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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19584. | khalil laaboudi (khalil_big... | 78.08 | 97% | 2022-11-09 |
| 19585. | Hannah (hannahcorona) | 78.08 | 96% | 2023-03-06 |
| 19586. | Lorenzo (roawrenzo) | 78.08 | 93% | 2013-07-04 |
| 19587. | Thayz (onmywatto100) | 78.08 | 90% | 2014-04-01 |
| 19588. | darth (darthgeek3) | 78.08 | 95% | 2014-05-16 |
| 19589. | David (thegreatzhou) | 78.07 | 91% | 2013-01-08 |
| 19590. | Sudin Bagale (sudamaharidas) | 78.07 | 97.7% | 2024-10-31 |
| 19591. | PK (pavanuppari) | 78.07 | 97.7% | 2024-07-17 |
| 19592. | malam (0xmalam) | 78.07 | 95.9% | 2023-12-28 |
| 19593. | Stephen (bloodwineskg) | 78.07 | 88% | 2015-12-20 |
| 19594. | Umang (umanghome) | 78.07 | 92% | 2015-01-07 |
| 19595. | rocky (_rock) | 78.07 | 93% | 2013-10-11 |
| 19596. | Ken Ian (satanic12211) | 78.07 | 84% | 2016-04-29 |
| 19597. | FastFall (fastfall) | 78.07 | 98% | 2015-03-06 |
| 19598. | transcontinentalrailroad (y... | 78.07 | 92% | 2017-02-18 |
| 19599. | Kayla (kbr9185) | 78.07 | 94% | 2011-12-28 |
| 19600. | secret (secrethehe) | 78.06 | 97.9% | 2025-04-07 |
| 19601. | elemental (asy_coder) | 78.06 | 98.2% | 2024-04-21 |
| 19602. | eyal (eyal3656) | 78.06 | 96.8% | 2025-03-28 |
| 19603. | Jiayun (xiaojiayun) | 78.06 | 98% | 2024-03-25 |
| 19604. | Ikkoto (ikkoto) | 78.06 | 96% | 2023-11-30 |
| 19605. | delc (delc) | 78.06 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
| 19606. | Haripazha (haripazha) | 78.06 | 92% | 2016-08-22 |
| 19607. | mathijs (melkvlek) | 78.05 | 96% | 2025-02-22 |
| 19608. | David (vicksdawg) | 78.05 | 98% | 2016-03-09 |
| 19609. | Bruhmomentum (visualmarrow217) | 78.05 | 96% | 2024-11-07 |
| 19610. | Sactio (tyo007) | 78.05 | 91% | 2012-02-06 |
| 19611. | no (poop123321) | 78.05 | 97% | 2022-12-06 |
| 19612. | Alex (running_wind) | 78.05 | 98.8% | 2023-12-21 |
| 19613. | Alex (nachodogmtl) | 78.05 | 98% | 2014-01-24 |
| 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 |