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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24509. | machu (anuwuko) | 73.13 | 95.8% | 2024-08-06 |
| 24510. | Mark (madroutes) | 73.13 | 97% | 2024-07-17 |
| 24511. | Sam (sharris11) | 73.13 | 97% | 2025-07-14 |
| 24512. | Femke (fffemke) | 73.13 | 97.7% | 2025-02-16 |
| 24513. | P (kwerta) | 73.13 | 97% | 2021-11-15 |
| 24514. | Shoaib Sajid (shoaibsajid) | 73.13 | 98% | 2018-04-09 |
| 24515. | Kevin (kensvin28) | 73.12 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
| 24516. | jercarl (jercarl) | 73.12 | 94% | 2024-02-18 |
| 24517. | Multilobe (archer12) | 73.12 | 94.3% | 2023-11-12 |
| 24518. | sugdese (sugdese) | 73.12 | 97% | 2022-08-01 |
| 24519. | tejasymir (teymir) | 73.12 | 96.2% | 2023-11-11 |
| 24520. | Vilius (jellytrain) | 73.12 | 97% | 2020-04-12 |
| 24521. | varun100 (varun100) | 73.12 | 93% | 2012-09-06 |
| 24522. | Raphael C (AISHK) (raphyy) | 73.12 | 92% | 2013-09-07 |
| 24523. | jenooi (jenooi) | 73.12 | 96% | 2011-06-24 |
| 24524. | abderrahim (abderrahim_manari) | 73.12 | 96% | 2018-06-09 |
| 24525. | Suzanne (suzanne03) | 73.11 | 98% | 2026-02-02 |
| 24526. | Swagger (swagger237) | 73.11 | 96% | 2024-04-09 |
| 24527. | arjan (arjanomega) | 73.11 | 94% | 2016-11-18 |
| 24528. | Emily (emmyball) | 73.11 | 93% | 2011-10-04 |
| 24529. | Rabber (polrabber) | 73.10 | 94.9% | 2023-12-26 |
| 24530. | Jay (isanidiotreborn) | 73.10 | 95% | 2024-11-20 |
| 24531. | Jack (jackr4) | 73.10 | 94.9% | 2024-12-18 |
| 24532. | Boris (yukiluvr) | 73.10 | 94.9% | 2024-11-14 |
| 24533. | Jasman (jasmanwaraich) | 73.10 | 97% | 2024-12-13 |
| 24534. | Bob (fusehira) | 73.10 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
| 24535. | Yogin (xanthum) | 73.10 | 96% | 2014-04-15 |
| 24536. | Jai (jais) | 73.10 | 99% | 2014-02-09 |
| 24537. | andrew (tight1616) | 73.09 | 97% | 2021-12-24 |
| 24538. | Mohamed Ashiq (mohdashik24) | 73.09 | 97% | 2024-06-25 |
| 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 |