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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18181. | Tj (minotourr) | 78.34 | 95% | 2019-03-01 |
| 18182. | Kale (kaletypes2) | 78.34 | 97% | 2015-01-22 |
| 18183. | p2man (levantate) | 78.33 | 96% | 2025-02-09 |
| 18184. | Splixy (splixy) | 78.33 | 96% | 2024-12-16 |
| 18185. | budjetti (budgettypo) | 78.33 | 95% | 2024-09-23 |
| 18186. | typetard (frenchfriessalty) | 78.33 | 97% | 2023-08-16 |
| 18187. | Tomasz (elpero) | 78.33 | 97% | 2016-08-31 |
| 18188. | Nick (soulless) | 78.33 | 93% | 2014-03-25 |
| 18189. | Claude (passusfrollo) | 78.32 | 97% | 2024-07-31 |
| 18190. | Matt (slowtypermatt) | 78.32 | 98% | 2024-09-03 |
| 18191. | Kyler (relykmedia) | 78.32 | 96.5% | 2024-10-25 |
| 18192. | raymond (raymondgggg) | 78.32 | 98% | 2021-03-15 |
| 18193. | alex (pmills8) | 78.32 | 96.5% | 2024-08-27 |
| 18194. | Kelli (kellil08) | 78.32 | 97% | 2018-12-25 |
| 18195. | Prabhakar (gkprabhakar) | 78.32 | 98% | 2016-06-17 |
| 18196. | Stevens Rommzky (epytotorp09) | 78.32 | 96% | 2011-09-23 |
| 18197. | Joe (rookiecookie1) | 78.31 | 95% | 2022-03-28 |
| 18198. | a (asylos) | 78.31 | 93% | 2022-10-14 |
| 18199. | isaac (pantsmcgee) | 78.31 | 96% | 2023-02-07 |
| 18200. | John Venice (average02) | 78.31 | 97.7% | 2024-03-31 |
| 18201. | Chaitanya (chaitanya608) | 78.31 | 99.3% | 2025-01-23 |
| 18202. | Harry (harrycomp16) | 78.31 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
| 18203. | AJ (andymac) | 78.31 | 95% | 2016-01-31 |
| 18204. | Calix (cjkache) | 78.31 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
| 18205. | Eicy (moreseicy) | 78.31 | 96% | 2022-03-10 |
| 18206. | Francisco (cdt1) | 78.31 | 98% | 2021-07-02 |
| 18207. | peck&hunt (louieah) | 78.31 | 98% | 2020-09-29 |
| 18208. | Kendall (kendall1605) | 78.31 | 93% | 2016-09-29 |
| 18209. | Cally (callyh) | 78.31 | 99% | 2015-07-30 |
| 18210. | Auslady (auslady) | 78.31 | 98% | 2015-01-09 |
| 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 |