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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20946. | Gyalden Gyaltshen (gyalden) | 76.92 | 97% | 2024-04-14 |
| 20947. | Vader (mr_vader) | 76.92 | 96.3% | 2024-09-10 |
| 20948. | Steven (eeekom) | 76.92 | 96% | 2026-04-17 |
| 20949. | Rae (gigimarie) | 76.92 | 97% | 2019-01-05 |
| 20950. | olivia (olivialake) | 76.92 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
| 20951. | Dima (river3125) | 76.92 | 96% | 2020-11-19 |
| 20952. | Ramen (idrinkjelly) | 76.92 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
| 20953. | Tyler (thkim1011) | 76.92 | 91% | 2014-10-25 |
| 20954. | GodHeHehE (night_warrior28) | 76.91 | 96.1% | 2024-11-18 |
| 20955. | David (bomely) | 76.91 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
| 20956. | Michael (lastobelus) | 76.90 | 98% | 2021-07-07 |
| 20957. | A.S.M.777 (a_s_m_777) | 76.90 | 94% | 2022-08-12 |
| 20958. | Ham (vannizer) | 76.90 | 99% | 2017-06-07 |
| 20959. | Angelo (elmopolitan03) | 76.90 | 97% | 2014-07-16 |
| 20960. | Michael (c00l_procrastinator) | 76.90 | 96% | 2017-06-26 |
| 20961. | Sewnkin (sewnkin23gg) | 76.90 | 96% | 2021-06-30 |
| 20962. | Crawner (krawner) | 76.89 | 97% | 2023-09-11 |
| 20963. | Xavier (trashlord92) | 76.89 | 95.3% | 2025-04-08 |
| 20964. | aa (invincibleunderthesun) | 76.89 | 96% | 2022-01-10 |
| 20965. | puddimg (puddimg) | 76.89 | 97.8% | 2021-02-25 |
| 20966. | Nivo (53n0_h314) | 76.89 | 99% | 2021-02-03 |
| 20967. | theaveragedude (the_avg_dude) | 76.89 | 97% | 2021-09-24 |
| 20968. | a (zeug) | 76.89 | — | 2010-07-27 |
| 20969. | Eva (hewa) | 76.89 | — | 2010-08-04 |
| 20970. | torachiyo (torachiyo) | 76.89 | 99% | 2011-06-17 |
| 20971. | thomas (thomas) | 76.89 | 96% | 2013-09-09 |
| 20972. | Patrick Jason (patrickjason91) | 76.89 | 97% | 2011-08-28 |
| 20973. | Jake Alexander (jakealexander) | 76.88 | 91% | 2015-06-28 |
| 20974. | colemakdh_learner (qamgam) | 76.88 | 96.7% | 2024-11-09 |
| 20975. | Name (mr_121) | 76.88 | 95.3% | 2024-04-27 |
| 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 |