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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18298. | Jason (jasonsan) | 79.15 | 97% | 2024-08-28 |
| 18299. | Artem (forenz) | 79.14 | 97.7% | 2024-12-13 |
| 18300. | paolo (pagsi26) | 79.14 | 95.6% | 2023-12-06 |
| 18301. | Brennan (bwellshi) | 79.14 | 97.2% | 2025-03-18 |
| 18302. | Matt (xiemos) | 79.14 | 90% | 2015-02-24 |
| 18303. | shanjo (jrw4ffle) | 79.13 | 96.7% | 2024-05-25 |
| 18304. | huyhuyhuy (huyhuyhuy99) | 79.13 | 97% | 2025-04-28 |
| 18305. | Rakim (rakim0) | 79.13 | 97.9% | 2024-11-26 |
| 18306. | Saumya Gaur (0ginja0) | 79.13 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
| 18307. | Doge (dopeydoge) | 79.13 | 95% | 2025-03-25 |
| 18308. | Sam (garuda1221) | 79.13 | 98% | 2021-08-20 |
| 18309. | Lee (jedilegolas) | 79.13 | 98.8% | 2025-03-12 |
| 18310. | iglo3141 (iglo3141) | 79.13 | 96.6% | 2025-05-23 |
| 18311. | Veeduli (veeduli) | 79.13 | 96.2% | 2023-11-24 |
| 18312. | Jeyson (canutex) | 79.13 | 95% | 2014-03-01 |
| 18313. | Rob (aftershock7) | 79.13 | 98% | 2017-07-18 |
| 18314. | gorf (masterboy77) | 79.12 | 97.4% | 2024-11-07 |
| 18315. | Lakshy Raj (laksh9ya) | 79.12 | 97% | 2025-04-09 |
| 18316. | januszko4 (januszko4) | 79.12 | 95.3% | 2025-03-25 |
| 18317. | AlphaSam (alphasam) | 79.12 | 96.8% | 2025-01-16 |
| 18318. | tritici (tritici) | 79.12 | 97.1% | 2024-09-03 |
| 18319. | Alex (shreddy_typer) | 79.12 | 97% | 2021-04-29 |
| 18320. | samir (_samir) | 79.12 | 96% | 2022-08-03 |
| 18321. | javoscript (javoscript) | 79.12 | 97% | 2021-05-19 |
| 18322. | Fict (fict) | 79.12 | 90% | 2015-03-20 |
| 18323. | Kieran (reptunia) | 79.12 | 96% | 2016-07-13 |
| 18324. | jesse (jesdvorak) | 79.12 | 96% | 2011-11-07 |
| 18325. | Chandelier (chandelier28) | 79.12 | 96% | 2016-11-17 |
| 18326. | Ball (banhammered) | 79.12 | 96% | 2013-04-18 |
| 18327. | Impudence (impudence) | 79.11 | 98% | 2023-09-08 |
| 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 |