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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18309. | Psychros (psychros) | 79.76 | 97.9% | 2024-09-06 |
| 18310. | Someone (fast_and_furious_c... | 79.76 | 96% | 2024-05-06 |
| 18311. | Jonathan (baldunker1) | 79.76 | 98.1% | 2023-12-07 |
| 18312. | Alex Eaves (cheif_rice) | 79.76 | 95.7% | 2025-01-05 |
| 18313. | Kevin (kevin1499) | 79.76 | 97.4% | 2024-12-20 |
| 18314. | Ahh (jinxexe) | 79.76 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
| 18315. | Azamat (azaatabayev) | 79.76 | 97% | 2021-03-21 |
| 18316. | Kristen (kristengreen3) | 79.76 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 18317. | JQuez (jquez) | 79.76 | 96% | 2020-12-21 |
| 18318. | Merlin (yatu) | 79.76 | — | 2010-06-14 |
| 18319. | Minh Tam (tamdrit) | 79.76 | 99% | 2016-06-09 |
| 18320. | Januar (januar) | 79.76 | 97% | 2016-09-23 |
| 18321. | jy. (meylolike) | 79.75 | 96% | 2025-12-24 |
| 18322. | Lulu (def__init__) | 79.75 | 99% | 2021-05-10 |
| 18323. | Dmitriy (lovermann) | 79.75 | 98% | 2013-10-11 |
| 18324. | Rishi (rishi_id) | 79.75 | 95% | 2015-08-24 |
| 18325. | gimblygruff (gimblygruff) | 79.74 | 99% | 2025-01-13 |
| 18326. | bugbugbug (big_rory) | 79.74 | 96.2% | 2023-09-04 |
| 18327. | untrained (untrained7413) | 79.74 | 97% | 2025-05-14 |
| 18328. | Allay (noob_wrath) | 79.74 | 96% | 2021-05-02 |
| 18329. | Christian (bobbyjrrocks) | 79.74 | 96.3% | 2024-12-01 |
| 18330. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (keypist) | 79.74 | 97% | 2020-07-24 |
| 18331. | Kam (kam10000) | 79.74 | 90% | 2017-02-20 |
| 18332. | Acethro (acethrow) | 79.74 | 98% | 2011-06-29 |
| 18333. | Kobus (klabuschagne) | 79.74 | 97.8% | 2024-04-15 |
| 18334. | Adriano (adrianwoodhouse) | 79.74 | 98% | 2013-12-31 |
| 18335. | (y0rt) | 79.73 | 98% | 2025-10-08 |
| 18336. | hahaha234 (hahaha234) | 79.73 | 97% | 2026-02-20 |
| 18337. | Nathan (nazx5) | 79.73 | 98% | 2025-07-20 |
| 18338. | Quynh (spinelsun) | 79.73 | 98% | 2014-09-09 |
| 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 |