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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19021. | Tim (tpsherratt) | 77.77 | — | 2010-08-11 |
| 19022. | Ilya (chopperxx) | 77.76 | 97% | 2024-03-03 |
| 19023. | Eddie (lactatingwalrus) | 77.76 | 89% | 2016-10-31 |
| 19024. | Thunder (jebanegash) | 77.76 | 95.6% | 2024-03-21 |
| 19025. | Rift026 (rift026) | 77.76 | 97.7% | 2024-07-23 |
| 19026. | cheruiyot (son_of_man) | 77.76 | 95.8% | 2023-12-16 |
| 19027. | :O (perlence) | 77.75 | 93.9% | 2024-03-04 |
| 19028. | ahmad (ahmad_sayadi2) | 77.75 | 97% | 2024-05-21 |
| 19029. | Rishabh (rishabh_typester) | 77.75 | 97.4% | 2023-12-22 |
| 19030. | Phuong (phuongt89) | 77.75 | 93% | 2013-04-06 |
| 19031. | Hanna (bananabrown97) | 77.74 | 97% | 2025-02-16 |
| 19032. | Caleb (caleb_80) | 77.74 | 97.9% | 2024-04-05 |
| 19033. | Fredag (adirf) | 77.74 | 99.3% | 2025-05-07 |
| 19034. | R (rc_da) | 77.74 | 95.7% | 2025-01-31 |
| 19035. | Oscar (ovallner) | 77.74 | 97% | 2016-04-09 |
| 19036. | Nathan (bananamilk9) | 77.74 | 97% | 2018-12-13 |
| 19037. | Vlad (efol) | 77.73 | 97% | 2023-07-28 |
| 19038. | FURIOUS (furious777) | 77.73 | 97.3% | 2024-03-28 |
| 19039. | Alan (alanschafer) | 77.73 | 95% | 2024-02-16 |
| 19040. | Uno (typesmacker) | 77.73 | 96.5% | 2024-02-26 |
| 19041. | Jem (jemanema) | 77.73 | 96% | 2025-07-16 |
| 19042. | Manol (ari3s) | 77.73 | 98% | 2021-11-24 |
| 19043. | Dale (jammie_dodger) | 77.73 | 96% | 2017-01-15 |
| 19044. | Shawn (swampert360) | 77.73 | 93% | 2014-06-14 |
| 19045. | SD (nologen) | 77.72 | 93% | 2014-09-24 |
| 19046. | Renata Jean (renatajean) | 77.72 | 96.6% | 2025-01-08 |
| 19047. | Loku5150 (loku5150) | 77.72 | 97% | 2024-07-11 |
| 19048. | racer (bubblestwrap) | 77.72 | 96% | 2022-04-22 |
| 19049. | Steve (stevocat) | 77.72 | 96.8% | 2024-06-23 |
| 19050. | DxB (phantoma) | 77.72 | 96% | 2013-10-05 |
| 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 |