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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26011. | Frank (fzzzz) | 69.77 | 98.6% | 2024-02-20 |
| 26012. | Vishnu (crazy_typeracer) | 69.77 | 95% | 2021-09-27 |
| 26013. | origin (originchaos) | 69.77 | 93% | 2015-05-19 |
| 26014. | dfa (imogen12345) | 69.77 | 96% | 2019-08-01 |
| 26015. | Catalin (theasterix00) | 69.77 | 98% | 2014-09-23 |
| 26016. | Peter (perokema) | 69.77 | 97% | 2013-01-21 |
| 26017. | Lubomir (lanastasov) | 69.77 | 96% | 2011-11-24 |
| 26018. | SeongUi (egotist) | 69.77 | 94% | 2012-08-30 |
| 26019. | therekrab (therekrab) | 69.76 | 95% | 2025-04-08 |
| 26020. | Cait (caitjc) | 69.76 | 97% | 2024-03-11 |
| 26021. | lrdass (lrdass) | 69.76 | 95% | 2024-04-10 |
| 26022. | MiamMiam (miammiam100) | 69.76 | 97.9% | 2023-11-17 |
| 26023. | Eric (joker4120) | 69.76 | 97% | 2023-09-16 |
| 26024. | Diego (megax454) | 69.76 | 98% | 2020-05-09 |
| 26025. | jamalS (jamals) | 69.76 | 96% | 2018-03-03 |
| 26026. | Antonio (antoniom) | 69.76 | 98% | 2015-12-28 |
| 26027. | pmpkiin (1msocooked) | 69.75 | 97.6% | 2024-12-28 |
| 26028. | bam (bamg) | 69.75 | 96% | 2024-05-16 |
| 26029. | Antwaun (trayveon) | 69.75 | 98% | 2024-07-25 |
| 26030. | affkhan (luka77_a) | 69.75 | 95% | 2024-04-15 |
| 26031. | Anpan (anpan) | 69.75 | — | 2011-01-09 |
| 26032. | Ed- (edrenck) | 69.75 | 96% | 2021-01-12 |
| 26033. | Andrew (ybrobamieh) | 69.75 | 97% | 2021-02-11 |
| 26034. | Chris (shumtlc27) | 69.75 | 96% | 2020-12-27 |
| 26035. | Benjamin (yangben000) | 69.75 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
| 26036. | Sushant (okos) | 69.75 | 96% | 2011-08-29 |
| 26037. | prad (prad1234) | 69.74 | 96% | 2024-05-15 |
| 26038. | Mamilalaina (mami_19) | 69.74 | 96.1% | 2024-11-16 |
| 26039. | cht1821 (cht1821) | 69.74 | 96.2% | 2024-01-19 |
| 26040. | JohnnyOnTheSpot (leminode) | 69.74 | 95% | 2024-01-13 |
| 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 |