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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29606. | Hamza (hamzeh97) | 66.06 | 98% | 2018-02-23 |
| 29607. | kG (viiiii) | 66.06 | 96% | 2014-06-24 |
| 29608. | TopRamen (justsean) | 66.06 | 91% | 2016-04-25 |
| 29609. | some_guy (liudvikas) | 66.06 | 91% | 2017-05-10 |
| 29610. | Aries (ariesstyle) | 66.06 | 90% | 2017-01-28 |
| 29611. | Redfig (redfig69) | 66.05 | 97.1% | 2025-04-26 |
| 29612. | George (turtlerocker) | 66.05 | 98% | 2018-09-25 |
| 29613. | Nugraha (nugraha008) | 66.05 | 96.6% | 2024-08-10 |
| 29614. | badattyping (epsilonfunction) | 66.05 | 97% | 2025-05-09 |
| 29615. | Vladimir (chroniaxe) | 66.05 | 97% | 2024-07-10 |
| 29616. | Anthony (kimchiandsprite) | 66.05 | 98% | 2023-09-04 |
| 29617. | John (subsonic) | 66.05 | 87% | 2012-02-24 |
| 29618. | Nils Andreas (ixxi) | 66.05 | 92% | 2012-11-29 |
| 29619. | Noah (polttogi) | 66.05 | 95.4% | 2021-01-29 |
| 29620. | Pablo (diopaolo) | 66.05 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
| 29621. | Ken (kengeorge) | 66.05 | 94% | 2012-08-10 |
| 29622. | Mockso (mockso21) | 66.04 | 98% | 2025-04-26 |
| 29623. | ARUGAK (arugak) | 66.04 | 96% | 2024-08-09 |
| 29624. | Adriana (add009) | 66.04 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
| 29625. | HASSAN (purno555) | 66.04 | 95.7% | 2025-01-03 |
| 29626. | deadass (rajteezy) | 66.04 | 93.4% | 2023-12-24 |
| 29627. | Concentration (sighsigh) | 66.04 | 97% | 2011-12-22 |
| 29628. | Thordis (thordis) | 66.04 | 96% | 2011-06-29 |
| 29629. | Eleanor (ocbeach) | 66.04 | — | 2011-04-24 |
| 29630. | Lior (liorg225) | 66.04 | 91% | 2014-08-31 |
| 29631. | Amol (amolrao) | 66.04 | 93% | 2016-02-22 |
| 29632. | Mentor (mentor2108) | 66.03 | 94% | 2024-03-14 |
| 29633. | Tonz (the_tonz) | 66.03 | 98% | 2024-01-11 |
| 29634. | Wes (wes112) | 66.03 | 98.3% | 2025-05-15 |
| 29635. | stroobaj (stroobaj) | 66.02 | 97% | 2024-02-21 |
| 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 |