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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16315. | Castle (achacon1) | 81.00 | 97% | 2013-09-18 |
| 16316. | Rei (reilovesbeingsingle) | 80.99 | 95% | 2025-02-19 |
| 16317. | Taylor (kryxilis) | 80.99 | 93% | 2015-11-23 |
| 16318. | Huy (iloveorca) | 80.98 | 98% | 2022-04-28 |
| 16319. | Julian (lantrajul99) | 80.98 | 97% | 2022-07-23 |
| 16320. | Vaividhya (vaividhya) | 80.98 | 97% | 2025-06-19 |
| 16321. | Banlangk (iks_2403) | 80.98 | 97% | 2024-05-03 |
| 16322. | Gabbie (gg13) | 80.98 | 96.5% | 2024-04-16 |
| 16323. | scotish (scotishcham) | 80.98 | 99% | 2022-10-19 |
| 16324. | Abdullah (abualakhras) | 80.98 | 97% | 2025-05-17 |
| 16325. | @ameenunfiltered insta (wis... | 80.98 | 95.5% | 2025-04-30 |
| 16326. | james (awesome4aces115) | 80.98 | 96% | 2022-07-22 |
| 16327. | Markus (markustelser) | 80.98 | 96% | 2022-11-04 |
| 16328. | Steady (steadytyper) | 80.98 | 94% | 2014-07-06 |
| 16329. | Noctis (toolame) | 80.98 | 92% | 2011-05-18 |
| 16330. | GK (thrylos000) | 80.98 | — | 2010-10-26 |
| 16331. | DevixTony (devixtony) | 80.97 | 98% | 2025-04-23 |
| 16332. | neejer (shiloh_damien) | 80.97 | 96.2% | 2024-12-02 |
| 16333. | Sid (criptonate) | 80.97 | 98% | 2024-05-19 |
| 16334. | 🦥 (isitenough) | 80.97 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
| 16335. | clams (clamsfeel2) | 80.97 | 96% | 2022-10-24 |
| 16336. | Kang (kwang2009) | 80.97 | — | 2010-06-27 |
| 16337. | Khanh (bigbrain) | 80.97 | 98% | 2011-10-30 |
| 16338. | Austin (magikyeti) | 80.96 | 97% | 2018-10-27 |
| 16339. | Edward (mudgoth) | 80.96 | 97% | 2024-07-28 |
| 16340. | xihb (xihb) | 80.96 | 96.6% | 2024-03-20 |
| 16341. | Ryan (arkephonic) | 80.96 | 98% | 2018-03-03 |
| 16342. | Solomun (bwsdarthwookie) | 80.96 | 96% | 2022-07-18 |
| 16343. | dragoflares (dragoflares) | 80.96 | 98% | 2022-05-07 |
| 16344. | Jajop (jajop99) | 80.96 | 96.4% | 2024-04-14 |
| 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 |