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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25835. | krystall (krrystall) | 69.71 | 98% | 2022-12-26 |
| 25836. | Simon (scyter) | 69.71 | 91% | 2016-03-03 |
| 25837. | codiguero (codiguero) | 69.71 | 95.7% | 2024-06-11 |
| 25838. | yousef (yousef_badr23) | 69.71 | 95% | 2022-10-19 |
| 25839. | LOVE (nskumar278) | 69.71 | 98% | 2024-07-22 |
| 25840. | cyifkae (baiioon_colemak) | 69.71 | 96% | 2018-12-28 |
| 25841. | Mikey_R20 (mikey_r) | 69.70 | 96.6% | 2025-05-01 |
| 25842. | Brian (earthz) | 69.70 | 97.2% | 2024-11-19 |
| 25843. | abello (abello) | 69.70 | 97.4% | 2024-12-10 |
| 25844. | hansil (hj007) | 69.70 | 98% | 2025-03-16 |
| 25845. | malfple_colemak (malfple_co... | 69.70 | 97% | 2023-12-03 |
| 25846. | Preet (pr33t) | 69.70 | 95.6% | 2024-04-21 |
| 25847. | nicholas (p1kwa) | 69.70 | 95% | 2022-02-08 |
| 25848. | exdecial (exdecial) | 69.70 | 95% | 2022-06-18 |
| 25849. | stannny (stannic1) | 69.70 | 95% | 2012-09-06 |
| 25850. | Jany (janyk) | 69.70 | — | 2010-07-18 |
| 25851. | Bob (bobtheastronomer) | 69.69 | 96.5% | 2025-01-30 |
| 25852. | Shrub (mrschrubelhupf) | 69.69 | 96% | 2024-11-15 |
| 25853. | Bala Vignesh (balavignesh26) | 69.69 | 96% | 2024-05-05 |
| 25854. | El Basto (el_basto) | 69.69 | 97% | 2023-12-26 |
| 25855. | Shaun (scuffedorangutan) | 69.69 | 96.6% | 2023-11-22 |
| 25856. | chickychock (chickychock) | 69.69 | 97.5% | 2023-12-01 |
| 25857. | Vanessa (vanessauriondo) | 69.69 | 97% | 2024-11-13 |
| 25858. | Beezzyy (beezzyy) | 69.69 | 97.9% | 2023-11-10 |
| 25859. | Prateek (prateekp987) | 69.69 | 97% | 2020-12-02 |
| 25860. | luffy (kaizoku) | 69.69 | 95% | 2012-06-05 |
| 25861. | Thunder9529 (lhagwa9529) | 69.68 | 99% | 2025-04-10 |
| 25862. | Rex Buckles (rexygreen13) | 69.68 | 97% | 2024-09-20 |
| 25863. | Derek (dereklee0310) | 69.68 | 96.6% | 2024-10-10 |
| 25864. | Ralph Angelo (slow_penguin) | 69.68 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 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 |