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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28947. | RRKS (rrks43) | 67.79 | 94% | 2015-09-18 |
| 28948. | Stephen (lytstephen) | 67.79 | 96% | 2012-02-12 |
| 28949. | Hue (huehue_) | 67.79 | 96% | 2016-03-17 |
| 28950. | Gor (goroid) | 67.79 | 94% | 2011-06-28 |
| 28951. | cucu (cucucucucu) | 67.78 | 96.2% | 2024-07-28 |
| 28952. | Colin (fofofofofofofo) | 67.78 | 96% | 2025-02-13 |
| 28953. | Maaz Akhtar (maazakhtar) | 67.78 | 93.9% | 2025-02-24 |
| 28954. | Thinking_it_over (thinkingi... | 67.78 | 98% | 2024-11-07 |
| 28955. | Elias (9elias) | 67.78 | 97% | 2018-08-21 |
| 28956. | Ginevra (ginevra) | 67.78 | 94% | 2012-05-05 |
| 28957. | Vincent (vincenteyao) | 67.78 | 94% | 2011-12-04 |
| 28958. | thilagesh__ (thilagesh__) | 67.77 | 97.4% | 2024-08-27 |
| 28959. | Champion (ethenk) | 67.77 | 95% | 2023-11-29 |
| 28960. | Kairav (parzivalkairav) | 67.77 | 96.3% | 2024-05-30 |
| 28961. | gujjar (gujjarji) | 67.77 | 97% | 2025-04-13 |
| 28962. | Benedikt (dikt73) | 67.77 | 96% | 2021-01-05 |
| 28963. | spyd (spyd) | 67.76 | 96.8% | 2025-01-17 |
| 28964. | Kenji (wtkenji) | 67.76 | 95.6% | 2024-09-24 |
| 28965. | Sven (phixle) | 67.76 | 95% | 2015-12-11 |
| 28966. | Bayu Baihaqi (andrethegigan... | 67.76 | 97% | 2024-02-27 |
| 28967. | gowtham (gowtham23) | 67.76 | 96.7% | 2024-06-25 |
| 28968. | Morty (hey_i_am_morty) | 67.76 | 96% | 2022-04-20 |
| 28969. | Mike (gotouchgrass) | 67.76 | 97% | 2023-04-18 |
| 28970. | Elver (danielnene80) | 67.76 | 99% | 2014-08-22 |
| 28971. | Ryan (imacoconut) | 67.76 | 96% | 2017-06-29 |
| 28972. | aruj (b0b1000) | 67.76 | 97% | 2022-04-09 |
| 28973. | Richard (tougo) | 67.76 | 97% | 2019-12-01 |
| 28974. | NuvolaRosa (nuvolarosa) | 67.76 | 95% | 2015-12-20 |
| 28975. | Nick (barry101) | 67.76 | 92% | 2017-05-21 |
| 28976. | very (very_how) | 67.76 | 96% | 2016-06-07 |
| 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 |