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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21750. | volkan t (volkant) | 76.14 | 97.7% | 2023-11-10 |
| 21751. | Karl (karl_learns_steno) | 76.14 | 94% | 2019-09-14 |
| 21752. | Rietkip (nescioc) | 76.14 | 96% | 2012-07-12 |
| 21753. | Max Speed (maxspeed02) | 76.13 | 98% | 2026-03-19 |
| 21754. | Nizar (nizar9696m) | 76.13 | 98% | 2025-04-27 |
| 21755. | dustin (dk_donkeykong) | 76.13 | 96% | 2025-12-17 |
| 21756. | Uncl3Budd (unclebudd) | 76.13 | 96% | 2025-04-03 |
| 21757. | Nona (lovelyghostwriter) | 76.13 | 96% | 2024-02-18 |
| 21758. | Ozma (ozma0foz) | 76.13 | 96.4% | 2024-05-16 |
| 21759. | dummy (irfansj) | 76.13 | 96% | 2023-01-15 |
| 21760. | Ijay (ijay_u) | 76.13 | 97% | 2023-08-08 |
| 21761. | Ángel (gelo5320) | 76.13 | 96% | 2025-10-01 |
| 21762. | Stephen (betab95) | 76.13 | 86% | 2016-02-06 |
| 21763. | flybot (flybot) | 76.13 | 96% | 2019-12-17 |
| 21764. | Seri (vincent_aik) | 76.13 | 94% | 2019-02-20 |
| 21765. | Suraj (khreate) | 76.13 | 98% | 2018-11-24 |
| 21766. | cliff (clifflee14281428) | 76.12 | 97.2% | 2024-07-19 |
| 21767. | Raphael (stealthwolf) | 76.12 | 98% | 2015-09-13 |
| 21768. | Tyrone MG (tmgtmgtmg) | 76.12 | 97.3% | 2024-05-17 |
| 21769. | Finnegan (saengim) | 76.12 | 96% | 2022-09-30 |
| 21770. | Alex (alexn) | 76.12 | 94% | 2015-05-30 |
| 21771. | Yucheol (yucheol) | 76.12 | 96% | 2020-01-13 |
| 21772. | Byron (byrontan) | 76.12 | 95% | 2021-02-09 |
| 21773. | Jonathan (techypanda) | 76.12 | 94% | 2017-10-27 |
| 21774. | Meme_Ruler (typingishardsadge) | 76.11 | 97% | 2026-01-04 |
| 21775. | Rafa (devrafa) | 76.11 | 98% | 2025-07-02 |
| 21776. | ethiopianing (ethiopianing) | 76.11 | 96.2% | 2024-05-14 |
| 21777. | Rex (rexellington) | 76.11 | 96% | 2023-09-11 |
| 21778. | wjc1512 (wjc1512) | 76.11 | 96.7% | 2023-11-26 |
| 21779. | Osteicht (osteicht_7891) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
| 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 |