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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18008. | Anton (racketen) | 80.24 | 97% | 2016-07-18 |
| 18009. | sinegav (sinegav) | 80.24 | 96% | 2016-11-02 |
| 18010. | keaton (keaton_____) | 80.24 | 91% | 2014-06-30 |
| 18011. | RAJNISH (rajnishkumar31) | 80.23 | 97.3% | 2023-12-06 |
| 18012. | Velhart (chopdty) | 80.23 | 96% | 2025-01-28 |
| 18013. | RED (red666) | 80.23 | 96.5% | 2024-12-23 |
| 18014. | mati (taux) | 80.23 | 97% | 2021-04-08 |
| 18015. | Marshall (marstian) | 80.23 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
| 18016. | Arun Kumar Singh (systemflaws) | 80.23 | 98% | 2022-08-16 |
| 18017. | ShootPaperPen (releyed) | 80.23 | 97% | 2023-12-07 |
| 18018. | Jonah (monky_time) | 80.23 | 95% | 2026-02-13 |
| 18019. | artist (apg21092002) | 80.23 | 98% | 2026-04-30 |
| 18020. | Cael (paile) | 80.23 | 95.7% | 2021-02-05 |
| 18021. | Oscar (mightymitez) | 80.23 | 94% | 2013-02-07 |
| 18022. | Bruno (nortonpt) | 80.23 | 96% | 2015-04-08 |
| 18023. | copol (copol) | 80.23 | 97% | 2016-09-10 |
| 18024. | FURINA!!! (racer_500) | 80.22 | 99% | 2025-10-22 |
| 18025. | Turkey (habibiturkey) | 80.22 | 97% | 2023-03-08 |
| 18026. | PakByteSprinter (juttonfire) | 80.22 | 98.8% | 2025-04-22 |
| 18027. | marquel (ashigaru) | 80.22 | 96% | 2025-01-29 |
| 18028. | JFL (mialiu0804) | 80.22 | 98% | 2024-07-09 |
| 18029. | Alex (alexbackonqwerty) | 80.22 | 94.8% | 2024-04-07 |
| 18030. | Kenz (owxiken) | 80.22 | 97% | 2024-04-25 |
| 18031. | ovt (mapleszn22) | 80.22 | 96% | 2023-11-17 |
| 18032. | Bryce (ertgbnm) | 80.22 | 97.7% | 2024-11-25 |
| 18033. | Abhishek (agbcg) | 80.22 | 97% | 2023-06-10 |
| 18034. | Cedric (cedric_f) | 80.22 | 97.5% | 2024-09-11 |
| 18035. | As-mar (burnflare) | 80.22 | 98% | 2020-09-03 |
| 18036. | kwonman99 (kwonman99) | 80.22 | 98% | 2019-04-24 |
| 18037. | Nicolas (nicklasg) | 80.22 | 97% | 2017-11-11 |
| 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 |