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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18086. | Viven (viven) | 78.65 | 92% | 2012-09-17 |
| 18087. | Venkatram (venk3012) | 78.65 | 94% | 2016-06-18 |
| 18088. | Duh-vorak (denys_147) | 78.65 | 99% | 2013-03-18 |
| 18089. | Isaac (anne_flank1) | 78.64 | 95.1% | 2025-01-21 |
| 18090. | Faye (velvte) | 78.64 | 96% | 2024-11-29 |
| 18091. | DiegoM (diego_78) | 78.64 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
| 18092. | wacxk (wacxk) | 78.64 | 97% | 2024-08-25 |
| 18093. | ventura (ventura127) | 78.64 | 97.7% | 2024-01-27 |
| 18094. | KnightWithSword (mishras839... | 78.64 | 96.4% | 2024-12-17 |
| 18095. | AA Batteries (aa_batteries) | 78.64 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
| 18096. | nilb (nilb) | 78.64 | 98.5% | 2024-08-19 |
| 18097. | Dennis (gardpm) | 78.64 | 96.5% | 2021-02-13 |
| 18098. | Shanavas Keral (shan_keral) | 78.64 | 94% | 2014-07-12 |
| 18099. | Joey (jbizzyjones) | 78.64 | 97% | 2011-08-19 |
| 18100. | fake (fasterthanc) | 78.64 | 96% | 2015-09-27 |
| 18101. | Beth (beth5507) | 78.64 | 96% | 2016-05-29 |
| 18102. | Quinn (firecr0tch) | 78.63 | 97% | 2024-09-23 |
| 18103. | Name (defaultname) | 78.63 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
| 18104. | jendao (jendao) | 78.63 | 98% | 2024-03-13 |
| 18105. | mark.ig (tryingtohavefun1924) | 78.63 | 96.1% | 2024-12-14 |
| 18106. | Henry (rustylimbs) | 78.63 | 96% | 2023-11-16 |
| 18107. | Evan (notrabe) | 78.63 | 98% | 2022-10-18 |
| 18108. | أحمد (dr_ahmed) | 78.63 | 96% | 2015-04-27 |
| 18109. | Ryuzaki (ryuzakisultan) | 78.63 | 96% | 2016-05-19 |
| 18110. | Jack (jacknc) | 78.63 | 93% | 2016-02-11 |
| 18111. | Aarsh Shah (aarsh33) | 78.62 | 98% | 2024-04-10 |
| 18112. | greenie686 (greenie686) | 78.62 | 96% | 2025-01-05 |
| 18113. | zqud (zqud) | 78.62 | 95% | 2024-12-08 |
| 18114. | amlostandbored (amlost) | 78.62 | 97% | 2024-05-30 |
| 18115. | smile (silversky666) | 78.62 | 97.3% | 2024-03-17 |
| 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 |