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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27572. | Yamata (yamata2999) | 69.80 | 97% | 2017-12-23 |
| 27573. | Y-Shark (vaishakhhm) | 69.80 | 94% | 2016-07-01 |
| 27574. | Rian (m_rap) | 69.80 | 98% | 2015-07-15 |
| 27575. | Darik (daniel_de_darik) | 69.80 | 98% | 2014-02-17 |
| 27576. | b (brod) | 69.80 | — | 2010-07-05 |
| 27577. | Dr.Lafferty (MD) (dr_lafferty) | 69.79 | 97% | 2025-04-14 |
| 27578. | Renee (renee_schae777) | 69.79 | 95% | 2024-04-12 |
| 27579. | Bible Samurai (bible_samurai) | 69.79 | 99.8% | 2025-04-13 |
| 27580. | lochi (lochi) | 69.79 | 96% | 2024-02-15 |
| 27581. | Tasneem (taz_rose) | 69.79 | 97.1% | 2024-08-04 |
| 27582. | Daniel (rektrobot) | 69.79 | 94.7% | 2024-09-10 |
| 27583. | Olympian (olympian24) | 69.79 | 95% | 2024-04-06 |
| 27584. | antonia bon (anton232) | 69.79 | 99% | 2024-03-14 |
| 27585. | tstats[arunmarella] (arunma... | 69.79 | 97% | 2025-04-27 |
| 27586. | Pasha (iwonderwhy) | 69.79 | 97% | 2020-12-25 |
| 27587. | Merturtos (merturtos) | 69.79 | 92% | 2015-05-31 |
| 27588. | Talha Asif (talhaasif982) | 69.78 | 97% | 2026-04-28 |
| 27589. | Akshay (abhiaks) | 69.78 | 96% | 2025-11-06 |
| 27590. | Jeremy Maya (guy_from_that_... | 69.78 | 96.6% | 2024-06-09 |
| 27591. | superpipou (leosu) | 69.78 | 98% | 2025-01-28 |
| 27592. | DoubleD (sharkivity) | 69.78 | 97% | 2024-10-06 |
| 27593. | Nun (lackingnight) | 69.78 | 94.7% | 2024-03-31 |
| 27594. | typo_man (beefman005) | 69.78 | 97.7% | 2024-09-10 |
| 27595. | scuba (scuba2x) | 69.78 | 96% | 2022-01-16 |
| 27596. | Ankit (baiskhiyar) | 69.78 | 97% | 2025-06-24 |
| 27597. | Alstr (alstr) | 69.78 | 95% | 2020-12-10 |
| 27598. | Akshay (asdofindia) | 69.78 | 96% | 2014-02-16 |
| 27599. | sandy (sandy8876) | 69.78 | 95% | 2012-06-06 |
| 27600. | sevem (sevem) | 69.77 | 94% | 2024-07-27 |
| 27601. | Zoltatorrez (zoltatorrez) | 69.77 | 96% | 2022-07-04 |
| 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 |