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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16443. | Chauhan Jenish (learner27) | 81.95 | 97% | 2024-06-01 |
| 16444. | Kyle (lieblius) | 81.95 | 99% | 2025-07-06 |
| 16445. | cant_stop (wont_stop) | 81.95 | 98% | 2020-10-06 |
| 16446. | sofa (sofaaa) | 81.95 | 95% | 2021-03-15 |
| 16447. | Anmol (anmolsaraswat) | 81.95 | 96% | 2022-03-17 |
| 16448. | ed72 (ed72) | 81.95 | 100% | 2023-11-21 |
| 16449. | ¬¬ (mattheus) | 81.95 | — | 2011-01-20 |
| 16450. | Tucker (tuckercryar) | 81.94 | 98.3% | 2025-01-17 |
| 16451. | Anand (anandrajaram) | 81.94 | 97% | 2024-06-07 |
| 16452. | Daniel (dedicateddan) | 81.94 | 97% | 2015-01-24 |
| 16453. | AcidSid009 (acidsid) | 81.94 | 96% | 2022-04-24 |
| 16454. | tstats[medo_1010] (medo_1010) | 81.94 | 97% | 2025-06-08 |
| 16455. | fml (fmldave89) | 81.94 | 98.1% | 2023-11-16 |
| 16456. | Dylan (dseq) | 81.94 | 100% | 2021-03-10 |
| 16457. | Anthony (anthonychips) | 81.94 | 97% | 2025-03-17 |
| 16458. | Priv (priv_punisher) | 81.94 | 98% | 2019-10-06 |
| 16459. | HammySam (sherchick) | 81.93 | 97% | 2025-03-05 |
| 16460. | tstats[rafid149] (rafid149) | 81.93 | 98% | 2022-10-08 |
| 16461. | Whiteboard (calvin3963) | 81.93 | 96.7% | 2025-04-14 |
| 16462. | Derek (derek_lau) | 81.93 | 98.2% | 2023-11-28 |
| 16463. | Brice Odom (brice_odom) | 81.93 | 94.9% | 2023-12-07 |
| 16464. | fen (fen10) | 81.93 | 95% | 2022-02-24 |
| 16465. | Matt (mattfreeman25) | 81.92 | 96% | 2016-05-25 |
| 16466. | raiymbek (rickbaishuak) | 81.92 | 96.5% | 2024-04-19 |
| 16467. | Camron (wireline1) | 81.92 | 96.6% | 2024-03-10 |
| 16468. | phazy (phazy) | 81.92 | 97% | 2023-12-03 |
| 16469. | Andrew (ender2357) | 81.92 | 98% | 2022-07-28 |
| 16470. | Bloodshed (erik_bloodshed) | 81.92 | 96% | 2013-02-26 |
| 16471. | daisy (daisypops) | 81.92 | 95% | 2014-11-05 |
| 16472. | LinearIsKing (twenty1cabbage) | 81.91 | 97% | 2024-10-24 |
| 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 |