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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23240. | MrKK (jeldikk) | 74.28 | 97.7% | 2024-08-31 |
| 23241. | ghamya (gmaay) | 74.28 | 97% | 2022-08-24 |
| 23242. | Rylez (rylezyt) | 74.28 | 95% | 2023-11-20 |
| 23243. | vaibhav (vaibhav6996) | 74.28 | 96% | 2022-06-07 |
| 23244. | q (qtran9) | 74.28 | 96% | 2014-07-24 |
| 23245. | Old Man Fingers (oldmanfing... | 74.27 | 98% | 2023-03-13 |
| 23246. | Sonic-Youth (sonic_youth) | 74.27 | 97% | 2024-12-08 |
| 23247. | Aswin (aswinmohanme) | 74.27 | 94.9% | 2024-04-07 |
| 23248. | ChippyDale (chippydale) | 74.27 | 97.5% | 2024-04-07 |
| 23249. | Connor (clindsay94) | 74.27 | 95.9% | 2024-03-30 |
| 23250. | Ihaveacutecat (mycatiscute_) | 74.27 | 97.3% | 2024-04-22 |
| 23251. | Cameron (camma) | 74.27 | 96% | 2021-12-28 |
| 23252. | Sam (derpysquidboy) | 74.27 | 96% | 2023-11-02 |
| 23253. | Eva (blue_is_a_color) | 74.27 | 96.1% | 2021-02-08 |
| 23254. | Neutz (neutr0n) | 74.27 | 95% | 2016-02-29 |
| 23255. | wavecap (clutchkid) | 74.27 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
| 23256. | sohrab (sohrrab) | 74.26 | 97% | 2024-09-30 |
| 23257. | ACS (happy99713) | 74.26 | 94% | 2024-04-22 |
| 23258. | Erik Ivanov (ickou12) | 74.26 | 98% | 2024-06-10 |
| 23259. | NDHK (disasterpieces) | 74.26 | 97.9% | 2024-02-09 |
| 23260. | Melihcan (melihcann) | 74.26 | 97% | 2019-11-28 |
| 23261. | Global (global_typer69) | 74.26 | 96% | 2021-11-21 |
| 23262. | Ashley (ashnicole4) | 74.26 | 95% | 2024-04-30 |
| 23263. | Gary (noima) | 74.26 | 91% | 2013-12-17 |
| 23264. | Bryan (bryanoncolemak) | 74.26 | 94% | 2013-01-17 |
| 23265. | Prince (_prince) | 74.25 | 98.1% | 2025-03-10 |
| 23266. | 1337Kjell (elitkjell) | 74.25 | 96.6% | 2025-01-14 |
| 23267. | You don't (austin101123) | 74.25 | 97% | 2012-03-31 |
| 23268. | Christian (freetendies) | 74.25 | 97% | 2021-03-05 |
| 23269. | Colemak (colemakschlick) | 74.25 | 97% | 2013-02-04 |
| 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 |