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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21520. | Dante (_trying) | 76.18 | 97% | 2019-09-10 |
| 21521. | Lambee (tundralegend) | 76.18 | 94% | 2019-02-01 |
| 21522. | Isidora (isidoradj) | 76.18 | 95% | 2016-05-23 |
| 21523. | Christian (bogge) | 76.18 | 96% | 2012-04-02 |
| 21524. | Rakita Rakita (kathirk) | 76.18 | 94% | 2013-12-13 |
| 21525. | jae (jaep) | 76.17 | 96.2% | 2025-04-17 |
| 21526. | ケニー (schnitzelbr0t) | 76.17 | 98% | 2022-01-17 |
| 21527. | fischld (tokiwa) | 76.17 | 96% | 2021-11-05 |
| 21528. | M Rizwan (rizwanm42) | 76.17 | 95% | 2014-02-14 |
| 21529. | joe (jwvv77) | 76.17 | 95% | 2017-11-23 |
| 21530. | Juan (juwan.najera17@outloo... | 76.17 | 98% | 2014-11-06 |
| 21531. | Bryan (deceased) | 76.17 | 94% | 2012-11-17 |
| 21532. | Jonathan Bayhon (techxmaxx) | 76.16 | 94.5% | 2025-03-01 |
| 21533. | mmmr13 (mmmr13) | 76.16 | 97% | 2024-02-04 |
| 21534. | Shivansh (shiv0403) | 76.16 | 97.7% | 2024-07-29 |
| 21535. | D3LTA (d3lta) | 76.16 | 96% | 2016-07-21 |
| 21536. | Sagar (sagarraskar) | 76.15 | 97% | 2020-04-16 |
| 21537. | Chase (chase12445645) | 76.15 | 95% | 2025-03-03 |
| 21538. | Not_My_Life (chanchoalpalo) | 76.15 | 98% | 2022-03-11 |
| 21539. | person (tumadreestahomo) | 76.15 | 97% | 2018-05-14 |
| 21540. | M (mrwiggles77) | 76.15 | 94% | 2016-01-14 |
| 21541. | Marius (techdifics12) | 76.15 | 95.8% | 2023-11-11 |
| 21542. | marshal (marsh_bora3y) | 76.15 | 97.6% | 2024-12-15 |
| 21543. | ig: erik_toledoo (pepegacha... | 76.15 | 96% | 2026-04-03 |
| 21544. | volkan t (volkant) | 76.14 | 97.7% | 2023-11-10 |
| 21545. | Karl (karl_learns_steno) | 76.14 | 94% | 2019-09-14 |
| 21546. | Rietkip (nescioc) | 76.14 | 96% | 2012-07-12 |
| 21547. | Max Speed (maxspeed02) | 76.13 | 98% | 2026-03-19 |
| 21548. | Nizar (nizar9696m) | 76.13 | 98% | 2025-04-27 |
| 21549. | dustin (dk_donkeykong) | 76.13 | 96% | 2025-12-17 |
| 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 |