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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18202. | Anchal (_valley_) | 79.88 | 97% | 2025-09-06 |
| 18203. | George (georgek10) | 79.88 | 94% | 2024-05-11 |
| 18204. | rai_10101 (rai_10101) | 79.88 | 95.1% | 2024-06-10 |
| 18205. | Candelaria (sadtrash) | 79.88 | 97.2% | 2025-04-08 |
| 18206. | obh (_r_s_) | 79.88 | — | 2010-08-18 |
| 18207. | Jason (hideandseek) | 79.88 | — | 2010-12-15 |
| 18208. | Vikas (vikasdhr) | 79.88 | 97% | 2012-12-04 |
| 18209. | Kulafo (lilcrest16) | 79.88 | 97% | 2012-06-02 |
| 18210. | Makoto (zentexsm08) | 79.87 | 94.9% | 2023-12-08 |
| 18211. | Teo (_pacmanistan_) | 79.87 | 97% | 2026-02-22 |
| 18212. | fuioku (kaalua) | 79.87 | 98.1% | 2023-12-24 |
| 18213. | Balright (mediumrareonly) | 79.87 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
| 18214. | Cuong (cuongdao) | 79.87 | 98.4% | 2023-11-20 |
| 18215. | Coco (notkovu) | 79.87 | 98% | 2020-09-18 |
| 18216. | infowell (sanidhya) | 79.87 | 90% | 2016-08-28 |
| 18217. | Dakareddy (dakareddy) | 79.87 | 96% | 2015-03-12 |
| 18218. | Evilenx (evilenx) | 79.86 | 94% | 2026-04-17 |
| 18219. | Kevin (swencs) | 79.86 | 96% | 2025-09-23 |
| 18220. | Ked (kedaro) | 79.86 | 96% | 2022-07-14 |
| 18221. | Megan (danicali) | 79.86 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
| 18222. | Bob (sydre2) | 79.86 | 97% | 2021-08-25 |
| 18223. | maoam (maoamwins) | 79.86 | 98% | 2021-03-26 |
| 18224. | rmbench (rmbench) | 79.86 | 95% | 2021-05-05 |
| 18225. | Natasha (typingtash) | 79.86 | 96% | 2022-06-06 |
| 18226. | Daniel (danbopes) | 79.86 | 96% | 2014-09-01 |
| 18227. | Danny (shikio) | 79.86 | 97% | 2014-07-02 |
| 18228. | Luke (lukeov) | 79.85 | 97% | 2021-01-18 |
| 18229. | fazel (the_slow_typer_14wpm) | 79.85 | 97% | 2025-07-18 |
| 18230. | Ebube (ab00bae) | 79.85 | 96.5% | 2024-10-01 |
| 18231. | M_Akexander (m_akexander) | 79.85 | 98% | 2026-04-15 |
| 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 |