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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19280. | Rui (adranos) | 78.66 | 96% | 2021-03-22 |
| 19281. | Adnane (adnanos) | 78.66 | 94% | 2013-01-11 |
| 19282. | Kayat (iyot) | 78.66 | — | 2010-07-09 |
| 19283. | Kalee (kalesalad19) | 78.65 | 99% | 2022-08-08 |
| 19284. | Tydarien White (sonderson) | 78.65 | 97% | 2023-12-15 |
| 19285. | useyourname (theslowtyper2008) | 78.65 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
| 19286. | Prabh (prabh1601) | 78.65 | 95% | 2021-12-12 |
| 19287. | alex (yoyyoyyoy) | 78.65 | 95.7% | 2023-12-08 |
| 19288. | Bean (beansbeansbeans) | 78.65 | 97% | 2021-11-19 |
| 19289. | Fedoramir (fedoramir) | 78.65 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
| 19290. | oscar (oscarhinxdd) | 78.65 | 98.8% | 2024-03-05 |
| 19291. | Todd (toddtonytoby) | 78.65 | 95% | 2013-04-24 |
| 19292. | rohit_india (rohit_typefast) | 78.65 | 99% | 2018-11-27 |
| 19293. | Viven (viven) | 78.65 | 92% | 2012-09-17 |
| 19294. | Venkatram (venk3012) | 78.65 | 94% | 2016-06-18 |
| 19295. | Duh-vorak (denys_147) | 78.65 | 99% | 2013-03-18 |
| 19296. | Isaac (anne_flank1) | 78.64 | 95.1% | 2025-01-21 |
| 19297. | Faye (velvte) | 78.64 | 96% | 2024-11-29 |
| 19298. | DiegoM (diego_78) | 78.64 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
| 19299. | wacxk (wacxk) | 78.64 | 97% | 2024-08-25 |
| 19300. | ventura (ventura127) | 78.64 | 97.7% | 2024-01-27 |
| 19301. | KnightWithSword (mishras839... | 78.64 | 96.4% | 2024-12-17 |
| 19302. | AA Batteries (aa_batteries) | 78.64 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
| 19303. | nilb (nilb) | 78.64 | 98.5% | 2024-08-19 |
| 19304. | Dennis (gardpm) | 78.64 | 96.5% | 2021-02-13 |
| 19305. | Shanavas Keral (shan_keral) | 78.64 | 94% | 2014-07-12 |
| 19306. | Joey (jbizzyjones) | 78.64 | 97% | 2011-08-19 |
| 19307. | fake (fasterthanc) | 78.64 | 96% | 2015-09-27 |
| 19308. | Beth (beth5507) | 78.64 | 96% | 2016-05-29 |
| 19309. | Quinn (firecr0tch) | 78.63 | 97% | 2024-09-23 |
| 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 |