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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23589. | ig: aliosayle (alioss) | 73.91 | 96.8% | 2025-02-07 |
| 23590. | zyyy (zyyyyyyyz) | 73.91 | 97% | 2022-01-10 |
| 23591. | Mike (typo_prone) | 73.91 | 95.7% | 2024-01-18 |
| 23592. | Nitesh (niteshtiwari) | 73.91 | 97% | 2023-02-25 |
| 23593. | janez (zzzblj) | 73.91 | 99% | 2016-02-24 |
| 23594. | bolt (boltai1) | 73.90 | 96% | 2025-03-25 |
| 23595. | Mika (svenkarls) | 73.90 | 96.9% | 2025-02-03 |
| 23596. | Makhmudjon (makhmudjon) | 73.90 | 96% | 2025-07-13 |
| 23597. | Peaches (paeches8) | 73.89 | 96% | 2025-04-09 |
| 23598. | mootyhoot (mootyhoot) | 73.89 | 95.6% | 2024-04-09 |
| 23599. | Vall (vallakin) | 73.89 | 97.2% | 2024-07-08 |
| 23600. | guest (okokok1234) | 73.89 | 98.5% | 2024-12-03 |
| 23601. | idk_hii (idk_hii) | 73.89 | 96% | 2021-10-07 |
| 23602. | Yazan (yazan_al) | 73.89 | 98.3% | 2024-05-29 |
| 23603. | Sylvie (eat_my_dust_batches) | 73.89 | 96% | 2022-03-28 |
| 23604. | Austin (slizzy99) | 73.89 | 96% | 2021-03-20 |
| 23605. | LXVII (krye) | 73.88 | 96% | 2025-11-18 |
| 23606. | mlgpopstikales (mlgpopstika... | 73.88 | 96% | 2024-10-25 |
| 23607. | Zevion (zevionx) | 73.88 | 96.9% | 2024-07-27 |
| 23608. | Ahme (ahmed99999) | 73.88 | 97% | 2025-07-26 |
| 23609. | Tarneem (tarneem) | 73.88 | 96.9% | 2024-08-31 |
| 23610. | rudy (rudolly) | 73.88 | 97.2% | 2024-03-30 |
| 23611. | Van Hoang (hoangelec) | 73.88 | 92% | 2014-09-15 |
| 23612. | ahihi (kakacbx) | 73.88 | 97% | 2023-05-21 |
| 23613. | ACC [99 - 100] (dinoh_sandys) | 73.88 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
| 23614. | Sasha (sashamoisey) | 73.88 | 98% | 2011-11-05 |
| 23615. | Einstein (einstein) | 73.88 | 98% | 2013-11-05 |
| 23616. | Sowmiya (s_c_r) | 73.87 | 97% | 2025-03-22 |
| 23617. | altair (altairr) | 73.87 | 97.8% | 2025-01-27 |
| 23618. | EternalTempest (eternaltemp... | 73.87 | 95% | 2025-09-26 |
| 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 |