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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19686. | Psychpath (psychpath) | 78.25 | 98.4% | 2023-12-10 |
| 19687. | Errrnesto (errrnesto) | 78.25 | 95% | 2024-02-18 |
| 19688. | fume (kendyking) | 78.25 | 95% | 2024-06-17 |
| 19689. | HotDogRacer69 (eager69) | 78.25 | 97% | 2018-06-22 |
| 19690. | Michael (miri624) | 78.24 | 91% | 2017-04-09 |
| 19691. | Michael (mikeeu) | 78.24 | 97% | 2022-03-05 |
| 19692. | Shoobie (aliceehsu) | 78.24 | 97% | 2025-02-13 |
| 19693. | ricky (mongoloid69) | 78.24 | 96% | 2024-03-01 |
| 19694. | poopyhamper12 (poopyhamper12) | 78.24 | 97.7% | 2024-03-21 |
| 19695. | AgustÃn Brizzi (agusbrizzi) | 78.24 | 98% | 2025-04-22 |
| 19696. | Kasey (kaseyc73) | 78.24 | 94% | 2016-03-21 |
| 19697. | Will (smithsmithsmith) | 78.24 | 97% | 2021-08-12 |
| 19698. | TypingMaster. (righteous2) | 78.24 | 97% | 2021-07-25 |
| 19699. | Sebastian (juvanet) | 78.24 | 95% | 2020-05-30 |
| 19700. | Michael (mrsoda00) | 78.24 | 94% | 2015-01-16 |
| 19701. | Pavan (mpkreddy93) | 78.24 | 97% | 2015-12-11 |
| 19702. | Haiyi (haiyi) | 78.23 | 97% | 2025-04-28 |
| 19703. | Pete (pbroglie) | 78.23 | 98% | 2025-02-21 |
| 19704. | Fahm (fahmz) | 78.23 | 97.2% | 2024-11-26 |
| 19705. | Akuma (dreamxreality) | 78.23 | 99% | 2019-02-22 |
| 19706. | HoldMyBeer (holdmybeer_) | 78.23 | 99% | 2021-08-19 |
| 19707. | Zedtime (zedtimestory) | 78.23 | 97% | 2019-06-16 |
| 19708. | Hans (hootenanny1) | 78.23 | 97% | 2013-07-17 |
| 19709. | hotdogidism (semperfidelis1... | 78.22 | 97.6% | 2025-03-21 |
| 19710. | base 62 max 99 oc 105 (reve... | 78.22 | 97.3% | 2025-02-22 |
| 19711. | Erdogan (erdogan_vucic) | 78.22 | 95% | 2024-12-21 |
| 19712. | itai (itaiitai100) | 78.22 | 97% | 2024-02-15 |
| 19713. | F (frogliker) | 78.22 | 96% | 2026-01-09 |
| 19714. | Skanda (skanda77) | 78.22 | 95% | 2021-07-15 |
| 19715. | Poly (typingpoly) | 78.22 | 97% | 2021-11-05 |
| 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 |