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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13599. | Stephen (steveoncaffeine) | 84.74 | 98% | 2024-09-03 |
| 13600. | dani (danisirico) | 84.74 | 98.6% | 2023-12-24 |
| 13601. | MHFC (stavsitbon) | 84.74 | 96% | 2023-12-29 |
| 13602. | Igor (ikarus9393) | 84.74 | 96.6% | 2024-02-17 |
| 13603. | Yakov (yakovdabeast) | 84.74 | 97% | 2024-04-08 |
| 13604. | Joseph (jmath06) | 84.74 | 96% | 2015-10-01 |
| 13605. | Michael (competitor) | 84.74 | 93% | 2012-12-13 |
| 13606. | Siretu (siretu) | 84.74 | 96% | 2014-06-11 |
| 13607. | Alvex (gr_alvex) | 84.74 | 95% | 2016-12-21 |
| 13608. | Blanch (universalhag) | 84.73 | 97.3% | 2025-01-29 |
| 13609. | Kaylan (khmartin137) | 84.73 | 98% | 2024-09-17 |
| 13610. | ILY2theStarsX3 (iloveyou75) | 84.73 | 98% | 2021-12-15 |
| 13611. | buzzard (dudzz) | 84.73 | 99% | 2021-05-05 |
| 13612. | Saurabh (smehndiratta) | 84.73 | 99% | 2021-01-28 |
| 13613. | Lino (lgomez) | 84.73 | 98% | 2023-02-06 |
| 13614. | Ayk (calculusnut) | 84.73 | 89% | 2017-01-11 |
| 13615. | Ligenteilt (ligenteilt) | 84.72 | 98.3% | 2024-04-23 |
| 13616. | Silver Bullet (rcanist) | 84.72 | 97.6% | 2024-01-15 |
| 13617. | kiv (kivv) | 84.72 | 96% | 2021-10-29 |
| 13618. | Bazil (its_bazil_) | 84.72 | 97% | 2024-03-04 |
| 13619. | Artur (lepayo) | 84.72 | 95% | 2012-11-15 |
| 13620. | Vince (novaveteran) | 84.72 | 98% | 2013-01-22 |
| 13621. | Missy (lovelydy) | 84.72 | 96% | 2017-04-05 |
| 13622. | Maru (maruchan) | 84.72 | 96% | 2011-11-13 |
| 13623. | Kyle (brander) | 84.72 | 95% | 2013-11-07 |
| 13624. | Aryan (strife05) | 84.71 | 97.5% | 2024-01-21 |
| 13625. | Soumya (soumya4193) | 84.71 | 97.9% | 2025-01-08 |
| 13626. | Slim (slimjesus2) | 84.71 | 97% | 2019-04-17 |
| 13627. | Eve (evehelin) | 84.71 | 97% | 2022-09-18 |
| 13628. | S fast S snail (revereven_5) | 84.70 | 98% | 2025-06-21 |
| 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 |