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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18770. | Andreas (mangabro) | 79.27 | 98% | 2026-02-06 |
| 18771. | javier (jf1442) | 79.27 | 96% | 2026-01-22 |
| 18772. | Myles (myles_morris) | 79.27 | 98% | 2021-08-27 |
| 18773. | Numsi (numsi) | 79.27 | 95% | 2012-01-03 |
| 18774. | orgilmunh (orgilmunh) | 79.26 | 95.3% | 2024-01-09 |
| 18775. | Speed (tocdolaspeed) | 79.26 | 98% | 2024-04-03 |
| 18776. | Colin (nilocd) | 79.26 | 97% | 2021-05-25 |
| 18777. | Matt (flyingredturtle) | 79.26 | 96% | 2013-02-11 |
| 18778. | Fletcher (chowmeinx) | 79.26 | 97% | 2016-08-23 |
| 18779. | Frank (frankcookiv) | 79.25 | 98% | 2024-03-14 |
| 18780. | Jake (jakesk) | 79.25 | 95% | 2021-01-09 |
| 18781. | PartyMonke (saypartymonkeyki) | 79.25 | 97.1% | 2023-12-15 |
| 18782. | Tuomo (ystavani_marko) | 79.25 | 96.8% | 2023-12-06 |
| 18783. | skanda (skandarajeev) | 79.25 | 96% | 2021-01-14 |
| 18784. | Hessi (hessijames) | 79.25 | 98% | 2018-07-23 |
| 18785. | Junior (junior94) | 79.25 | 96% | 2014-05-29 |
| 18786. | K3 (lienk3) | 79.24 | 98% | 2017-11-01 |
| 18787. | dieorafkas (dieorafkas) | 79.24 | 98% | 2024-12-05 |
| 18788. | Ali (french_baguette) | 79.24 | 98.1% | 2024-10-28 |
| 18789. | Ahmed_A4raf (ahmed_a4raf) | 79.24 | 98.6% | 2025-01-03 |
| 18790. | galactic (galacticpig) | 79.24 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
| 18791. | Shashank (kingshashank12) | 79.24 | 95% | 2021-07-14 |
| 18792. | Follow Me (prince_michaels2... | 79.24 | 94% | 2012-02-25 |
| 18793. | Sudip (llimbus) | 79.24 | 98% | 2020-04-14 |
| 18794. | José (ferender) | 79.24 | 97% | 2015-06-03 |
| 18795. | ritow (biltis) | 79.24 | 97% | 2012-08-12 |
| 18796. | anomaly (anomaly5647) | 79.24 | 96% | 2011-11-18 |
| 18797. | zweihander (zweihanderr) | 79.23 | 97% | 2024-02-15 |
| 18798. | Coata45 (coata45) | 79.23 | 96% | 2025-03-08 |
| 18799. | Mernolixx (mernolixx) | 79.23 | 98% | 2026-04-19 |
| 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 |