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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21067. | penguin (pen77guin) | 75.38 | 96.4% | 2023-12-08 |
| 21068. | wai ming (wmtai) | 75.38 | 98.5% | 2023-12-02 |
| 21069. | Lam (lam_blue) | 75.38 | 98% | 2011-11-22 |
| 21070. | kerem (cattle61) | 75.38 | 99% | 2011-07-25 |
| 21071. | OOZE (wizard_of_ooze) | 75.38 | 97% | 2017-06-22 |
| 21072. | Pavel (trialtry) | 75.38 | 99% | 2017-02-02 |
| 21073. | Quan (b3cta3) | 75.38 | 98% | 2011-11-06 |
| 21074. | Polechka (polechklaaa) | 75.37 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
| 21075. | Mix (mixcow) | 75.37 | 98% | 2024-02-26 |
| 21076. | Ho C (andrewchc) | 75.37 | 95% | 2024-05-05 |
| 21077. | Nshoe (nshoe) | 75.37 | 96% | 2024-03-20 |
| 21078. | Minnie (minniemouselondon) | 75.37 | 98% | 2021-10-11 |
| 21079. | Mohammad (alamin_typist) | 75.37 | 95% | 2017-04-27 |
| 21080. | Ablay (teskoo) | 75.36 | 98% | 2023-05-03 |
| 21081. | Dan (danmckillop) | 75.36 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
| 21082. | René (rene_) | 75.36 | 97% | 2012-12-07 |
| 21083. | Lucas (123timmy321) | 75.35 | 97% | 2024-10-25 |
| 21084. | C (chautran97) | 75.35 | 96.5% | 2024-09-01 |
| 21085. | Biswajit (biswajit_maity) | 75.35 | 95.6% | 2025-01-23 |
| 21086. | Broke (ftybroke) | 75.35 | 95.8% | 2024-02-20 |
| 21087. | Max Charles (mpc2) | 75.35 | 97.1% | 2024-01-07 |
| 21088. | Zhuojun (zhuojun_12) | 75.35 | 95% | 2024-04-23 |
| 21089. | Tonmaii (tonmaiii) | 75.35 | 95% | 2023-03-12 |
| 21090. | Noah (typer_noah) | 75.35 | 97.7% | 2024-04-26 |
| 21091. | Samuel (monxii) | 75.35 | 96% | 2024-07-01 |
| 21092. | Papa (papatypist) | 75.35 | 99% | 2024-04-13 |
| 21093. | f (rrere) | 75.35 | 96% | 2025-07-19 |
| 21094. | Jacob (sl_jacob) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-12-06 |
| 21095. | Max (maxijazz) | 75.35 | 97% | 2021-03-16 |
| 21096. | Vil (vilsie) | 75.35 | 91% | 2015-12-29 |
| 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 |