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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17126. | Andreas (oxbow) | 81.17 | 100% | 2014-07-17 |
| 17127. | PRINCESS (princess_mehek) | 81.17 | 93% | 2011-09-27 |
| 17128. | undra (undra) | 81.16 | 96.3% | 2024-02-18 |
| 17129. | xPloxie (xploxie) | 81.16 | 98.1% | 2024-09-26 |
| 17130. | Eron Latif (zancatsan) | 81.16 | 96.5% | 2024-01-04 |
| 17131. | Runek (grimhahe) | 81.16 | 94% | 2016-01-03 |
| 17132. | Kei 100 (kei100) | 81.16 | 98% | 2021-03-03 |
| 17133. | neo (eliteneo) | 81.16 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
| 17134. | tstats[guest_typists] (gues... | 81.16 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
| 17135. | Soheil (soheilvb) | 81.16 | 98% | 2013-05-09 |
| 17136. | ரவி (mirasravi2) | 81.16 | 93% | 2013-05-10 |
| 17137. | rODJAK (gucci_boi) | 81.15 | 97% | 2022-03-17 |
| 17138. | Laplace's Demon (laplace01) | 81.15 | 95% | 2024-08-14 |
| 17139. | Joshua (wrycat) | 81.15 | 97.2% | 2024-02-12 |
| 17140. | Bee (bumblepinkbee) | 81.15 | 96.9% | 2024-02-26 |
| 17141. | Hugh Mann (hugh_man) | 81.15 | 97.3% | 2023-10-01 |
| 17142. | Endlus (endlus) | 81.14 | 95% | 2024-07-08 |
| 17143. | mintCHILL (mintchill) | 81.14 | 95.3% | 2025-05-06 |
| 17144. | Humanguy01 (fellowtypist) | 81.14 | 96.9% | 2025-02-21 |
| 17145. | Stressed by a Books (sbab15) | 81.14 | 95% | 2025-11-24 |
| 17146. | JD_FPS (jd_fps) | 81.14 | 96% | 2022-06-02 |
| 17147. | Spoon (spoonforkspork) | 81.14 | 98% | 2019-01-24 |
| 17148. | Kevin (tigon_ridge) | 81.14 | 98% | 2021-09-16 |
| 17149. | EatingCub (eatingcub) | 81.14 | 97% | 2026-01-12 |
| 17150. | Nicolas (nicalics26) | 81.14 | 97% | 2018-08-14 |
| 17151. | adrian (aidsasis) | 81.14 | — | 2010-09-30 |
| 17152. | Max (haniuridza) | 81.14 | 96% | 2018-01-17 |
| 17153. | Rascell (soul94) | 81.13 | 99% | 2016-06-23 |
| 17154. | Jez (jezmann) | 81.13 | 97% | 2025-08-02 |
| 17155. | RivaryLive (rivarylive) | 81.13 | 97% | 2025-02-17 |
| 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 |