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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16295. | Cosmic21 (illicitly) | 81.57 | 98% | 2025-05-14 |
| 16296. | Claire (c_bish) | 81.57 | 98% | 2024-05-16 |
| 16297. | Mohammed (guitarist999) | 81.57 | 97.1% | 2024-05-22 |
| 16298. | DirtyRatMagno (dirtyratmango) | 81.57 | 95% | 2023-11-16 |
| 16299. | Angela (angelarhe02) | 81.57 | 96% | 2021-09-05 |
| 16300. | Qwerty Trainee (cherryblue) | 81.57 | 96% | 2012-06-27 |
| 16301. | Gilbert (azulsky085) | 81.57 | 97.3% | 2025-05-18 |
| 16302. | John (sprainedankles) | 81.57 | 98% | 2017-08-10 |
| 16303. | spookswag (maccity) | 81.56 | 96% | 2024-07-19 |
| 16304. | Shoto (a1212479) | 81.56 | 98% | 2025-07-23 |
| 16305. | vlad (crowgram) | 81.56 | 96% | 2023-04-27 |
| 16306. | thotbox (thotb0x) | 81.56 | 97% | 2024-06-21 |
| 16307. | andy (andypaling) | 81.56 | 97.1% | 2021-02-02 |
| 16308. | ไมค์ (snthsnth) | 81.56 | 97% | 2013-11-21 |
| 16309. | ♘Knight (greenchile) | 81.56 | 97% | 2014-05-06 |
| 16310. | Andrew (churrissimo) | 81.56 | 96% | 2013-09-10 |
| 16311. | sygi (sygi) | 81.55 | 96% | 2024-11-26 |
| 16312. | diamondreflect (diamondrefl... | 81.55 | 97% | 2024-04-14 |
| 16313. | Jared (varmitz1) | 81.55 | 96% | 2022-01-19 |
| 16314. | Darien (devonent) | 81.55 | 98% | 2023-08-22 |
| 16315. | Devin (eulertour) | 81.55 | 99% | 2025-04-16 |
| 16316. | Patrick (yevad) | 81.55 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
| 16317. | Harley (zeomne) | 81.55 | 89% | 2011-09-08 |
| 16318. | domhack (domhack) | 81.54 | 99% | 2023-11-28 |
| 16319. | Maximal (maximalelder) | 81.54 | 96% | 2022-11-22 |
| 16320. | Callan (callick) | 81.54 | 95% | 2013-04-23 |
| 16321. | Minh Khoa (tmkhoahcmus) | 81.54 | 98% | 2022-11-27 |
| 16322. | P (keystrokes) | 81.54 | 98% | 2016-04-20 |
| 16323. | daehoidar (daehoidar) | 81.53 | 97% | 2024-01-23 |
| 16324. | Jeffy (jaywhy729) | 81.53 | 92% | 2012-03-22 |
| 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 |