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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28020. | Luke (saturn007) | 69.50 | 95% | 2018-08-14 |
| 28021. | Rod (rickmsantos1002) | 69.50 | 97% | 2024-04-05 |
| 28022. | Free (free_hour) | 69.50 | 96% | 2025-02-03 |
| 28023. | badGenes (yeiyeiyeiyeiiyeii... | 69.50 | 96% | 2025-11-11 |
| 28024. | karim (karimadel) | 69.50 | 95.9% | 2024-01-17 |
| 28025. | Jacob (bilbobaggins96) | 69.50 | 96% | 2022-05-02 |
| 28026. | Jay (dicknm) | 69.50 | 96% | 2025-07-13 |
| 28027. | Cody (xycos) | 69.50 | 85% | 2016-03-04 |
| 28028. | Kappa (isulje22) | 69.50 | 91% | 2015-02-26 |
| 28029. | Alu (genome_) | 69.50 | 95% | 2021-02-11 |
| 28030. | Brock (brocky) | 69.50 | 93% | 2016-02-08 |
| 28031. | Jozef (jozef.gloncak@gmail.... | 69.50 | 97% | 2013-05-21 |
| 28032. | prithvi (vihanvek) | 69.50 | 90% | 2012-07-07 |
| 28033. | rand (rand10) | 69.50 | 90% | 2014-05-30 |
| 28034. | George (playlikeneverb4) | 69.50 | 94% | 2016-03-28 |
| 28035. | Apoap (apoapojak) | 69.50 | 97% | 2013-11-19 |
| 28036. | Kenzie (shifting) | 69.49 | — | 2010-07-13 |
| 28037. | Casey (clamarca) | 69.49 | 96% | 2022-11-28 |
| 28038. | KCUFOTEMOC (kcufotemoc1234_) | 69.49 | 95% | 2021-06-27 |
| 28039. | Quitalot (tylertylerooo) | 69.49 | 96% | 2021-04-29 |
| 28040. | Ezikel (ezikel40) | 69.48 | 96% | 2022-06-17 |
| 28041. | mihal277 (mihal277) | 69.48 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 28042. | John (dregz) | 69.48 | 96% | 2023-11-26 |
| 28043. | Lantastik (_lantastik_) | 69.48 | 95% | 2024-12-24 |
| 28044. | ⠀ (ksven) | 69.48 | 99% | 2019-08-15 |
| 28045. | Meg (megtato) | 69.47 | 98% | 2025-05-01 |
| 28046. | Li Yuen (liyuen) | 69.47 | 99.7% | 2024-07-05 |
| 28047. | Sajal (ssreal) | 69.47 | 97% | 2022-10-15 |
| 28048. | myliwg (myliwg) | 69.47 | 96.7% | 2024-10-10 |
| 28049. | Ethan M (ethanmccutcheon) | 69.47 | 97.1% | 2025-03-07 |
| 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 |