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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27031. | Liv (yellowpuffles) | 68.81 | 97% | 2024-03-08 |
| 27032. | Amr (amrstien) | 68.81 | 96% | 2023-03-13 |
| 27033. | Bhariq (bhariq) | 68.81 | 95.5% | 2024-06-07 |
| 27034. | Dan (dr_choi) | 68.81 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
| 27035. | Gee (gprs) | 68.81 | 84% | 2015-03-30 |
| 27036. | Erin (erin5222) | 68.81 | 93% | 2013-05-22 |
| 27037. | Tomasz (h3r3tic) | 68.81 | — | 2010-06-19 |
| 27038. | baker (bm_anas) | 68.81 | 96% | 2012-07-13 |
| 27039. | Nicholas (k1ngp1n88) | 68.80 | 95% | 2025-02-26 |
| 27040. | Stan (phyzix) | 68.80 | 96.7% | 2024-10-27 |
| 27041. | Organic (darylbu) | 68.80 | 92% | 2014-03-10 |
| 27042. | Jerry (typing_goat123) | 68.80 | 96% | 2023-03-03 |
| 27043. | Zachary (koz62) | 68.80 | 98.1% | 2024-08-28 |
| 27044. | Tri Dung (phantridung123) | 68.80 | 95% | 2021-09-19 |
| 27045. | hanage (takeruokuyama) | 68.80 | 97.9% | 2024-05-08 |
| 27046. | Jonathan (genjuroz) | 68.80 | 88% | 2012-10-28 |
| 27047. | RoyJoy (royjoy) | 68.79 | 96% | 2025-01-29 |
| 27048. | you are cooked (shaciswack) | 68.79 | 97.9% | 2025-04-09 |
| 27049. | LET ME COOk (lettmecook) | 68.79 | 95% | 2025-03-11 |
| 27050. | Mato (metiu07) | 68.79 | 96% | 2020-12-21 |
| 27051. | Luke (lrgotmilk) | 68.79 | 94% | 2013-07-21 |
| 27052. | Eatran (mxl102130067) | 68.79 | 97.5% | 2024-02-03 |
| 27053. | Ed (asdf2) | 68.79 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
| 27054. | Ivan (elessarbre) | 68.79 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
| 27055. | vtmr (vtmr) | 68.79 | 90% | 2015-04-15 |
| 27056. | Tony (nafahmidi) | 68.79 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 27057. | Jasey (jaseythesloth) | 68.79 | 91% | 2013-09-23 |
| 27058. | a random person (william_03) | 68.79 | 97% | 2019-09-11 |
| 27059. | Simon (sifreshz) | 68.79 | 95% | 2014-12-03 |
| 27060. | Tinyboyisaac (tinyboyisaac) | 68.78 | 95.3% | 2024-10-21 |
| 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 |