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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17686. | shudd3r (shudd3r) | 79.35 | 98.1% | 2024-08-29 |
| 17687. | Juraj (jurajkremser) | 79.35 | 98% | 2014-07-03 |
| 17688. | Chris (mrbodymassage) | 79.34 | 97% | 2014-11-24 |
| 17689. | Michael (mastermew122) | 79.34 | 96% | 2024-04-20 |
| 17690. | T (t664) | 79.34 | 96% | 2024-03-27 |
| 17691. | Shawna (shawnanic856) | 79.34 | 97% | 2021-08-03 |
| 17692. | Vincent (filtertype) | 79.34 | 97% | 2021-12-17 |
| 17693. | Pavan (sai_pavan) | 79.34 | 98.1% | 2024-06-03 |
| 17694. | Terra (mcterra) | 79.34 | 99% | 2022-01-10 |
| 17695. | Learning (beginnercolemak) | 79.34 | 91% | 2013-09-13 |
| 17696. | Praemsos (praemsos) | 79.33 | 99% | 2024-04-02 |
| 17697. | Ryan (ryantuktuk) | 79.33 | 96% | 2025-03-06 |
| 17698. | Goku (rmehedi) | 79.33 | 96.5% | 2025-01-11 |
| 17699. | Skt (sktboi) | 79.33 | 93% | 2015-07-05 |
| 17700. | hinomy (hinomiya) | 79.33 | 96% | 2017-02-22 |
| 17701. | Nguyen Canh (ctna) | 79.33 | 98% | 2011-12-09 |
| 17702. | NeoTitanium (neotitanium) | 79.32 | 96% | 2024-03-27 |
| 17703. | Pablo (pablo2303) | 79.32 | 97% | 2024-11-19 |
| 17704. | Anders (spip71) | 79.32 | 99% | 2025-07-07 |
| 17705. | Clay (milk1018) | 79.32 | 97% | 2021-09-09 |
| 17706. | Rick (hanschenz) | 79.32 | 95% | 2012-09-28 |
| 17707. | Ganesh (ganesh2) | 79.32 | 97.2% | 2024-02-23 |
| 17708. | ObiWanKeyboardobi (obiwanke... | 79.32 | 97% | 2021-11-19 |
| 17709. | Ben (hhkbpro) | 79.32 | 94% | 2015-10-25 |
| 17710. | Adel (adelcoom77) | 79.32 | 95% | 2015-09-22 |
| 17711. | Winner... (afghanistan) | 79.32 | 99% | 2012-08-09 |
| 17712. | bharath (bvsbrk) | 79.31 | 97% | 2025-01-19 |
| 17713. | Mr. (stealthykoalaber) | 79.31 | 95% | 2018-06-10 |
| 17714. | clerinng (clerinng) | 79.31 | 97.2% | 2025-03-01 |
| 17715. | Chris (chris_meng41) | 79.31 | 90% | 2014-03-01 |
| 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 |