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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19221. | Erik (Colemak) (erw_learnin... | 77.24 | 98% | 2014-11-08 |
| 19222. | Snusek (snusek) | 77.23 | 98% | 2024-06-18 |
| 19223. | fhbjnrng (fhbjnrng) | 77.23 | 91% | 2016-01-11 |
| 19224. | max (max_el) | 77.23 | 98% | 2022-08-04 |
| 19225. | EconEdgeLinch (linch8) | 77.23 | 97% | 2021-04-25 |
| 19226. | totnamjoon (off_the_page) | 77.23 | 95% | 2015-03-22 |
| 19227. | Log (logbt) | 77.23 | 94% | 2023-12-25 |
| 19228. | Anupam (plaanupam) | 77.23 | 99% | 2021-11-18 |
| 19229. | one day 💯 (cyard) | 77.23 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 19230. | fdsafdsa (szesz) | 77.22 | 98% | 2021-09-18 |
| 19231. | Race (raceracerace) | 77.22 | 90% | 2014-01-29 |
| 19232. | Farah (superduper26) | 77.22 | 98% | 2016-07-05 |
| 19233. | Atongs (atongs) | 77.22 | — | 2010-08-01 |
| 19234. | mrjeff (hoodiesd) | 77.22 | 95% | 2016-11-04 |
| 19235. | Chong (chongkim) | 77.22 | 96% | 2015-03-26 |
| 19236. | Ian (bob_ross3450) | 77.22 | 96% | 2018-11-27 |
| 19237. | Manuvel Chris Mano John (pa... | 77.21 | 97% | 2025-01-16 |
| 19238. | turtle typist (turtletypistt) | 77.21 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
| 19239. | Nathaniel (natfx7) | 77.21 | 98% | 2017-06-17 |
| 19240. | WuhLuhWuh (wuhluhwuh) | 77.20 | 95.6% | 2025-02-06 |
| 19241. | Andres (andresvilla) | 77.20 | 95.1% | 2024-06-30 |
| 19242. | Mark (geronimus) | 77.20 | 96% | 2023-11-29 |
| 19243. | tstats[fty1777] (fty1777) | 77.20 | 97% | 2024-06-06 |
| 19244. | Julian (itsnutra) | 77.20 | 97% | 2019-01-26 |
| 19245. | admiral zombi (admiralzombi) | 77.20 | 96% | 2024-02-22 |
| 19246. | Alex (typeracer) | 77.20 | — | 2010-09-08 |
| 19247. | Stevo (stevostevo_e) | 77.19 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
| 19248. | Gurman (khasla_1) | 77.19 | 97% | 2024-02-10 |
| 19249. | Blake (raccoonswoon) | 77.19 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
| 19250. | Workman (dagl200) | 77.19 | 97% | 2021-08-26 |
| 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 |