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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17912. | Bryce (ertgbnm) | 80.22 | 97.7% | 2024-11-25 |
| 17913. | Abhishek (agbcg) | 80.22 | 97% | 2023-06-10 |
| 17914. | Cedric (cedric_f) | 80.22 | 97.5% | 2024-09-11 |
| 17915. | As-mar (burnflare) | 80.22 | 98% | 2020-09-03 |
| 17916. | kwonman99 (kwonman99) | 80.22 | 98% | 2019-04-24 |
| 17917. | Nicolas (nicklasg) | 80.22 | 97% | 2017-11-11 |
| 17918. | Yoav (yoava333) | 80.22 | 96% | 2015-07-03 |
| 17919. | Zachary (zacmanman) | 80.21 | 96% | 2015-02-06 |
| 17920. | Rafael (rafaelrs) | 80.21 | 91% | 2015-09-23 |
| 17921. | Alex (throwupboi123) | 80.21 | 97% | 2024-05-31 |
| 17922. | NicklasRB (nicklasrb) | 80.21 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 17923. | Calvin Low (benderium_123) | 80.21 | 98% | 2025-12-23 |
| 17924. | Aravind (karaju) | 80.21 | 94% | 2014-06-15 |
| 17925. | Prototype (sckraker) | 80.21 | 97% | 2020-09-05 |
| 17926. | wakawakaaa (wakaah) | 80.21 | 94% | 2016-09-18 |
| 17927. | Jacob (sturdyoak2012) | 80.21 | 96% | 2015-01-15 |
| 17928. | Jan (guest998349) | 80.20 | 95.5% | 2025-03-17 |
| 17929. | Akash (aaa123blender) | 80.20 | 95.8% | 2024-10-03 |
| 17930. | khairul (kairose) | 80.20 | 98% | 2023-03-13 |
| 17931. | Rithvk (ritz1121) | 80.20 | 96% | 2022-01-20 |
| 17932. | eckmeister (eckmeister) | 80.20 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
| 17933. | gloria (glorialostthegame) | 80.20 | 96.2% | 2021-02-23 |
| 17934. | Chinmay (chinmay_jangid) | 80.20 | 97% | 2015-04-22 |
| 17935. | joonie (joonie) | 80.20 | — | 2010-07-24 |
| 17936. | Finn (finndg) | 80.19 | 95% | 2025-12-29 |
| 17937. | albertchris (albertchris) | 80.19 | 97.6% | 2024-06-23 |
| 17938. | James (cartlidge5329) | 80.19 | 96.5% | 2024-03-29 |
| 17939. | chingchong (lambsaucelocated) | 80.19 | 95% | 2018-03-05 |
| 17940. | Chetan (chetanhaobijam) | 80.19 | 99.3% | 2025-02-14 |
| 17941. | Joses (radcaly) | 80.19 | 96% | 2022-10-13 |
| 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 |