew) | 66.92 | 94.2% | 2024-01-08 |
| 28421. | Josh (poon_tamer) | 66.92 | 95% | 2016-09-04 |
| 28422. | Yang (tydty1617) | 66.92 | 95.6% | 2024-12-07 |
| 28423. | noto32 (noto32) | 66.92 | 95% | 2024-05-27 |
| 28424. | Piyabuht (nekktheredsand) | 66.92 | 99% | 2021-11-02 |
| 28425. | Eri (maryy) | 66.92 | 95% | 2014-06-08 |
| 28426. | musa (initial_m) | 66.92 | 98% | 2012-06-03 |
| 28427. | Gary (animo01) | 66.92 | 95% | 2012-03-11 |
| 28428. | Jaul (jaul) | 66.91 | 96% | 2023-07-19 |
| 28429. | salmaniye (samaniye) | 66.91 | 96% | 2024-04-06 |
| 28430. | Klarus (klarus563) | 66.91 | 95% | 2024-01-03 |
| 28431. | Elijah (eg26_) | 66.91 | 95% | 2021-04-22 |
| 28432. | Spitfire029 (spitfire_029) | 66.91 | 97% | 2021-05-26 |
| 28433. | xiaofeng (aaron_lang) | 66.91 | 99% | 2024-03-17 |
| 28434. | Huân (lixboi) | 66.91 | 93% | 2012-06-28 |
| 28435. | Bob (bobgolf) | 66.91 | 97% | 2017-12-13 |
| 28436. | Umar (umar7171) | 66.90 | 96% | 2025-01-29 |
| 28437. | airezzz (airezzz) | 66.90 | 95% | 2025-04-10 |
| 28438. | stormy (cutiepiestorm) | 66.90 | 97% | 2024-10-05 |
| 28439. | AJ (mahnkster21) | 66.90 | 95.6% | 2023-10-19 |
| 28440. | Axiom (axiome) | 66.90 | 95% | 2024-10-01 |
| 28441. | AdaWong (leon1256) | 66.90 | 96.4% | 2024-03-12 |
| 28442. | jakaction (speedjunkie) | 66.90 | 98% | 2022-10-22 |
| 28443. | David (twistangst) | 66.90 | 94% | 2015-07-24 |
| 28444. | RedVoid (redvoid) | 66.90 | 97% | 2015-05-12 |
| 28445. | Oweytoey (oweytoey) | 66.89 | 95% | 2025-02-07 |
| 28446. | Aaltonen (excaliose) | 66.89 | 98% | 2024-07-11 |
| 28447. | Claudia (aaaaccdillruyz) | 66.89 | 99% | 2024-09-21 |
| 28448. | Lu Phone Maw (richard15) | 66.89 | 97% | 2024-05-17 |
| 28449. | AJamal31 (ajamal31) | 66.89 | 95% | 2021-09-06 |
| 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 |