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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20082. | quinten53 (quinten53) | 77.96 | 97% | 2025-11-27 |
| 20083. | J (mirumirai) | 77.96 | 93% | 2015-09-07 |
| 20084. | Rooshi (rooshi) | 77.96 | 88% | 2013-06-20 |
| 20085. | Arthur (agouraptor) | 77.95 | 95% | 2025-05-28 |
| 20086. | nabbers (nabbers) | 77.95 | 97.6% | 2025-05-05 |
| 20087. | Syabandani Maeleva (syaband... | 77.95 | 97.3% | 2024-02-06 |
| 20088. | TJ (dreamstyle) | 77.95 | 98% | 2023-03-04 |
| 20089. | Julian (k1ngjulien) | 77.95 | 98.6% | 2024-04-11 |
| 20090. | Szymon (grndzl) | 77.95 | 95.9% | 2024-03-09 |
| 20091. | garlicc (bbert17) | 77.95 | 96% | 2024-04-13 |
| 20092. | Sky (daydreamsky) | 77.95 | 95.5% | 2024-07-09 |
| 20093. | yyqx (yyqx0521) | 77.95 | 96% | 2024-09-12 |
| 20094. | SlowTyper (flextypist) | 77.95 | 96% | 2020-03-23 |
| 20095. | midnight (aw01) | 77.95 | 97% | 2020-09-08 |
| 20096. | Basil (stayingawesome) | 77.95 | 99% | 2025-06-04 |
| 20097. | Tac (akotac) | 77.95 | 94% | 2012-07-02 |
| 20098. | Ramor (rom10cort) | 77.94 | 92% | 2017-01-08 |
| 20099. | Jr. (junior_typer) | 77.94 | 98.3% | 2025-01-17 |
| 20100. | Igor (6eamed) | 77.94 | 96% | 2021-07-04 |
| 20101. | Miguel (aprohack) | 77.94 | 97% | 2024-04-10 |
| 20102. | Speed (speed_demon_123) | 77.94 | 96% | 2021-09-29 |
| 20103. | Joseph (josejose1) | 77.94 | 96% | 2015-07-18 |
| 20104. | Leon (tagats123) | 77.94 | 98% | 2018-03-19 |
| 20105. | Nolan (lilpo) | 77.93 | 93% | 2016-05-07 |
| 20106. | JoJo (yoojeanie) | 77.93 | 96% | 2022-04-14 |
| 20107. | Magesh (cali_forniaa) | 77.93 | 97.1% | 2023-11-14 |
| 20108. | Rahul (rahulm123) | 77.93 | 98.1% | 2024-12-22 |
| 20109. | elsa (elsaw) | 77.93 | 96% | 2016-02-17 |
| 20110. | Derek (djw191) | 77.93 | 97% | 2020-05-12 |
| 20111. | Test (besttestquest) | 77.93 | 98% | 2018-01-21 |
| 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 |