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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15871. | Josephus (josephus) | 81.41 | 95% | 2015-11-07 |
| 15872. | Fer (fernandog13) | 81.41 | 94% | 2013-04-05 |
| 15873. | Mark (geneticbeastlobster) | 81.40 | 98% | 2024-08-16 |
| 15874. | tony (bellevue) | 81.40 | 96.3% | 2024-08-17 |
| 15875. | Sigurd (splapp) | 81.40 | 98.1% | 2024-01-14 |
| 15876. | carbonatedcarno (carbonated... | 81.40 | 97% | 2022-02-12 |
| 15877. | Zab (zab123) | 81.40 | 96.6% | 2024-10-16 |
| 15878. | lecctron (lecctron) | 81.40 | 96% | 2022-10-14 |
| 15879. | Elton (eltonferraz) | 81.40 | 99% | 2020-04-11 |
| 15880. | Harrold (harrold___) | 81.39 | 95.9% | 2024-11-22 |
| 15881. | Kakashi (kakashi285) | 81.39 | 96.1% | 2025-01-16 |
| 15882. | Geri (elainaa) | 81.39 | 98.6% | 2025-01-19 |
| 15883. | Daniel Carlota (danielcarlota) | 81.39 | 94% | 2024-04-16 |
| 15884. | Toni (topityper) | 81.39 | 96% | 2021-09-22 |
| 15885. | nikacchi (zekysan_) | 81.39 | 96% | 2020-12-27 |
| 15886. | Neithan (neithan) | 81.39 | 96% | 2015-02-19 |
| 15887. | Sledzy (sledzy) | 81.38 | 96.3% | 2025-02-27 |
| 15888. | Johnson (johnson_2005) | 81.38 | 96% | 2024-02-24 |
| 15889. | B (computernerd411) | 81.38 | 96% | 2015-04-02 |
| 15890. | PARAG (parroye) | 81.38 | 97.7% | 2024-06-26 |
| 15891. | HousePeople (housepeople) | 81.38 | 93% | 2013-06-14 |
| 15892. | BackToTheFuture (joeun) | 81.37 | 97.3% | 2024-06-19 |
| 15893. | Sahar (sahar0o) | 81.37 | 96.8% | 2024-07-23 |
| 15894. | DV8 (dv8theweeb) | 81.37 | 98% | 2024-01-17 |
| 15895. | araneidanGalanty (araneidan... | 81.37 | 96% | 2019-02-23 |
| 15896. | Osama (osama_alkhodairy) | 81.37 | 94.6% | 2024-04-23 |
| 15897. | Karishma (kurryishma) | 81.37 | 97% | 2020-09-30 |
| 15898. | Sheeesh (zxcreturn) | 81.36 | 98% | 2024-08-05 |
| 15899. | whatever (thesunxix) | 81.36 | 98% | 2024-03-24 |
| 15900. | hadvar101 (hadvar101) | 81.36 | 97% | 2024-02-26 |
| 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 |