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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21015. | (speedbro) | 76.46 | 97.5% | 2024-01-26 |
| 21016. | Sidharth (_ceres_) | 76.46 | 95.5% | 2024-02-10 |
| 21017. | Keidi (keidi) | 76.46 | 95% | 2014-08-11 |
| 21018. | Joy (joy_c) | 76.45 | 99% | 2025-08-28 |
| 21019. | (hamstersales) | 76.45 | 98% | 2025-06-07 |
| 21020. | mijac (mijac) | 76.45 | 96% | 2016-12-06 |
| 21021. | Mile161 (mile161) | 76.45 | 98% | 2022-11-03 |
| 21022. | (aidan_hunter) | 76.45 | 95% | 2020-05-27 |
| 21023. | David (daver555) | 76.45 | 99% | 2012-12-26 |
| 21024. | Jako Nito (jakonito) | 76.44 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 21025. | (jherwynne) | 76.44 | 97.4% | 2024-09-30 |
| 21026. | vvaciej (vvaciej) | 76.44 | 97% | 2023-11-29 |
| 21027. | (mibe) | 76.44 | 91% | 2013-01-15 |
| 21028. | (sarjunt) | 76.44 | 97% | 2021-06-26 |
| 21029. | nah id win (aragorn_the_snake) | 76.44 | 95% | 2021-01-24 |
| 21030. | (andyoecoepz) | 76.44 | 93% | 2012-03-06 |
| 21031. | (dhienf0707) | 76.43 | 96.8% | 2025-02-20 |
| 21032. | (alvaruss) | 76.43 | 96.2% | 2025-02-03 |
| 21033. | (in_a_week) | 76.43 | 99% | 2021-04-20 |
| 21034. | (benjamin_0990) | 76.43 | 96.7% | 2024-09-24 |
| 21035. | (k0gu) | 76.43 | 94% | 2020-08-11 |
| 21036. | Anush Rao (anushrao) | 76.42 | 96.4% | 2024-07-30 |
| 21037. | (ambandi) | 76.42 | 97.7% | 2024-03-13 |
| 21038. | Var (varrenleandro) | 76.42 | 98% | 2022-01-02 |
| 21039. | (poopoooo) | 76.42 | 97% | 2024-10-05 |
| 21040. | Cooper Morris (bossmancoop) | 76.42 | 93.3% | 2024-04-08 |
| 21041. | (supra68) | 76.42 | 98% | 2023-08-27 |
| 21042. | (toeknee123) | 76.42 | 95.1% | 2025-04-28 |
| 21043. | Tonkata (_tonkata_) | 76.42 | 97.9% | 2023-12-16 |
| 21044. | Guestwith9 (guestwith9) | 76.42 | 94.2% | 2023-12-29 |
| 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 |