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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13957. | Biohazard (b10hazard_) | 84.19 | 96.3% | 2024-03-04 |
| 13958. | Brumpbo (azkrak) | 84.19 | 98% | 2020-04-28 |
| 13959. | mykelliling (blush_spiker86) | 84.19 | 99% | 2012-01-27 |
| 13960. | Zohab (damn_boy) | 84.19 | 94% | 2016-03-26 |
| 13961. | crossier (irnbe) | 84.18 | 97.8% | 2024-05-23 |
| 13962. | patrinya (patrinya) | 84.18 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
| 13963. | Nicolas (typekaiser) | 84.18 | 97% | 2022-03-20 |
| 13964. | Doubledealer (doubledealer) | 84.18 | 98% | 2024-07-06 |
| 13965. | Seok (seokorean) | 84.18 | 96% | 2015-11-07 |
| 13966. | Mo (colonelm0) | 84.18 | 95% | 2015-05-14 |
| 13967. | PaperMane (papermane) | 84.17 | 97% | 2024-09-04 |
| 13968. | Felix Schön (typekjezeqcz) | 84.17 | 97.1% | 2024-02-09 |
| 13969. | WSY (elyx_2302) | 84.17 | 98% | 2021-09-06 |
| 13970. | ican tpye fwtf (sup_chief) | 84.17 | 95.9% | 2023-06-13 |
| 13971. | 1834 (busey) | 84.17 | 95% | 2015-11-17 |
| 13972. | Ojas (sajo) | 84.17 | 95% | 2015-03-24 |
| 13973. | Reza (mreza0101) | 84.16 | 98.8% | 2025-03-10 |
| 13974. | Fahim (expult_) | 84.16 | 96% | 2025-03-12 |
| 13975. | Rob100 (rob100) | 84.16 | 95.3% | 2024-08-05 |
| 13976. | Sam_Zhang (sam_zhang) | 84.16 | 99% | 2023-12-14 |
| 13977. | nusstter (nusstter) | 84.16 | 97% | 2023-12-09 |
| 13978. | Adam Ahmad (adamahmad) | 84.16 | 99% | 2023-07-30 |
| 13979. | Alexander (alexanderfzz) | 84.16 | 95.9% | 2024-04-02 |
| 13980. | Ryan (ryanluut) | 84.16 | 93% | 2021-01-26 |
| 13981. | Jasper (jasperw) | 84.16 | 94% | 2013-06-18 |
| 13982. | Jared (jaronomo) | 84.16 | 96% | 2017-11-25 |
| 13983. | Ned (tbned) | 84.15 | 98% | 2025-06-06 |
| 13984. | Draco25 (draco25) | 84.15 | 97% | 2024-12-02 |
| 13985. | 2 (two_d) | 84.15 | — | 2010-11-27 |
| 13986. | Šejla (sejla) | 84.15 | 93% | 2011-06-13 |
| 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 |