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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13950. | 6741 (6741) | 84.01 | 97% | 2013-07-20 |
| 13951. | Pumpkin Raj (chillreksai) | 84.00 | 99% | 2025-04-12 |
| 13952. | Evelio (evelioff) | 84.00 | 97% | 2013-03-08 |
| 13953. | george (deziire) | 84.00 | 97.9% | 2023-12-29 |
| 13954. | Maegix (maegix) | 84.00 | 97.9% | 2024-11-21 |
| 13955. | Blank (ct7567) | 84.00 | 96.5% | 2021-02-20 |
| 13956. | Mqrius (Colemak) (mqrius) | 84.00 | 99% | 2013-04-25 |
| 13957. | zyoda (zyoda) | 84.00 | 93% | 2013-05-28 |
| 13958. | tYpErAcEr (typeracerracer) | 84.00 | 97% | 2015-03-28 |
| 13959. | Nick (saumera) | 84.00 | 99% | 2015-11-23 |
| 13960. | Tommy B (tommyb02) | 83.99 | 97.7% | 2024-04-18 |
| 13961. | MrSteal (mrstealyospam) | 83.99 | 99% | 2024-05-07 |
| 13962. | Seth (supernova825) | 83.99 | 97.9% | 2023-12-13 |
| 13963. | JoshAlfred (joshalfred) | 83.99 | 98% | 2012-07-25 |
| 13964. | Blender (taktisy) | 83.99 | 94% | 2015-09-22 |
| 13965. | Cody (cpark231) | 83.99 | 94% | 2014-01-21 |
| 13966. | alpaca (alpaca08) | 83.98 | 98% | 2025-03-31 |
| 13967. | Why? (heartticket) | 83.98 | 96.9% | 2025-02-04 |
| 13968. | Armando (miani) | 83.98 | 93% | 2012-04-23 |
| 13969. | bloodtype (bloodtype) | 83.98 | 96% | 2025-02-14 |
| 13970. | Juan (jupalaja) | 83.98 | 98.8% | 2024-11-18 |
| 13971. | Rupanshu (rupanshu) | 83.98 | 97.9% | 2024-06-27 |
| 13972. | Peter (akr0nik) | 83.98 | 96% | 2020-12-28 |
| 13973. | Lucas (kasparian) | 83.98 | 94% | 2019-01-23 |
| 13974. | Ross (imwos) | 83.98 | 90% | 2016-12-12 |
| 13975. | Amal (amalmurali47) | 83.98 | 93% | 2014-08-03 |
| 13976. | Wout (woutkru) | 83.97 | 98% | 2024-09-02 |
| 13977. | andrei5 (mute_6) | 83.97 | 97% | 2023-09-02 |
| 13978. | Nina (ninbean101) | 83.97 | 93% | 2014-03-16 |
| 13979. | Justin (tinhuydang) | 83.97 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
| 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 |