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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19478. | Creepy (creepydear) | 78.43 | 94% | 2016-07-11 |
| 19479. | anil (anil_gupta) | 78.43 | 99% | 2026-03-05 |
| 19480. | Josh (joshc4) | 78.43 | 89% | 2016-10-20 |
| 19481. | ony (yonfile) | 78.43 | 98.6% | 2024-03-11 |
| 19482. | 173adrimor (173adrimor) | 78.43 | 97% | 2024-05-05 |
| 19483. | Apprentoc (apprentoc) | 78.43 | 97% | 2020-04-08 |
| 19484. | Tiva (tiva) | 78.43 | 98% | 2022-02-04 |
| 19485. | sarah (sasbh2) | 78.43 | 99% | 2012-08-06 |
| 19486. | Björn Orri (bjornorri) | 78.43 | 95% | 2015-03-17 |
| 19487. | Mewi (metalwihen) | 78.42 | 95% | 2011-06-05 |
| 19488. | Ahmad (gmg12) | 78.42 | 97.1% | 2024-03-27 |
| 19489. | Z (icanttypegood) | 78.42 | 99% | 2026-02-24 |
| 19490. | Kelvin (kelvin_jesus) | 78.42 | 97% | 2021-06-08 |
| 19491. | Shuriken (theshuriken) | 78.42 | 98% | 2024-04-22 |
| 19492. | bomboclat efaklan (bombocla... | 78.42 | 96% | 2024-07-13 |
| 19493. | Kitty (kittysmith) | 78.42 | 92% | 2014-11-25 |
| 19494. | PostpArks (fastzone) | 78.41 | 97% | 2026-02-05 |
| 19495. | Woobly (wooblymorbid) | 78.41 | 96% | 2025-04-14 |
| 19496. | Sak (sakten) | 78.41 | 99% | 2022-05-29 |
| 19497. | Alex (mindstormscreator) | 78.41 | 95% | 2013-04-14 |
| 19498. | doodlebob (d00d13bob) | 78.41 | 97% | 2024-02-11 |
| 19499. | Venox (venoxx_) | 78.41 | 96% | 2024-06-07 |
| 19500. | hhkb gang (nexsic) | 78.41 | 96% | 2018-03-05 |
| 19501. | 종지 (jonge1124) | 78.41 | 96% | 2021-04-14 |
| 19502. | Kawamatsu (kawamatsu) | 78.41 | 98% | 2021-02-23 |
| 19503. | ritesh (ritesh_k) | 78.41 | 97% | 2021-05-27 |
| 19504. | Ingvild (ingalm) | 78.41 | 96% | 2021-01-25 |
| 19505. | Ifad (ifadardin) | 78.41 | 99% | 2020-05-19 |
| 19506. | Rafael (rsdourado) | 78.41 | 97% | 2021-06-11 |
| 19507. | DJ (e36freak) | 78.41 | 96% | 2012-10-03 |
| 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 |